Category Archive for: ‘philosophy’
Why ‘Fitness Revolution’?
On a recent poster of ours-Why ‘Fitness Revolution’? At Spartan Fitness we do things a little different than what is popularly done in mainstream fitness and nutrition. We actively revolt against such behaviors as they often reflect the ineffective silliness that fitness and nutrition have …
Crossfit vs Cross-Training
Before opening Spartan Fitness in 2012, I had a choice to make. Open up either a Crossfit gym or my own creation. I had been listening closely to what Crossfit was promoting for about a decade, at that point, and training professionally for almost a …
Functional Training in the Berkshires
“Functional Training” is a termed used freely in the fitness industry. At Spartan Fitness, we do train for function but it is built on a philosophy that is well thought-out in its process. For us Functional Training is, by definition, training for an objective. So, …
Nutritionism
What do you see in this picture? What I see and what you see may be totally different. Here is what most Americans see in the picture above. Not as appetizing, is it? You’re that asshole. What was once a nice meal to be shared …
Fitness-ism
Fitness-ism 101 A reductionistic perspective of human performance based on recently popularized and simplified standards at which human levels of fitness are defined. Fitness-ism can be compared to a religion in which the public seek priests in the form of authors, fitness professionals, trainers, and …
Present Bias (Procrastination)
Here is a little taste of the bitter truth- Present Bias (Procrastination) is very much a part of our lives. Every year you make the same new years resolution. You buy the vegetables, and you commit to an exercise routine. Then you skip workouts because …
The 10 Physical Skills(+1): A deeper look
Crossfit introduced me to the 10 Physical Skills years ago and that has fundamentally switched my training style. I am forever thankful for that. We all know the 10 skills. But, I want to explore each skill a little deeper. Applying the skills to the …
What have we learned from the Kevin Ogar tragedy
I just finished ‘The Story of the Human Body” by Daniel Lieberman. I highly recommend it. By finishing the book you are rewarded with this gem of a quote. “Just as this is not the best of all possible worlds, your body is not the …
Fitness Culture: Pseudo-Crossfit
Last Fitness Culture post: History, Icons, and the Waterfall Effect A fascinating shift is taking place in the Fitness industry. Things are changing. Some would say for the better, and I agree, for the most part. But there is hardly ever a positive change …
