Category Archive for: ‘philosophy’
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 …
Train Smart or Train Hard?
On Training Hard vs Training Smart I’m a big advocate for training smart. My reason? There isn’t enough of it. I’ve met handfuls of men and women that push their own threshold in the gym. Nothing wrong with that, at all. But as grinding routines …
