The Lab

If there are two movements you shouldn't take for granted, it's how to squat and how to walk. Think about how many times you sit and stand each day and how often you walk. Do both with poor mechanics for long enough and it shouldn't be much of a surprise that your knees and low back are in chronic pain and you're having conversations with a doctor about joint replacements.

How a person walks can tell you a lot, but a full butt to ankles squat? Now that's just gold when it comes to identifying problems and understanding where to begin to correct them. In today's video I'll be showing you how to improve your squat mobility in three drills that will take you no longer than 6 minutes! But before we get  to the video here's the important thing to understand...

No mobility drill can make up for consistently poor movement patterning! So here's a short list to run through and check your form:

1. Foot placement - If you're taller or looking to lift more weight, a wide stance is where you...

Recently I was doing some research looking into the barriers that stand between people and their strength and conditioning goals. And if you're anything like them I'm willing to bet that you can guess what the number one and two perceived limitations were...

Time AND Nutrition

Too easy right? In some way, shape, or form things always seemed to boil down to not having enough time, not providing the proper nutrition to support the goals, or even worse, some combination of both!

Now you may have noticed that I used the word "perceived" up above when describing the limitations. And that's because I have this question to ask... What if it's not always about how much time we have, but how well we use the time we're given? In today's video I'm talking you through a tried and true strategy to develop your strength workouts when you're in one of those seasons where you're always short on time (I'm talking 15 minute workouts!).

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"Wait! But what about nutrition Jack?"...

 Someone asked me this the other day... The answer might be more in-depth than you ever imagined!

We all know that there's really no avoiding it... that natural decline in metabolism. It starts around the age of 30 and just seems to progressively drop off lower and lower with each decade. Our muscle mass suffers and year after year a few more pounds begin to pack on. It happens to everyone... right? But what if this seemingly unavoidable fate has more to do with the consistency of our lifestyle choices rather than, well, fate?

Enter Exhibit A...

These cross-sectional images of the thighs of two triathletes and one sedentary man might tell a different story. The reality is, more often than not, there are some simple and straight forward things that we know we should be doing on a daily basis that just aren't getting done because we've just never developed the habits and skills necessary.

The good news? It's never too late to implement changes in your life and reap the benefits of an increased metabolism and improved body composition. Here are 5 things that you can get started on...

In this post I'm talking about the differences between flexibility and mobility, two commonly confused terms AND how they actually relate to one another.