You know the importance of working hard. But are you doing enough? Are you pushing too hard? Are you doing too little? Most importantly, are you making progress, or just making yourself tired? It’s pretty common in fitness culture to glorify the guys and gals puking in buckets, running until their feet bleed, or breaking…
We all want to move through life with effortless confidence. Whether it’s in our sports or hobbies, or simply getting our chores done around the house. Developing good coordination is key to this, for both excelling in physical activities and essential daily tasks. Think of the last time someone tossed you the car keys—did you…
“Which GMB program should I do first?” Since we launched our second program back in 2010, this has been the number one question we get asked on a daily basis. And (spoiler?), for most people, the answer is Elements. But you’re probably still wondering where the rest of the programs fit in… First the good…
After working with plenty of CrossFit® athletes, I’ve seen it all. And while lots of people are plenty strong, many are lacking in their overall mobility. Improving your WODs can oftentimes be a matter of working on your flexibility more often, rather than ramping up the strength and conditioning work. If you’ve tried static stretching,…
The Frogger is one of my favorite exercises, and it’s one I didn’t see a lot of people doing before we started teaching it And as more people show similar movements online, it’s easy to get caught up mimicking the surface movement without really understanding the details. But small changes to the technique really do…
If hopping around like a frog looks a little funny to you, we agree! But how we teach the Frogger exercise is a great way to build up strong shoulders, hips, and core strength. The Frogger is a type of movement called locomotion, which means to move your full body through space. An easy example…
You had an injury ages ago. You’re fully healed and the big part of your recovery is behind you. But if you’re left with some chronic pain, or a new normal post-injury, you’re not out of the game. You can still make progress. You can still push yourself. And you should aim for getting as…
You are going to die. For most of us, our physical development through life looks something like this: But instead of this being depressing and nihilistic, it should be a call to action. Your most important one. At some point in our lives we realize that we aren’t spring chickens anymore and we become a…
Bodyweight exercises are a fantastic way to build strength, mobility, and body awareness without the hassle and expense of lots of equipment. But it can be hard to know where to begin, especially when a quick search pulls up articles like: “193 Bodyweight Exercises You Can Do Anywhere!” “37 Exercises You Must Do Right Now,…
It’s funny – we get questions about Ryan’s jeans all the time (often with atrocious punctuation). My normal inclination is to ignore it as a distraction… But when I stopped to think about it a few years ago, I realized that it touches on a lot of important issues. The fact that we naturally end…
