Be Stronger For Longer

By Scott Paltos “Scott Paltos is a beast. He’s a former NFL player who owns an unbelievable training facility in New Jersey, and of all the CrossFit athletes who’ve approached me over the years, he’s the only one I’ve worked with for any length of time because he simply gets it. He’s strong as … [Read more...]

Superstorm Sandy: Training and Nutrition Lessons Learned the Hard Way

What happens when you get derailed? When months of hard training and dedicated dieting are thrown off by events we think are beyond our control? We all love Carb Back-Loading and Carb Nite, and we all know how well they work, but what do you do when things go completely haywire? … [Read more...]

Exercise Technique: Exploiting the Half Rep for Strength and Hypertrophy

You know those guys you see in the gym (including plenty of CrossFit folks) doing half reps? This happens all the time on the bench press and with bicep curls, and we've all witnessed it. You know you want to tell them this is a major training mistake, but you're not exactly sure what to say. Well, … [Read more...]

Jim Wendler on Just Big Radio

Vincent Dizenzo brings us an interview from the Just Big Radio archives, their first show with special guest Jim "5/3/1" Wendler, creator of the famous 5-3-1 program for building strength.  You can download the complete MP3 here (about 20MB). Just Big Radio will be continuing to publish shows here … [Read more...]