Hello Amazing Tribe member! I appreciate and salute you. We’re in transition this week as we deload from the Agility Block and begin preparing for the Strength Block. This week has some unique workouts that I bet you will find to be both restorative and exhilarating. We are also in transition with our membership model. The Lifetime Athlete app will…
Yo Tribester! Week 4 of 5 in this (relatively) long month! It’s the penultimate week of our Agility Block and we’ve got another round of exciting and varied workouts. We are going to explore drop sets, intermittent and long-length isometrics, tuck jumps, and broad jumps…to name a few cool changeups. As is often our pattern, there are 3 sessions that…
Oh yeah! Week 3 of Month 2 in the Agility Block is here! This means it’s time for a bit more intensity. We’ve been using a high degree of variety but now we are going to pull that back a little and concentrate on effort in a few applications. We’ve talked about how agility is comprised of mobility, stability, reactivity,…
Wow, Tribe Member, our WOW (workouts of the week) are super exciting as we get into the 2nd week of Month 2 of the Agility Block. We are continuing to work on multi-directional movement competency and elasticity. We are using an A-B-CX2 split and we are combining exercises and positions athletically. I’ve mentioned the agile mindset previously. Or let’s call…
Hello Amazing Tribe Member! Happy New Year! We are jumping into 2024 and this month is the second and final one in the Agility Block. And JUMPING is, literally, what we are focusing on this week and month. Many of you were very patient with our last month, recognizing its fairly easy and preliminary nature. This month we get to…
Seasons Greetings Training Tribe Member! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you and yours! We are moving into what is often an incredibly dynamic and variable time of the year. Sometimes the holidays are quiet and you find yourself with plenty of time and energy to smash some workouts. Other times there is travel, entertaining, and work at a level…
Howdy Tribe Member! In our programming, this month is a 5-weeker, and it’s time for week 4. I’ve got some dandy challenges for you this week. In keeping with our theme of agility, we’re snagging some conditioning circuits (Condi-circ, pronounced Kondee-Serk) along with some free choice sports participation. Allow me to describe these concepts. We are using two forms of…
Not long ago I posted a few workouts for folks to try out around Thanksgiving. Several of those were taken from our Training Tribe library. I received some great feedback on those sessions. None of them were overly elaborate representations of comprehensive training systems. They were just fun, relatively quick workouts to shake up a routine or to make it…
You are a magnificent Tribal BEAST! Let’s celebrate your inner animal with a smattering of shapeshifting movements! This week we continue to build into the Agility Block by layering on additional elements of movement competency. As you’ll recall, we started out the Block by re-familiarizing ourselves with basic patterns like pushing, pulling, lunging, squatting, hinging, and rotating. Then we appreciated…
YOU are simply AMAZING! An evolved human who embraces learning and explores possibilities in human performance. This week we are taking those basic patterns of exercise and performing them in different positions. An interesting concept indeed. As opposed to looking at your workout as a bunch of straight line, full range movements…consider it to be a conglomeration of force and…
Hello Amazing and Wonderful Tribe Member! I hope you had a fabulous Thanksgiving and also took advantage of a few killer deals (Black Friday, etc.) on exercise equipment upgrades for your gym. As you are well aware, we are moving into winter. We’re also beginning a new Training Block. In our Annual Training Plan, we use a block periodization system…
Congratulations Friends! We’ve made it to the final week of the 3rd and final month of the Endurance Block. Fittingly, it’s one of our 2 longest (3 months) blocks, along with Strength. Up next is Agility and that will feature exciting movementsmith microworkouts in your gym. But for now, it’s time to finish up Endurance with a classic deloading week.…
Line up for some AMAZING workouts this week! That’s right, we are doing line-based sessions that can uniquely develop your endurance and work capacity. Equal parts fun and challenge! These workouts come from a long line of training tools, some of which we’ve used before. And each one is set to a line-specific song. Let’s line everything out! Week of…
Wowski Dowski! Another great week of training is before us. After last week’s interval-based sessions, this week we are going to work more on steady-state flow workouts. These are exercise bouts that encourage you to cruise along for extended durations. You can explore some sports psychology here. Using association versus dissociation is something to explore. If you prefer to associate…
