Results For Category: "Skill Training"

How to Get the Most Out of Your Gym Membership

by 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

by 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!

by 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?

by 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

by 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?

by 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

by 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

by 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

by 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

by 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…