Athletics
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Supplemental exercises for enduring an ocean’s angry thrashing
The ocean can be mesmerizingly beautiful—gentle offshore winds, groomed lines, and perfect green-blue tubes. That’s when it’s as good as it gets for any wave rider. But behind it’s beauty, is a potentially dangerous beast. And, on the other hand, there are times the beast isn’t hiding, and it can be downright scary just looking […]
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The Saturday Sweats: 5 Diversified Fat-Burning Workouts
There’s nothing like polishing off a strength routine with a blood-pumping finisher or recouping from an extended evening with a metabolism-stoking circuit. However you utilize the Saturday Sweats, we promise you this: you’ll work. Watch the inspirational demo videos featuring trainer Keita Minakovichsky from FOCUS NYC. Saturday Sweat #1 Superman Push Up x 10 Power Skip […]
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The Contender’s Plan for Viciously-Competitive Athletes
You surf? Ski? Sights set on pro ball one day? Maybe you just want to be the ringer of your flag football league. Regardless of your sport, age, or athletic talents, if you’re serious enhancing your performance, then your gym-time should be designed around that goal. We partnered up with FOCUS NYC’s certified personal trainer […]
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The Survival Plan: Building an Unbreakable Machine
What if you actually had to push, pull, or even carry something incredibly heavy? How about sprint, jump, or climb? And would you have the stamina to do if for a sustained amount of time? Looking big, strong, and durable is one thing—being big, strong, and durable is another. Instead of training for the pump, use this […]
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Interesting Humans: The Waterman That’s Training Adrian Grenier for a Gnarly Swim
For most of us, running or cycling for two miles is nothing. But swimming through currents and tides and unpredictable swells is an entirely different animal. On September 27th, actor Adrian Grenier will be joining Richard Branson to do just that. The two will swim across the Strait of Messina between Italy and Sicily. Why? […]
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The Brick Workout: An Essential for Hardcore Triathletes
You may be looking to complete your first triathlon or maybe you have already experienced the rush of a race or two and now you’re looking to improve. One of the most important workouts you should include in your plan is the brick workout. The Purpose The brick workout is essential in training because with […]
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The Top 10 Things to Remember for Your First Triathlon
When you’re getting ready for your first race of any kind, it can be very nerve-racking. You hope you have been training enough to get you across the finish line and that you have all the right gear to make it the best experience that you can. Since a triathlon has three different disciplines, it […]
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5 Ways to Get Your Cardio without Running
I hate running – I’ll just run tomorrow – you’ll lose your gains! You’ve either said it to yourself, or said it to someone else, cardio to the average gym goer is the devil. What many don’t realize is that by skipping out on cardio you’re actually robbing athletic ability and slowing progress. Aerobic exercise, […]
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10-Minutes with One of the Gnarliest Runners in the World
Dean Karnazes, for lack of better words, is one gnarly dude. A real gnarly dude. In a good way, of course. An ultramarathoner? What could you possibly be thinking? What makes a man pound the pavement for more time and distance than some people would manage in… How about a decade? Let’s do some calculations. We’ll use the Fitbit Surge. […]