Hello Amazing Tribester! Even though we are still in October, we’re calling this week the first one in the third and final month of the Endurance Block. I’ve really been enjoying the workouts and challenges we’ve had in this portion of our Annual Training Plan, and I bet you have also. This week we’re going to be looking at several…
Wow! We are into the final week of the 2nd of 3 months in our Endurance Block! Amazing how the time flies! Last week we kept our theme of substantial volume but we really mixed modes and intensities creatively. This week is a deloading cruise in which we use mostly low intensity as we flexibly explore frequency and duration of…
The ZesterFest! You know how Daddy likes a zesty sesh! And you do too. Well, forget about Oktoberfest…this week has 3 incredibly tasty tests (actually workouts). You’re going to go through some gears in locomotion, use some sustained power out on the field, and dive into some incredible volume work in the gym. All while having a hellagood time. There…
Delightful and Delicious! That’s what our movement snacks and feasts are all about this week. Celebrating (YOU) the Human Beast with high durability exposures! We’ve got some new, creative sessions to keep the fun in fitness and help you to become practically tireless! We’ve talked about the many ways you can develop endurance, all while maintaining your other athletic properties…
October! Oktober! Oktobre! No matter how you spell it…this month is going to be completely fabulous! This week we are using the 3 x 2 setup again. That’s three workouts, done twice each…in the week. There’s an optional OFF day you can place anywhere you like. As you know, we generally still recommend some light activity on those days to…
Greetings Amazing Tribe Member! Just when you thought things couldn’t get any better, we get a (relative) deloading week with some fresh stimuli. We are going to be featuring three workouts this week, with each done twice if possible. Workout A and C head out to the field (any that you have available) with the good old FittKitt. B is…
Howdy! This week we are accumulating some volume in the Endurance Block. We started the month with a very basic approach in order to set that stage. Now we are going to increase workload primarily from a workout duration perspective. Perhaps more so than any other athletic capacity, endurance is naturally very time-dependent. In light of this, if you need…
Happy Labor Day Weekend! It’s the end of summer. The beginning (at least in some ways) of fall. And WE are starting into our 3-month Endurance Block. You’ve done an outstanding job working on strength, power, speed, and agility throughout the year so far. We’ll keep those capacities alive in your beast as we now really develop superior endurance. Endurance…
What an exciting time this is! We are finishing up with the summer season and the Speed Block. We’re preparing to transition into the Endurance Block. This week gives you the opportunity to finish out fast, emphasize deloading and recovery, or get a head start on endurance training. I’ll explain the options below. Let’s say you wanna work on speed…
The final week of the Speed Block. The final week of August. Maybe not the final week of summer but it’s getting close. We are going to take this out in style. The workouts this week have some very interesting features that I think you will enjoy. You can always mix up the days as you need to best fit…
It’s week 3 of the month and time for some intensification. We are going to be featuring two speed-based options this week, which will be quite delightful (in my humble and honest opinion). I’d like you to look at every workout this week as optional, simply choosing the ones you like best and putting your week together as you see…
Greetings Tribe Member! I bet you are feeling FAST! More quick stuff this week. We’ll be keeping a few elements consistent and then also jamming on new kicks. Let me know how you’ve liked using some of the video programs in the content. We are dipping into some shorter sprint work at higher velocity this week. Then we’ll advance it…
Wow! I can’t believe another month is upon us (or at least that it starts on Tuesday). This is the final month of the Speed Block, and we’ll be doing a number of zippity things. One of the key considerations this month is to check your recovery from time to time. You want to be feeling mostly rested and fresh,…
Oh my…it’s the final full week in July! Speed Block month 1 is coming to a close with some unique changeups. We usually do a fairly significant deloading phase in the final week of each month. This one’s only going to be moderate because we have some fun sessions to explore. There are 5 workouts to get done this week.…
