Training with Pulling Blocks
byBrandon Heavey|September 3, 2013 Athletes are often initially introduced to the Olympic lifts as full movements. They are taught the entire snatch and the entire clean and jerk. Maybe they occasionally go through a quick drill breaking down the movements into a few discrete parts, like the Bergener...
Homemade PVC Parallettes
byBrandon Heavey|August 27, 2013 Whether you’re a crossfitter looking to get in more gymnastics skill time or someone looking to outfit your home gym with a new piece of equipment, parallettes are a great option. You can build the rock solid pvc parallettes outlined below for less than $30 in...
Hormones… not just for Teenagers.
byBrandon Heavey|August 21, 2013 Hormones are our body’s method for signaling between cells. Perhaps this sounds like a boring topic and you may be wondering why I’m discussing them here. It turns out, this element of biochemistry is of critical importance when we consider things like...