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The EMOM Workout: What They’re All About

Yesterday’s workout in my CrossFit box looked like this:

EMOM 14
Odd: 12 Calorie Row
Even: 12 Shoulder to Overhead (S2O)

EMOM stands for Every Minute On the Minute. The number ‘14’ to the right of ‘EMOM’ in the title signifies that this workout is a total of 14 minutes long. This means, every minute is one round and we start work every time the clock hits :00, for 14 full minutes. The idea is that we complete the work specified (either the 12 calories on the rower, or 12 shoulder to overhead) within that minute and then rest for any remaining time before the start of the next minute. Read more “The EMOM Workout: What They’re All About” →

Body Science

You Are (and can do) What You Eat

Energy Systems

We may not be able to see energy, but we can certainly feel heat, its byproduct whenever we do physical activity. Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is the molecule within the body that holds energy. For this reason ATP is often referred to as the energy currency of the body. We get energy from the macronutrients we consume like carbohydrates, protein and fat. There’s also energy stored in any alcohol we consume, but we do not consider alcohol a macronutrient because Read more “You Are (and can do) What You Eat” →

Fitness

The Shoulder Press

Why it’s Functional

Any time you need to place an object on a surface that’s above your head, you are doing a shoulder press. Pressing weight above your head strengthens your shoulders, back, and abdominal muscles. As a weight-bearing exercise, the shoulder press are conductive of overall bone health. Read more “The Shoulder Press” →

Body Science

Exercise & Bone Growth

Systematically applying mechanical stress to your bones increases the strength of them. On a cellular level, your bone tissue adapts to the mechanical stresses you place on them by increasing the mineral salt deposits in them and through producing collagen fibers. Removing mechanical stress weakens bony tissue though the exact opposite processes. Read more “Exercise & Bone Growth” →

Body Science

Posture

The only bad posture is one you stay in for too long. We are dynamic beings and our bodies adapt to the forces we place on them. The health and fitness community has spent way too much time blaming poor posture for every ache and pain we experience, when in fact posture or structural abnormalities are common, and it is not abnormal at all to see what we qualify as poor posture in perfectly healthy people who have no complaints about pain or discomfort. Your bony structure at birth was not the same as the bony structure of the guy next to you. Add to that the fact that the forces you have placed on your body throughout your lifetime of physical activities or inactivity are unique to you, and your body has adapted to be strong and robust where you have taught it to be, and it means that you may look a little different from your best friends or family members. Remember that bones are living tissues, forever breaking down and rebuilding themselves; adapting to be your very own unique skeleton. Read more “Posture” →

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The Deadlift

Why it’s Functional

The deadlift is a simple yet unrivaled movement that will increase your strength from head to toe. It doesn’t matter what your goals are: increasing metabolism, build strength or muscle tissue, or improve over all athletic performance, the deadlift will help you reach that end all the while helping to maintain functional independence as you age.

Fun Fact: The Deadlift was initially named the Healthlift – which may be a better-suited name for it. Read more “The Deadlift” →

Fitness

The Squat

Why it’s Functional

The squat is the fundamental movement that allows you to stand up from a seated position. A properly performed squat makes use of just about every muscle in your body, with the main drivers being the gluteal muscles, hip flexors, hamstrings, calves and quads. In addition, it takes most of your major joints through their full ranges of motion. Perfecting, strengthening and maintaining your squat helps ensure that you will be able to pick yourself up off the couch or toilet, even as you grow to be a little old person. Read more “The Squat” →

Category: <span>Fitness</span>

The EMOM Workout: What They’re All About

You Are (and can do) What You Eat

Energy Systems

The Shoulder Press

Exercise & Bone Growth

Posture

The Deadlift

The Squat

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