Hi there you oh so speedy Training Tribester! I know you are getting faster. I see it in the local peeps. I hear about it from some of you across the country. You are applying the science, and the fun, and getting results. Nobody said this stuff was really easy. We had to put in a lot of preparatory work.…
You are AWESOME! And you’re fast! But you’re only gonna get faster in the Speed Block. This is week 2. We are continuing with the intelligent application of explosive movement, particularly in Workout A and D. These are our field and track workouts, respectively. The “filler” sessions include our big fun cardio-emphasizing Trail Hustle and Picnic workout (done once in…
Greetings Amazing Tribester! Congratulations on reaching the final week of the Power Block! We’ve done some outstanding work and now it’s time for a little deloading before we transition into the Speed Block. This week has some familiar and some new content, all designed to help you consolidate your excellent gains. We are still hitting our popular summer outdoor sessions,…
The Summer Solstice is upon us and summer is officially kicking off. I’m hoping you’ve been doing lots of fun things and have many more planned. Seize the season! I’m sharing a brief video which depicts one of the many awesome things we are doing in the Training Tribe, again this year. We train for LIFE! And we live it.…
Hello Amazing T2 member! Welcome to Week 3 of the 2nd and final month of our Power Block. Everyone has been crushing it and I commend you on your excellent effort and progress. This week we intensify a bit but also keep a few things the same and mellow to offset the mojo. The outdoor workouts are our jam during…
Loving this Power Block! The workouts are equal parts hard and fun. It’s so exhilarating to get outside and push ourselves. I love the gym, but I needed the outdoor summer mojo. Things are getting more zesty as we start to hammer field workouts, track workouts, and hikes. Our maintenance/recovery work in the gym is totally elastic this week. Three…
Howdy, y’all! June is here and that means several things. We are heading into our second and final month of the Power Block. And, the outdoor season kicks off nationwide! I’ll provide a little more information about both of the those points below. The Power Block is awesome. Power is a specific entity in the Lifetime Athlete (you). But it…
Greetings Great One! I never cease to be amazed how quickly time flies. I guess that means we are having fun. I’ve also heard that if you want to get something done, give that project to the busiest person in town. Regardless, here we are at the final week or so of the month. There is a deloading opportunity combined…
It is time, Simba! Time to Kick Ass, take what’s yours, take no prisoners, and be a champion! Strong words indeed, and oh so true. We piled on the training volume last week. Now this week we test it. We’re going to be looking at a test workout, done twice in the week, with recovery filler in between. It’s spicy.…
Oh, man, am I ever excited to lead us into this first week of the first month of the Power Block! We are finally getting some nice weather and I for one was also ready to change things up after all that resistance training from the last block. A good primer for this week is to briefly define and discuss…
The finale of the Strength Block is upon us! Congratulations on making it to this point and great job on all your training. We are now on the road to a deload. There are a couple of relatively easy sessions to allow full recovery before we push into the Power Block. As a preview, the month of May will feature…
It’s been a long, and strong, STRENGTH TRAINING BLOCK! We’ve used resistance training to enhance strength, hypertrophy, and even muscular endurance. I commend you on working so hard. And it has been that. But we’ve built some really good properties which will allow us to move into the Power Block with ease. This week has some changeups as I’ve promised.…
And another week is upon us! And what a glorious one it shall be! Spring! Easter! Full Body Split! Maybe not necessarily in that order! The key now is to stay strong, to stay the course. Seasons are changing and we just need to squeak out a little bit more intense gym work to prepare us for the outdoor season.…
A new month! A new training split. Oh yea! We’ve been cruising along in the Strength (and hypertrophy) Block. This final month in the block is one of my favorite splits. It’s a full body (FB) routine which has 3 different resistance workouts each week, interspersed with general conditioning (GC) days that work on various aspects of fitness and athleticism.…
Greetings amazing Tribester! It’s time for a bonus week! We are going to emphasize true recovery this week. I want to encourage you to explore how easy you can go, for the most part. We’ve been hammering hard and I’ve been getting some reports from the community of sore muscles, bones, and tendons, as well as folks feeling tired and…
