Results For Category: "Skill Training"
How to Get the Most Out of Your Gym Membership
May 31, 2023by Michael Plank One of my mentors told me one of the best questions I’ve ever heard. He said he regularly goes to professionals he…
The Easiest Way to Speed Up Progress
May 10, 2023by Michael Plank A few years ago, I started Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. I spent over a decade through high school, college, and afterward doing Judo, which…
Chin-up Tips!
January 25, 2023by Michael Plank Today’s post is a video blog! Check out these tips on how to get that last 10% of chin-up range that you…
How Do I Get Double-Unders?
November 9, 2022by Michael Plank Practice. But seriously. Double-unders can take a long time! The double-under – a jump rope movement where the rope swings around your…
How to Get Strong
August 31, 2022by Michael Plank Lift heavy weights. That’s pretty much it! There are a whole bunch of other considerations: time under tension, eccentric vs. concentric loading,…
Should I Be Training More?
August 10, 2022by Michael Plank Coming hot on the heels of the CrossFit games where we’ve seen the best of the best of the best accomplish amazing…
The Second-Cheapest Way to Improve
April 27, 2022by Michael Plank The cheapest thing you can do to improve your performance is sleep more. But there’s a very close second… There’s another thing…
One Ab Exercise to Rule Them All
January 12, 2022by Michael Plank At this point, most everyone knows that it’s good to have strong abs. They protect your spine, make you an efficient…
The Hidden Benefit of Masked Training
October 13, 2021by Michael Plank Look, nobody gets excited about breathing heavy in a mask. When we first started masked training was when we first were permitted…
Go Slow to Go Fast
August 25, 2021by Michael Plank Yesterday we wrapped up a 4-week Upper Body Push strength cycle. We spent this month working on barbell strict presses and yesterday…