How to Estimate Your One-Rep Max Without Testing It
September 1, 2026
Earlier this year I wrote a tip about how “healthy” behaviors—and their results—follow a bell curve. And I gave an example of how I set
Earlier this year I wrote a tip about how “healthy” behaviors—and their results—follow a bell curve. And I gave an example of how I set
Last week a mom asked what training suggestions I had for her son’s shoulder. He had tweaked it playing basketball, and she was looking for
From sports to general health, most of us were raised on a version of fitness that treats cardio and strength as two different teams. Runners
Every house has load-bearing walls—the ones that hold up the structure, as opposed to the ones that just divide a room. You can knock out
I just returned home from back-to-back trips to the mountains. Upon sharing stories of my experiences with some TNT members—specifically about distance, elevation, and gear—I
“This feels like suffocation.” That was my first thought after completing a few sets of swings a couple of years ago during a training session
Last week I wrote about a prior experience with contrast therapy. While it seemed to speed up my recovery from a couple of hard days on
In October of 2024, my brother Derek and I summitted Grand Teton with some friends. We had typically spent three days on the mountain on
On days when I do some type of intentional strength or conditioning training, my schedule is fairly consistent: I train late morning or early afternoon,
“You’re probably tired of me asking, but… am I doing enough to prepare for the (272-mile) Long Trail?” And the next day… “How do I improve