George Caroulis of CrossFit 2 St - Programming, motivation, and finding your “why”
Release Date: 10/11/2016
Chef Trevor Budny: The cure to every problem in the world
The Fitness Lab Podcast
The next time you find yourself in the middle of a heated argument, with opponents at each other’s throats with no common ground to be found… Feed them pork belly steam buns. Especially if they came out of . It sounds crazy but it just might work. The human brain can’t process hate and love at the same time… and everybody love’s his food. Now, pork belly steam buns aren’t the cure for all the problems in the world (although he does throw out an idea for that in this episode), but it seems like a pretty good start. Food is as close to a magical substance as you can find on this...
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Will Schlucter: Kettlebells vs Cystic Fibrosis
The Fitness Lab Podcast
You can learn a lot about a man by the way he shakes your hand. The first time I shook Will Schlucter’s hand, I learned that he could probably break all 27 bones south of my wrist if he really wanted to. It felt a little like sticking my head in a lion’s mouth and knowing it was just being polite by not clamping down. Then he put me through an hour-long kettlebell workout at gym, Will Power Strength and Conditioning, and I figured out how he got that strong. But Will doesn’t just swing kettlebells all day. He’s also skateboards, paddle boards, and competes in Jiu Jitsu tournaments. By...
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Rich Ryan - How to fall in love with running and not get hurt.
The Fitness Lab Podcast
Rich lives his life with a unique combination of intensity and positivity. It’s what makes him such a good athlete and coach. In this episode, we talk about how he qualified for the Spartan Race World Championship. How to convince yourself that you like running so you stick with it (and why, once you convince yourself you like it, it becomes true.) How a tennis ball can improve your foot mobility (and exactly what to do with it). We get into the biggest injury risks for runners and how to avoid them. And who should consider getting a running coach in the first place.
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Mobility coach Nick Perugini wants you to squeeze your butt
The Fitness Lab Podcast
I sit at my desk for at least 8-10 hours a day and it’s killing me. I mean... . So I asked mobility coach Nick Perugini what I could do about it. He told me to squeeze my butt. "I think the easiest thing that you can do is set your alarm for thirty minutes, stand up, and squeeze your butt as hard as you can for five seconds, and do that ten times... I really am a fan of squeezing your butt. It's one of my overused cues, and honestly, I don't care, because I think it's that important that we have the ability to squeeze our butt." It works. I don’t know if it’s doing anything to...
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George Caroulis of CrossFit 2 St - Programming, motivation, and finding your “why”
The Fitness Lab Podcast
The first time he did a CrossFit workout, George Caroulis was hooked. So much so that by the end of the class, he made up his mind to do CrossFit for a living. In this episode, you’ll hear George’s story, how he designs workouts to bring out his athletes’ competitive nature, and how he finds - and helps his members find - their internal motivation.
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David Lee on how to create your own macro-based diet
The Fitness Lab Podcast
I’ve been using Dave’s macro’s diet for 4 weeks and lost 18 pounds... and I’m doing it wrong. In this episode, Dave walks me through how to create a healthy macros based weight loss (or gain) plan.
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David Lee - How functional fitness can save your life
The Fitness Lab Podcast
A car accident almost cost David his left leg. But with a little help from some functional fitness experts, he was able to salvage his life and even break a few weight lifting records. David tells his story and shows you how to achieve optimal fitness no matter where you’re starting today.
info_outlineThe first time he did a CrossFit workout, George Caroulis was hooked. So much so that by the end of the class, he made up his mind to do CrossFit for a living. In this episode, you’ll hear George’s story, how he designs workouts to bring out his athletes’ competitive nature, and how he finds - and helps his members find - their internal motivation.