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Maintain Your Training While Hunting

We recently had a great podcast with Aron Synder from Kifaru International. Kifaru makes some of the…

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The Bench Press: J Curve or Vertical Bar Path?

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The Dave Grohl Effect

I remember when I started lifting weights. I was in such a hurry to be strong I…

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The Holistic Athlete Movement Readiness (HAMR) Program

The Holistic Athlete Movement Readiness program (HAMR) was designed in response to working with the United States…

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