Tag Archive for: Crossfit

Martin Bingisser

HMMR Podcast Episode 194: Mental skills (with Mona Pretorius)

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Take a look at high level sport and the top teams often do not have much separating them physically. In the end it often comes down to the team with the mental edge. And just as athletes train their physical skills, they must also train their mental skills. World class weightlifter Mona Pretorius has competed on the international stage in three sports and studied sports psychology. She joins us on this week’s podcast to talk about the mental side of sport and training mental skills. Read more

Martin Bingisser

HMMR Podcast Episode 182: Metabolic conditioning

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Metabolic conditioning was a concept few coaches talked about before Crossfit, but the concept is decades old and worth revisiting. On this episode of the podcast we talk about how we understand and utilize the concept to work on conditioning for power sports. In addition, we open the mailbag and answer listener questions on a variety of topics. Read more

Martin Bingisser

Martin auf Deutsch

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Next week marks the eight year anniversary of when I fully relocated to Switzerland. I’ve been busy coaching the entire time, having athletes capture 20 national titles, but often I feel like I am better known in the US and UK than here at home. Part of the reason for that is that nearly everything I write or talk about is in English. The other reason is that the field of strength and conditioning here in Switzerland is decades behind the English-speaking world and our neighbors such as Germany and France. Read more

Jason Young

The 5 Secrets Of Strength

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A few nights ago, I was sitting at the table having dinner with my son Omo and wife Megan. I swear my son is getting smarter by the minute, and every moment he is learning more how to play the system. Like any 4 year old, he wants to eat his treats (dessert, junk food, etc.), but we always try and make him eat his healthy foods first. With his brain power at full tilt, he is always attempting to devise a way to get what he wants, by smooth talking and looking cute. Ladies beware of this guy in the future! Read more

Jason Young

Working Out vs. Training

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In my career as an athlete, coach and trainer I have been challenged many times by other athletes, weekend warriors, and lay folk to do or try random things in training. There is a problem that social and mainstream media are creating. The problem is that the world is starting to confuse “working out” with training.
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