In the Lab – Buying a Cold Plunge
Why would anyone need a cold plunge? I have a driver for this decision, which is important to note because this could be a huge waste of money. I get this question a lot, and like supplements, people will look at any modality in the vein that this will positively affect behavior. In reality, like […]
In the Lab – Buying Specialty Bars
This one will be primarily about the need for speciality bars. I am going to keep it simple and break them into specialty bars that focus on squat, bench, and deadlift. There are now so many options for each of these. It is high time we have a conversation about which ones are best and […]
In the Lab – Buying a Rack(s)
So this is a big one, and will largely have the most impact on how much you spend and how you structure your program. Let’s look at this from a philosophy standpoint. If we are a compound/closed kinetic chain movement based program we will need to build our weight room around racks. This may come […]
In the Lab – Buying Cardiovascular Equipment
So this will be an interesting blog post for a number of reasons. One reason: I am firm with my belief that compound-closed kinetic chain movements are superior to developing athletes and general populations. Second reason: there are serious limitations when it comes to hitting certain zones of intensity and durations with compound-closed kinetic chain […]
In the Lab – Buying a Sauna
So there is a lot we can go into on this. The big one is that all the research seems to be done by the company selling the product. This is tough. The other part is that although they are somewhat mainstream, there is still some logistics, like assembly and electrical, you will need to […]
In the Lab – Fractal Facility Design
A dilemma I am facing here is designing my home gym. Part of the dilemma comes from I have never designed a facility exclusively for myself. The other part of the dilemma is that my default is to design facilities for not only other people, but large groups. I am being pulled in multiple directions […]
In the Lab Blog Series
We are going to release a new blog titled ‘In the Lab’. This blog series will dive into projects that I am working on, experimenting with new training methods, testing various aspects of performance. This blog series will be a journal of how I go about exploring personal unknown territories. The point is to show […]