Congratulations! We have made it to the final, deloading week of the month. This second month of the 3 month Strength and Hypertrophy Block has been challenging. We’ve been hammering on a great training split and really using some heavy loading. Now, it’s important to put a finale on the routine by backing off the intensity and simply perfecting our…
Week 3 for you and me! It’s us and we! The mighty Training Tribe ventures into intensification week. It may be spring break week, but that means we just more time to train hard. And that’s what we do in week 3 of every month. The changeups may look subtle, but they will test you (as they should) at the…
It’s the second week of the second month in this Strength and Hypertrophy Training Block. By now I’m betting you have your motion mojo dialed in with regard to technique on every exercise. We’re driving the loads up a bit this week. Adding weight, band tension, or tempo changes can help you to continue the stimulus for awesome adaptations. We…
We are marching into another month in the Strength Block, and that just happens to be the month of March. It’s the second of three months in which we use resistance training to enhance our strength and muscular development. You could always listen to Sammy Hagar’s “Marching to Mars” if you need a theme song for this month’s workouts. We…
Howdy, howdy let’s not get too rowdy this week. It’s time for a deload. We’re still going to be using the established training split for the month, but with some exciting changeups. By putting a few small adjustments and modifications, you can make the workouts continue to provide a good stimulus to the body while at the same time allowing…
It’s week 3 of Month 1 in our Strength Training Block. We are going to up the intensity a bit. Just a bit, though. One of the secrets of progressive overload training is that those overloads are fairly subtle. No need to shock your bod, just coax it to the next level. That’s why we’ve been working on staying consistent…
OK…here we go! This week launches our 3-month Strength Training Block. We’ll be improving force production capacity and muscular hypertrophy. There will also be upticks in connective tissue resiliency, bone density, and the whole swole and jacked presentation of yourself! The training split we’ll be using this month is a classic. It’s push-legs-pull and it goes like this: Workout A…
Happy New Year! 2023 is going to be incredible! We’re diving into the second and final month of the Agility Block with some exciting new workouts. We’ll also be ramping up some programs for the Running Demons, sculpting our body composition, really optimizing training and lifestyle in our MasterClasses! When we think of our Annual Training Plan, and the comprehensive…
Oh, by gosh by golly! This is one heck of a Partay Week! There are several outstanding workouts for us to explore, including a really zesty Workout C with a mobility flow as well as a High Intensity Circuit. We’ve also got a little KPI testing inserted into that mojo! As you know so well, KPI’s are Key Performance Indicators.…
Week 2 of month 1 of the Agility Block! Does it get any better? K-Katt the 666 Devil Runner and Bill the Ice Ninja and I just finished up this week’s MasterClass. We broke down squat mechanics and did an atmospheric entry workout to kick off the season. Saturday mornings at 9 will be awesome all winter! This week we…
New Beginnings! Today marks the start of our 2-month Agility Block. To be fair, I enjoy every block and appreciate the value of our training system. But I must say I really like the Agility Block for a couple of reasons. First, agility is a necessary component of movement competency and I always benefit from focusing on it for a…
Wow! What an Endurance Block it has been! I hope you have enjoyed the past 3 months of training, and also that doozy of a test week we just accomplished. Daddy is tired and I bet you are too. We are going to do a very casual deload this week before we rev up and begin our 2-month Agility Block. …
Yakahoola! This week is KPI testing! We’ve got some tasty opps to see how your endurance development has come along. We’ll have a selection of sessions that you can choose from. Do them all or just try a few. Fill the recovery days with easy sessions as you prefer. Post your outcomes and impressions in the T2 Forum. I’ve been…
Greetings Magnificent Tribe Member! We are now entering the second week of our third and final month in the endurance block! I’ve got some cool stuff for you. Thanks to many of you for reaching out with comments and questions…it’s always appreciated. We’re going to be using 3 workouts again this week. They’ll be unique in that they will provide…
