High Performance Lifestyle
At this point, there are 1,534,464 total TEDx videos online and the rolling counter at www.TEDxvideocounter.com shows an upward trend.
With too many videos to choose from, focus on the 5 listed below to make an immediate and noticeable change to your life (style). [Read more…]
It has to be addressed. A traditional education doesn’t teach you everything you need to know to be successful. It only teaches you facts from history and the proper way to approach mathematical equations. It teaches you how to form sentences, but it doesn’t teach you how to form ideas. It doesn’t teach you how to excel, how to fail, and ultimately, it doesn’t teach you how to succeed.
The Outwork Facebook Page is a collection of posts shared from around the internet that addresses a facet of our philosophy. We have designed our website for optimal use, and in a similar vein, we will repost all of the best content for easy access.
Our aim is to Bridge the Gap. [Read more…]
I spent some time walking through the halls of the Muhammad Ali Center at Louisville. I was slightly awestruck. Prior to this visit, I wasn’t exactly the biggest Ali fan. I didn’t grow up during his years of prime and I simply didn’t understand the complexity of his greatness.
source: www.muhammadali.com
According to him, he was even the greatest of all time. [Read more…]
Cam Newton is one of the most dominant football players in the NFL. He is the arguably the best player today, having led his team all the way to the Superbowl and mostly in a dominant fashion.
Yet, most people in America will openly criticize him because they feel that he is unprofessional. They feel like he throws tantrums and they feel like he is a bad role model. Some have even gone as far as to call him a boy.
This is what Cam had to say… [Read more…]
The Onnit Academy is a world-renowned fitness facility that places a heavy emphasis on unconventional training.
I spent a day working out at their facility and enjoyed the opportunity to play around with some of their products and unconventional training tools.
Of note is the adoption of DeFranco’s Gym, another world-class training facility that is fully integrated into the Onnit Academy. It is unconventional-functional meets conventional-proven, all under the same roof.
When I first arrived, I immediately noticed that there was some serious training going on. Heavy squats. Swinging ape faced primal bells intensely. Tactically wielding steel maces.
It became instantly obvious that this was a gym for real training and not one for casual workouts. The people that trained here were looking to become masters of their craft.
Training under the banner of Joe Rogan. My favorite comedian, podcaster, and general badass guy.
After exploring the space, I signed up for an unconventional fitness class.
Their typical workout formula looks similar to what we did:
Mobility- 10 minutes
Conditioning Set- 10 minutes (we did 20 seconds of work, 10 seconds of rest of Airdyne sprints and sandbag cleans)
Movement Prep- 10 minutes (we did 10 rounds of a hybrid hip-opening stretch and a core exercise very similar to slow reverse situp)
Primary Set- 10 minutes (we did 20 seconds of work, 10 seconds of rest of double kettlebell squats to press)
Cool Down- 10 minutes (we did 10 rounds of a 90/90 hip-opening sequence and scorpion holds)
I felt like it was a tough workout but in a way that was too much, which left me adequately primed for follow on workouts.
The incorporation of the mobility exercises was unique to me, yet it didn’t feel overly mundane or unimportant. The way the mobility movements were organized made it so that it was functional and purposeful.
I enjoyed the experience as it was vastly different from what I normally do. Like all great artists of the world, I am going to steal some of the ideas I learned. I will take the best of what I learned, and incorporate it into my own workouts. At a minimum, I will look for creative ways to incorporate mobility movements that has me primed for the workout.
Beyond fitness, Onnit is also a brand that makes quality products. I was first drawn to their brain enhancement supplement, then decided to try one of their savage Primal Kettlebells. Now I frequent the online Onnit Academy for its vast knowledge base of all things fitness, health, and nutrition.
It is a one-stop shop for optimal performance that aligns well with their motto: Total Human Optimization
The Onnit Academy promotes an Optimized Life: A few of my favorite articles are listed.
If necessary, bookmark this post so you can review my recommendations and links directly to each category. The Onnit database holds a superabundance of great information to help inspire and fuel your journey to greatness.
Onward,
Chief
