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The final workout of the 2025 CrossFit Open has been revealed, and it’s a true test of functional fitness. Announced live from CrossFit Spur in Glenmont, New York, 25.3 closes out this year’s Open with a workout that blends high-skill gymnastics, rowing endurance, and barbell strength. This one...

Whether you’ve embraced the growing sober movement or are committed to maintaining your New Year’s resolutions, there are plenty of ways to enjoy a refreshing beverage this holiday without the alcohol (and hangover). These alternatives, crafted by Olivia Rogers, Owner and Lead Bartender of Sips...

The 2025 CrossFit Open 25.2 workout is a repeat of 22.3, bringing back a fast-paced test of endurance, strength, and skill. This workout features a challenging combination of pullups, double-unders, and thrusters, increasing in difficulty as you progress. Whether you’re competing in the Open or...

By Leo Shveyd, Co-Owner of Advanced Wellness Key to understanding your role in promoting healing is learning how your body is naturally designed to regenerate and heal itself. Did you know that in 49 days, your body will make all new red tissue (muscles) and in 210 days, it will make all new...

By Leo Shveyd, Co-Owner of Advanced Wellness Fitness pros (professionals for whom health and performance matter) ALWAYS warm-up for their training sessions. Here’s why… Warm-Up Fundamentals There are four elements that can be trained in any human with regard to fitness regimens: the spirit...

By Leo Shveyd, Co-Owner of Advanced Wellness In this 3-part series, we have reviewed: Part 1: The Essentials of Good Conditioning In Part 2, we discuss how to tie fitness goals to your conditioning strategy… Most fitness goals fall into two main categories (1) improved musculoskeletal system...

Conditioning is the process of introducing, accustoming, training, and tolerating new physical characteristics or states; broadly speaking, conditioning is making those seeking to be more fit, BETTER! In this 3-part series, we review: Part 1: The Essentials of Good Conditioning Part 2...

You'll need a sled with straps and a lifting belt. Put the straps through your belt and attach the belt to your waist. Do this in a power-walking manner with an aggressive heel-to-toe action and slight forward lean. The sled pull is a great way to develop the posterior chain without even...

Use whichever grip is most comfortable for you: arms crossed, clean grip, or strapped clean grip. Set the box or bench just below parallel. Lower each rep for 3-4 seconds. Pause on the bench for 1-2 seconds. Lean forward slightly and contract your glutes and hamstrings to initiate movement off...

All you need is one dumbbell and a hefty amount of mental fortitude. High-rep finisher sets have their place in bodybuilding. And they're not just for building mental toughness. They also create metabolic stress (the pump) which is one of the primary drivers of muscle growth. Just finish off...

Eat more fiber. We’ve all heard that advice, but what does it really mean? Most people think of fiber as being in a bran muffin or cereal. In fact, dietary fiber is found in fruits, vegetables, whole grains and legumes. Also known as roughage, fiber includes all parts of plant foods that your...

Just when you think you have carbs all figured out, more information comes to light. Conventional wis-dom has recommended tapering carb intake through your day (consume more in the morning and fewer as the day progresses), but a study out of Israel has shown some impressive fat-loss results from...

Creating workout goals feeds motivation. But when you set your sights too high and have no clear plan of attack, those goals can become intimidating and demotivating forces—especially when you’re not making progress as quickly as you hoped. GET SMART A way to avoid being overwhelmed when...

The goal of your warm-up should be to prepare you for your workout by priming the central nervous system and primary movers, as well as increasing core temperature. It's also possible to include mobility and correctives in your warm-up, and do it all in 15 minutes or less. In this lower body...

An intense isometric contraction is terrific for muscle growth for two reasons. First, it quickly recruits the largest motor units because it's a maximum voluntary contraction. Second, isometrics increase the neural drive between the motor cortex in your brain and the trained muscle. Gymnasts...

Any time you go unilateral on an exercise – using only one arm or one leg – you're challenging your ability to control rotation via your core musculature. The angle of pull from the low cable provides constant tension on the biceps while the bilateral stance with unilateral pull challenges your...

Dr. Stuart McGill changed the game with his outlook on core training to save the spine. He provides a great blueprint on bracing the core and all of the muscles that help stabilize your spine from just about every direction, which can improve performance. The "stir the pot" exercise is great...

I thought I invented this exercise, but I've since heard there are photos of Franco Columbo doing a variation back in the Muscle Beach heyday, but for now I'll take the credit. These are a modified version of a one-arm dumbbell row, using a T-bar instead. HERE'S HOW IT'S DONE Stand on the...

Get rid of the slouch. Research actually shows that a closed posture is less attractive to the opposite sex... which means less sex. And you've probably tried all the commonly prescribed recommendations: do pec stretches, train your traps harder, add more band pull-aparts, etc. But have those...

TAGS EXERCISE COACHING, GLUTES, TIPS Double up a pair of power bands and attach them to each end of the bar and to the band pegs on each side at the base of the rack. Position your supporting foot so that it lies directly under the middle of the barbell and in between the front and back...