You're not a house. Obviously. But imagine if you were. Would you put the roof on first? Would you put the walls up without any support in them? Would you be slap-dash about the whole thing? Hopefully your answers would be no, no, and of course not. But so many people build their bodies in this
How To Learn A New Skill: Handstands And Shoulder Position
If you watch someone do a skill - whether it’s kicking up into a handstand, swinging a kettlebell, or anything else - your eyes will see the big picture of what’s happening. Learning any new skill is about understanding how to link together a number of things to make the final outcome of “doing
Wrist Care For Wrist Health, TFCC Issues, Hand & Forearm
I connect with a lot of folks who have developed wrist issues. Whether I'm talking to fellow climbers, my students who work at a computer all day, or my jiu-jitsu players who have wrenched their wrist yet again while rolling, lots of folks develop sore, achy, painful, wrists. I decided to share
How I Restored My Body After A Big Effort
Lots of one kind of movement, not a lot of other kinds of movement. And my body was feeling it. I had racked up several days in a row of hiking difficult terrain followed by being seated with my spine rounded and my legs tucked up under me. And when I was finally back home in a place where I
Finding Peace, Freedom, And Balance In Your Body: An Interview With Galina Denzel
The health and fitness world is large. In one corner of it, you'll find Galina Denzel, movement and trauma therapist, working to help people live with freedom and balance in their bodies. I invited Galina to be my guest for my monthly workshop in the forum where my long-term Unbreakable Body
Getting Through The Learning Curve
If you're going to gain any skill or ability, you will go through a learning curve. How much you feel that learning curve is dependent on two things... You'll want to know what these two things are so you can work the learning curve in your favor in the future. But first - what's a learning
One Movement That Makes A Big Impact For Your Hips
You can use specific movements to make a big impact on your hips. One thing I see people frequently miss in their quest for hips that feel and move great is this: they don't think about the deeper tissues that make up the hip joint. Working the muscles of the hip is great, but when you don't work
Hips: Build Them From The Inside Out
When you search for help with your hip aches and pains, do you search for a stretch? Something to help your hip flexors? Or maybe you look for help with your piriformis always feeling tight? These may all suffice for the moment, but if you want to help your hips for the long-term you need to
Interview: The Iron Sharpened Podcast
In this podcast interview, I joined my colleague, Kirsty Grosart, and podcast hosts Sarah Smith and Luke Atchley to have a roundtable discussion about limitless potential. Limitless potential is a concept that’s tricky to fully embrace if you’re in pain, have been told you are “too old” to do
Three Tools To Set Yourself Up For A Win
Which of these sounds like you when it comes to working towards a goal? You go big, deep, and “all in” on Day One. You have a sharp increase in the amount of workouts you do and an equally sharp increase in your workout intensity and volume. Put another way, it’s full steam ahead from the