Obstacle fitness training 08/16/21–08/22/21 This felt like a bit of a lighter week. I think I let my inner bitch win a little early on this week and it did not want to let go of its control throughout the week. Friday, instead of doing my normal 3-sessions I napped…

Obstacle fitness training 08/09/21–08/15/21 Monday AM: 3 miles at 7:15 pace PM: Grip / Pull workout + CrossFit Workout Grip / Pull workout 4x 4 OAP -25lb 4x Vertical Limit EMOM, 10sec on / 50sec off EMOM5 @BW EMOM5 @+5lb EMOM4 @+10lb EMOM3 @+10lb E2MOM, 10 rounds 1 18ft legless rope…

Obstacle fitness training 08/02/21–08/08/21 This week was a tad bit lighter than previous weeks. I adopted a dog which took up a lot of time to get used to taking care of him and threw off my schedule a bit but next week should be back to normal. The last…

Obstacle fitness training 07/26/21–08/01/21 Monday AM: 2 Mile Run, easy pace PM: Pull / Grip Workout + CrossFit Pull / Grip Portion: 6x 3 OAP (-30lb) 2x EMOM6, 10sec vertical limit (VL) hold, 2min rest in between 1–3 @ bodyweight 4–6 @ +5lb 7–9 @ +10lb 10–12 @ +15lb E2MOM, 10…

Obstacle fitness training 07/19/21–07/25/21 — Alright so I’m gonna try something different. I’m a big proponent of publicizing training and training methodologies in order to grow sports and help athletes reach their full potential. I understand that keeping training secrets can give you a competitive advantage but I believe it can also restrict you. If…

Continuing off of my last blog post’s topic of strength training and ninja warrior; how can you start to use this knowledge to actually get better at ninja warrior? Well, first of all, if you’re still wondering why you should strength train, as mentioned in the last post, increasing your…

Let’s talk about strength training. Getting swole right? No. Getting cut? Still no. Oh, it’s gotta mean bulking season right? Ugh no! Let’s take a step back, when I talk about “strength training”, I mean increasing the maximum resistances your muscles can handle in a particular exercise. The amount that…

I first started working at Runkeeper in June 2014 as a Northeastern University co-op, a fancy word for intern. I was 135 pounds and, at this point in my life, a social runner. What I mean by that is that I ran competitively in high school, tried out for the…

I know what you’re probably thinking, who is this scrub? I’ve never seen him on American Ninja Warrior (ANW), why should I listen to what he has to say about training it? Does he have any qualifications? Is he even a doctor!? Well first let me give you some quick…