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Slug, Striver or Integrator: Where Are You?

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Whole9 guest post by Coach Rut, who has over a quarter century of fitness coaching experience and holds academic degrees in biology and physical education, and Master’s degrees in exercise physiology and sports biomechanics. Today I would like to put you in a box. As a fitness coach, I like to put you in a particular place on my fitness continuum. By placing you in a particular place on my continuum, I can do a better job of assisting your progress. I don’t ask too much at the wrong time and … [Read more...]

When the Goldilocks Zone Isn’t ‘Just Right’

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by Jamie Scott, of Whole9 South Pacific, who thinks you should come to New Zealand this October. Goldilocks first tried Baby Bear's training programme, but it was far too easy and Goldilocks was easily bored. So next she tried Papa Bear's training programme and ‘oof’… it was way too hard. Finally she settled on Mama Bear's programme and BOOM, she eventually blew herself to bits because she spent too much time training in ‘no man’s land’. Punch line first… Performance in intense exercise … [Read more...]

Couch Potato To Fitness: The Important Steps

Steps to Fitness

Whole9 guest post by Coach Rut, who has over a quarter century of fitness coaching experience and holds academic degrees in biology and physical education, and Master’s degrees in exercise physiology and sports biomechanics. I recently received the following comment from a blog post. [I'm] just feeling overwhelmed on where to begin after a decade of nothingness. 100# from my target weight and need simple direction.. uuggghhh..too many choices. I believe it is my thinking too much. The … [Read more...]

The 7 Primal Movements – Part 2

7 primal movements

This is a Whole9 guest post by Peter Hirsh, a nationally certified personal trainer and kettlebell instructor who has been teaching and training with kettlebells for over ten years. I recently wrote a post that talked about The Seven Primal Movements and how they are the basis for all human interaction with the world. The bend, squat, lunge, twist, pull, push and gait are infinitely combined to move your body in the physical world and to manipulate objects of all description. The beauty of … [Read more...]

What I learned about hard work at a Biohacker conference

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Dallas     A Whole9 guest post by Skyler Tanner, an Efficient Exercise Master Trainer with an MS in Exercise Science. In October of 2014, I had the opportunity to represent the sister company to Efficient Exercise, ARXfit, at the 2nd annual Biohackers conference in Pasadena, California. I wish I could tell you all about who spoke and what they had to say, but I was hustling as the “Science Guy” for the salesmen at the ARX booth. While there I was texting with Dallas … [Read more...]

The 1-2-3 Heart Rate Monitoring Training Approach

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Whole9 guest post by Coach Rut, who has over a quarter century of fitness coaching experience and holds academic degrees in biology and physical education, and Master’s degrees in exercise physiology and sports biomechanics. Overall, I find heart rate monitors useful but annoying. Most people who buy them use them only as a speedometer, which completely defeats the purpose. Another annoyance stems from the total anal controlling behaviors that develop when an athlete starts training with a … [Read more...]

The Mental Side of Fitness

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A Whole9 guest post by Kate Galliett, creator of Fit for Real Life and The Unbreakable Body, an online strength and mobility program. There’s more than one road to Rome. You can select a traditional weight lifting program. You can choose a bodybuilding program. You can choose a bodyweight-only training program. The most important thing is that you select a program that you enjoy and are excited about. Once you’ve selected a program to take you to your “Rome” (whether it be a deadlift PR, a … [Read more...]

Building Core Strength

core strength

This is a Whole9 guest post by Peter Hirsh, a nationally certified personal trainer and kettlebell instructor who has been teaching and training with kettlebells for over ten years. There are three main reasons that most people would find building core strength to be desirable: athletic performance, prevention or relief of back pain, and vanity. Let’s suppose that you are motivated by all three of these factors, prioritized in an order decided by what motivates you most as an individual. For … [Read more...]

What Should I Eat Post-Workout?

Post Workout Nutrition at Whole9life.com

A Whole9 guest post by Steph Gaudreau, creator of Stupid Easy Paleo and author of The Paleo Athlete and The Performance Paleo Cookbook. When asked to list their nutrition strategy, most athletes rattle off a list of pills, powders and potions. Luckily, performance-seekers of the Whole9/Paleo/real food crowd have a better handle on things. They know that eating nutrient-dense food helps decrease the inflammation incurred from training, fuels athletic pursuits and is key to overall recovery. And … [Read more...]

3 Things You Should Know & Do But Probably Don’t

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Whole9 guest post by Coach Rut, who participates in the sport of weightlifting and is the current Kansas State Champion and the 2006, 2013 and 2014 National Master Champion at 94kg. During the week between Christmas and the New Year a very talented athlete started coming into the gym to workout twice per day.  This represented a doubling of her current training baseline and I saw the train wreck coming.  Sure enough the next week she succumbed to the influenza that had engulfed our … [Read more...]

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