The Strength Shop: Slaying the Dragon
The Strength Shop: Slaying the Dragon : rippedfuel: A well thought out article from a coach after watching a video from the 12.2 WOD for the Crossfit Games Open WOD’s though I feel it applies to anyone...
View ArticleTop 5 Reasons to Squat. Men and Women.
nopityfitness: Men: They’re the “King of all mass builders”, and they make you strong as shit. Because lets face it, being small and weak just isn’t very manly. They jack testosterone levels. This has...
View ArticleTraining Alone
We’ll call this more of a memoir rather then a guide on how to. I’ve spent a lot of time over the course of my life training by myself. I have not always been in a position to have a coach or a dojo....
View ArticlePSA: THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS TONING
rippedfuel: “Toned” is not a health and fitness term. I dont know why it gets under my skin so much but it does. There is no such thing as Toning, or being toned and because its so vague of a term...
View ArticleWhy every woman needs to strength train
rippedfuel: I’ve heard it all, mainly revolving around the line “but i dont want to bulk up” Considering most of you are aiming to be healthy, then let me tell you why you should strength train and I...
View ArticleInterview with Gillian Mounsey @ Stumptuous.Com
Interview with Gillian Mounsey @ Stumptuous.Com
View ArticleThe Tabata Protocol
When people talk about Tabata training, I constantly just want to reblog it with ‘NO’. The original study was done using this method: 5 minutes of warm-up 8 intervals of 20 seconds all-out intensity...
View Articlerippedfuel: Okay are you ready for the totally awkward Punching...
rippedfuel: Okay are you ready for the totally awkward Punching tutorial that consists of 13 minutes of awkward rambles to try to teach you the very basics of technique? YAYYY. I realized that my...
View ArticleROWING
As requested by: Everyone So as some people may have noticed I’ve really taken to rowing regularly. Rowing has always been something I’ve enjoyed doing and so doing better at it is obviously going to...
View ArticleBosu Balls and why they suck
And also the difference between “Abs” and “Core” I feel like this is something that needs to be put out there. While a lot of people do kind of realize that bosu balls are a gimmick not a lot of people...
View ArticleUsing the word “core workout” to describe your “Ab...
Using the word “core workout” to describe your “Ab workout” is like saying “squats” to describe “hamstring curls”. Crunches, sit ups, leg raises blah blah blah etc do not work the core. They work the...
View ArticleTraining with no Barbells
Tumblr is the Barbell Mafia, and there is no doubt that a lot of my training revolves around a barbell and a pull up bar at the moment. Though if it wasn’t for the birthday gift last year of my own...
View ArticleThere’s something I want to talk about. It comes from, in someways, the...
There’s something I want to talk about. It comes from, in someways, the lifting community. Namely the people who feel the need to guilt or shame any of the lady lifters for wanting to lean out, to want...
View ArticleWEEKLY CHALLENGE: Here is something new I am trying out. The...
WEEKLY CHALLENGE: Here is something new I am trying out. The video you are viewing right now - if you’re not viewing it do so now, is called the Pallof Press. You have heard me discuss it before but...
View ArticleMartial Artist Training Tip #1
If you’re a martial artist you’re going to be prone to relying heavily on the training you get in dojo. I thought I would start a series of tips and tricks I’ve learned over the years to make use of...
View Articlerippedfuel: 7.2kg Weighted Pull Up (@72kg) Need I remind...
rippedfuel: 7.2kg Weighted Pull Up (@72kg) Need I remind everyone that I’m heavier then I should be (by about 7kgs or so), long limbed, hypermobile, tall, and by that articles standards shouldnt be...
View ArticleThe difference between a WISH and a GOAL
I’m sure you’re all thinking about your new year’s resolutions. To lose that weight that you just can’t seem to shift, or to fit into that pair of pants that you know you used to be able to. But there...
View ArticleWarm Ups
Sometimes I see peoples warm ups and I sit back and think “do people know how to do a warm up or do they think that just getting sweaty is enough?”Because this is what I do for warm ups:Lower body:...
View Articlerippedfuel: I dont like this “you wont get bulky” thing because the idea of...
rippedfuel:I dont like this “you wont get bulky” thing because the idea of ‘bulk’ is the same as ‘tone’ or ‘long and lean’. Its a subjective term that means different things to different people and...
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