At Adaptive Strength, our mission is to educate the world on the importance of true functional fitness. Functional fitness is a buzzword thrown around a lot lately and unfortunately with the creation of companies like F44 and BFT it truly has lost its original purpose and meaning. For us being functionally fit gives you the …
Today I heard the story of Caleb and how at 85 he was as strong and vigorous as when he was 40. The story of Caleb is from the bible… even if you are not religious, it is a great story with a great message that personally resonated with me and I hope it will …
I hear this all the time… I need to lose weight, I need to diet and exercise. When you read the words ‘diet and exercise’ how does that make your feel? To me, it sounds so negative. It sounds like a chore. It sounds depressing. How can dieting and exercising be good for your mental …
A friend of mine has recently passed me on a book called “Chop Wood, Carry Water” by Joshua Medcalf. It has been a refreshingly simple tale of one boy’s journey to achieve his lifelong goal of becoming a samurai warrior. While I’m only a couple of chapters in one of the overall themes that really …
When it comes to building muscle and might, the gym wisdom is quick to sum it up as the attempt to do another rep when all the reps are done and lift another 5kg when all the kilos are lifted. However, there is a better way. “muscle failure is more than unnecessary- it is counterproductive!”- …
This is one of the most important topics in fitness and can have a profound impact on the results you see in the gym. In your first few months in the gym, a lot of things are new and as a result, you start to see progress pretty fast. Similarly, you probably experienced a little …
Throughout our lives, we are going to encounter pain and injuries from time to time. I get it injuries are terrible and they can really throw people off their training. That being said, just because we have some pain, doesn’t mean we should stop training. Ideally, we can troubleshoot these injuries and learn how to …
6 Strategies to Reduce Shoulder Pain During Bench Press Read More »
The body really is amazing. Yet many of the people we work with initially come to us as they’ve lost confidence in their bodies. They’ve stopped exercising in the gym and doing the things they love out of fear of making things worse. Unfortunately, this can be a vicious cycle to be stuck in as …
3 Exercises to Build a Strong & Resilient Lower Back Read More »
Most of the time, great health is found in the simple unsexy stuff: Sleep, hydration, high food quality, managing stress, daily movement, and consistency Not in some secret advanced lifting protocol or the latest diet fad If you want to find great health, get obsessed with the basics and stop overcomplicating it! Let’s unpack this …
I want to tell you a story about when I was a child. This is hard for me to share. I am a very private person, but I feel I must share this so I can help more people. When I was a child between the ages of 3-13, I was chubby. This on the …
