When Christian Plans a Workout…

Our friend Christian is great. He's our favorite for many reasons: he's super funny, his wife is cool as hell (hi, Danielle!), he's got the best attitude ever, and he gives stellar hugs. Oh, and when he plans on Saturday, we're guaranteed to have a super intense workout filled with crazy break-dancing-esque moves. This past …

Adventures in Powerlifting: Weeks 1-4

More than six weeks ago—pretty much the second I was finished with Ragnar and returned from Chicago—I started training for the Twin Cities Open powerlifitng meet. My coach Shawn broke up training into three main cycles: 4 weeks of strength building, 4 weeks peak, and 2 weeks taper. This first mini-cycle was relatively easy, and comprised of four …