Posts tagged with Functional Training
More than once since I've begun structured exercise I've experienced that moment which has been both humiliating and enlightening – it showed me just how…
Last summer with laughter, I watched a five-year-old completely destroy my carefully planned workout program without even trying. My friends grandchild Jake was visiting while…
Several years ago, I found myself in the middle of what I now call my "fitness identity crisis." https://www.rushwalter.com/understanding-faithful-fitness-a-holistic-approach/ I'd been training people for over…
When your a strength trainer and anyone glides past me carrying twice as much, they get my attention. https://www.rushwalter.com/holistic-strength-training-for-beginners/ Then when I noticed they were…
About thirty years ago, I made one of the biggest mistakes of my career – I tried to create a "one-size-fits-all" natural movement program for…
Perhaps because I was and continue to proclaim I am a good tree climber, that I have always enjoyed natural strength movements. So when I…
Several years ago, I thought recovery meant chugging a protein shake and maybe foam rolling for five minutes if my legs felt extra cranky. Then…
I'll be honest with you – when I first heard the term "somatic strength training" about eleven years ago, I rolled my eyes so hard…
I invested the first twenty years of my training career often thinking that strength training was supposed to leave you completely drained. I'd walk out…
When I first started training people back in the early 80s, sometimes I had this ridiculously narrow view of what fitness looked like. https://www.rushwalter.com/holistic-strength-training-for-beginners/ Picture…