Who's At Fault?
In complex human organizational systems, sometimes responsibility and fault can be hard attributes to assign. We need to own up to the fact that we can sometimes be complicit in crimes that we don't want to admit responsibility for.
What Is the Ideal Number of Exercises Per Workout?
Should your workout be short, or long? How many exercises should you use? There's a lot of conflicting information out there - but the reality is that in most cases, it doesn't matter too much.
Lemons Into Lemonade: Using Stress to Jumpstart New Habits
Keystone habits are habits on which all other habits rely. Huge changes to these keystone habits are among the most stressful things that can happen in your life. But, this can create the opportunity to change yourself into a new person: the person you've always wanted to be.
Are We Finally Done Arguing About CrossFit?
When I started out as a coach, the only thing anyone wanted to talk about was CrossFit - thank god that's changed. A retrospective on the CrossFit phenomenon.
The Science of Tabata and HIIT
HIIT and Tabata are names for popular exercise programs that involve training via intervals. This long post examines the science behind these programs, what they get wrong, and what they get right.