Why Your Scale Shouldn't Be Trusted Written by Dave Thomas It's not the scale is evil, it's just that it's kind of like you as a teenager. You gave your parents the surface level of what they needed to know, but the important details, you kept hidden. Using the scale as your only source of [...]
Intra Workout Tips, Part 1: Boost Your Second Tier Written by Dave Thomas The last two blogs have been about thirty thousand foot principles, more of compass on how to guide yourself with fitness rather than a down and dirty "how-to." Today, I'd like to switch gears a little bit and give you some hard, [...]
Why More Cardio Is Not The Answer to Burn Fat Written by Dave Thomas The simple act of burning fat is a Frankenstein of pseudo scientific nonsense, with everything from detox tea on the far ranging bullshit end of the spectrum, to sound diet and consistent exercise on the incredibly reasonable and effective opposite side [...]
Building Strength vs. Adding Muscle: The Whole Burrito by Dave Thomas One aspect of our training in which we've always prided ourselves upon is that within the framework of our twice weekly strength focused days, you get a choice: strength or muscle, which is really performance or physique. After all it's your goals that matter, [...]
WED: How Fiber Can Help Lower Cholesterol Fiber is important for a number of reasons, but today we'll shed some light on the way that fiber can help to lower high cholesterol (or keep healthy levels that way). After all, we hear this all the time, right? This lowers cholesterol. That lowers cholesterol. What does [...]
THUR: "Behind the Whiteboard" - Barbell Programming I received a bunch of good feedback after Monday's programming article, but the main theme of it was to expand upon how we pair the barbell lifts for each cycle. Sure thing. In every month, we select two main lifts where we apply concentrated focus. Here are the [...]
THUR: "Chalk Talk", with Coach Brenna Bulach **P360 Ocean Beach First 50 Initiative -- Enrollment Now Open** Today we sit down and chat with long-time coach, and longer-time member, Brenna Bulach. Very few people realize you're one of our longest time members. Talk a little about your joining and years of experience as a member [...]
December Programming Prep There won't be much you need to focus on in December since there will be little carryover week-to-week other than the following three movements from the family of Strongman training. Before you freak out and assume you'll be lifting four hundred pound logs, give this a read and see why Strongman principles [...]
Under Commit, Over Deliver? I have never been one for mushy ra-ra type goal chatter. Perhaps it's the overly, sometimes faulty pragmatic side of me, but I believe that blanket cheerleading for goals does very little help, because the most influential denominator is left out. The emotional drivers of the individual. Anyone who has ever [...]
