Recent content by chewtoy112

When I go down there, I always hit up Duke's Chowder House.

That's a loaded question, because it may not be your rotator cuff or lack of flexibility that's preventing you from keeping an upright position.  It could be one or more of several issues: tight shoulder joint capsule, tight musculature, lack of t-spine rotation/extension, tight hip capsule...

Are you really doing 45 minutes of "non-stop" CrossFit after lifting like that, and doing an hour after of more cardio?  A properly executed sub-five-minute Fran should have you wiped.  If you're actually doing all that, you should be winning the CrossFit games. 

Yup. OHS are essential for anyone serious about increasing their athletic ability.

Chewtoy, I tend to agree with you. But most people can afford to increase efficiency in their workouts. If you're not timing your rest between sets, supersetting(in most cases), etc. then you are not using your training time budget effectively. It's insane when it takes some lifters 2 hours to...

I started teaching myself around September or so and I love it. I probably "practice" just about every day. It doesn't feel like practice, though. I just sit in front of the TV and play, and time flies by. Funny thing is that I actually got a free guitar a couple years ago, but only only...

Certain protocols require longer rest periods.  These people "standing around not doing anything", how do you know what their goal is?  What if their goal is maximum strength or power?  If perhaps their goal for the session was to improve max strength/power, they're not going to do it with just...

Like others said, "less than 45 mins" is such an ignorant statement. Your time in the gym depends on your goals for the workout, goals for the cycle you're in, skill in the lifts, etc. WhileI typically stay in the gym no more than 60 mins, I was there for at least 90 today working on O-lifts...

Athletic mass > typical mass IMO.

Random, but here was my view from my CrossFit course today. Dat mass.....

Here ya go.  My partner wrote both blogs. http://www.engineeredbodi...-4-hour-body-experiment/ http://www.engineeredbodi...-4-hour-body-experiment/

Yup.  Entertaining/interesting read.  My partner and I tried the program for kicks and for blog material. 

I usually wear flip flops all summer, but I'm trying to get off of them; they're no good if you're an athlete.

Step up your pizza games! It's not "homemade pizza" if you don't make the crust yourself, and it's not too difficult.  1 cup warm beer 1 tablespoon sugar 1 1/4 teaspoon yeast 2 cups flour 1 tsp salt 3-4 tablespoons of oil 2/3 cup flour for kneading Ddissolve sugar into beer and add yeast...

Yup, I never prescribe aerobic cardio for any of my clients.  If you're looking for improved athleticism for basketball, agility drills and O-lifts are your friend (ONLY if you have the prerequisite strength and technique, and MOBILITY - which I'd say 90% of the athletic population doesn't).