For those of you that are unfamiliar with what a double under is, well, I can't really say I blame you. A double under is the passing of a high speed jump rope not once, but twice under your feet in a single jump. This is a common movement in the sport of CrossFit, which has recently taken the fitness world by storm, and a sport I participate in frequently. But this story isn't just about double unders. While it does involve the execution of 10,000 double unders in 30 days, it's about … [Read more...]
How Tim Ferriss Taught Me To Do Double Unders, & The 10,000 Double Under Challenge
For those of you that are unfamiliar with what a double under is, well, I can't really say I blame you. A double under is the passing of a high speed jump rope not once, but twice under your feet in a single jump. This is a common movement in the sport of CrossFit, which has recently taken the fitness world by storm, and a sport I participate in frequently. But this story isn't just about double unders. While it does involve the execution of 10,000 double unders in 30 days, it's about … [Read more...]
Life Lessons Learned While Dangling From a 15 Foot Rope
Having graduated with an MBA and having done fairly well for myself in life so far... it's not often I feel like a total idiot, but a couple of days ago... it happened. There I was in CrossFit class, in an incredibly equipped industrial style gym with about 15 people in it... all of whom were ready to do an ass-kicker of a workout. We had to lift around our body weight up to our face (depending on skill level), climb to the top of a 15 foot rope, and sprint a few hundred meters. But not … [Read more...]
Why You Don’t Work Out or Eat Well and How to Fix It
Have you ever wondered, even though you really want to, why you don't work out or eat well on a daily basis? Well, here's the dealio. When it comes to health and fitness in this world, there are three types of people. The first just doesn't care enough to ever learn anything that will work for the long term. They've never really made an effort to be healthy in their life, other than maybe the occasional battle with a trendy diet they saw on Dr. Phil, or … [Read more...]
CrossFit and Cavemen | How Fitness Skyrockets Your Success
Lift. Rest. Lift. Rest. Blah. Anyone who has ever worked out in any sort of regular fashion knows how boring and repetitive it can get. This was the case for me for basically the last year. I was bored with my fitness, and it was affecting not only my health, but my motivation and productivity, in a big way. So I made a change, a change that is turning out to be pretty awesome - but more about that in just a minute. Let's talk about how this is going to help you. Why Fitness is So … [Read more...]