I have always been a mediocre athlete. Born with little body awareness and nonexistent intrinsic understanding of how to perform a new movement or task, when learning any new physical feat, fear and an immediate awareness of how bad I am at learning new things flood my system. The truth is, I have always been […]
Powerlifting
My Story: How and Why I Got Strong
I played sports as a kid. I was okay at it, I guess. I think I was the second fastest guy on my high school football team. I didn’t play sports in college other than the obligatory occasional pickup game. After college I began running, I figured that’s what you do if you want to […]
Client Guest Post: How a Skinny Girl Like Me Got Into Powerlifting
The following is a guest post by a client of mine by the name of Cristina Hall. A year ago she set out on a goal of doing something athletic for 12 consecutive months from scratch. Without any former training she set out to compete in obstacle races, GORUCK events and yes, powerlifting competitions. You […]