Happy Halloween! Here we go! The third and final month of our Endurance Training Block. I can feel your fatigue resistance becoming awesome! This month we’ll really see just how much we can do as we mainly focus on low intensity and high volume, with a smattering of dynamism thrown in. We’ll be using three sessions this week, each to…
It’s time for a deloading week. We are into the 4th and final week of the second of 3 months in our Endurance Block. Coming off those Key Performance Indicator tests you may feel like you need an easy week. But you also might be up for some zesty festivals. Regardless, endurance is the art of fatigue resistance and it’s…
Another great week of training, and LIFE, is shaping up! I’m hoping you really enjoyed the delightful sessions of last week. There were some zesty workouts indeed. This week we continue to build endurance within our comprehensive athletic system. The workouts will help you to become even more fatigue resistant as you enjoy this amazing and beautiful fall weather. This…
Nine Nineteen! Don’t you just love the way that sounds? It feels zesty just to say it and zesty is exactly what we are doing in this week’s training! We’ve got two amazing full body fatigue resistance exposures in addition to a very nourishing recoverysesh sandwiched in between. We are emphasizing total movement volume but not putting too much emphasis…
Oh my my, Oh hell yes! Thank you Tom Petty! And thank YOU for being a durable Lifetime Athletic who is building endurance this month. This week we begin to accumulate volume in the aerobic fitness and muscular endurance realms. Simple stuff but more (lots) of it. Here is an interesting thing I’ve noticed over the last week. Endurance training…
Howdy you outstanding, brilliant, and sexy Tribe member! I hope you had a fantastic July and I know we are all going to have an amazing August. One reason is because we jump into the second month of our two-month speed-focused training block. Before we get to the programming, I’ve got just a few updates for you. I’ll be out…
It’s the Speed Block and I’m ahead of schedule. I guess you could say I’m fast. I usually get the weekly content up by Sunday so you have it for our week starting on Monday, but here it is in advance! We are downshifting this week by deloading a bit. Speed training is fun, but you have to take it…
It’s week 3 of our training month! This means it’s time for intensification. We’re in POWER mode and there are three amazing outdoor workouts plus a gymsesh to fill out your week. The key workouts of the week (WOW!) are slated for Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday but you can put them wherever you like. That filler gymsesh covers the other…
It’s summer, and it’s time for outdoor training! In this episode, PK & I discuss the ins and outs (mainly the OUT-sides) of summer training. Learning how to take your fitness and supplemental sports workouts into the great outdoors, set up a group, and get amazing results are some of the takeaways from this podcast. Thanks for listening! This podcast…
Congratulations Mighty Tribe Member! You’ve completed the Agility Block, smashed the second month of it, and are now ready for our deloading week! This will involve some creative play weaved into the sessions you’ve been dominating, and you can further explore your ability as a movementsmith. Workout A and B are getting transformed yet again, with some Bonus work thrown…
It’s a palindromic day…that is 01-10! I hope you are enjoying this month’s programming. We have our Agility training, the Shed n’ Shred, and upgrades for The Running Demons. The Workout of the Week upgrades are laid out below, and the news for the bodycomp and running groups is in the T2 Forum. We’ll be using the same exercises as…
It’s November! This is the third and final month of our Endurance Block of training. I want to commend you on making it to this point in the training year and also to congratulate on your outstanding endurance gains. As the days get a bit shorter (at least in terms of available light) we will take a fairly casual approach…
Happy Labor Day Weekend! I salute the American worker and I salute YOU for all the work you’ve put into your training. As we settle into a fall pattern and begin to accumulate volume in the Endurance Block, we are making some adjustments to the workouts we did last week. You may feel a slight bump in fatigue. Make sure…
Wow! Hormesis-Bratosis was achieved recently. We ran up the mountain at 95 degrees, plunged the creek at a water temperature lower than half that of the air, and then enjoyed grilled bratwurst and fellowship with the setting sun. What an upregulation and I hope you are out getting the same mojo all over the country. Also, Happy Father’s Day to…
Yo! Sup? You Rule! As you went through the fall block of training, you brought out your canine-like endurance and fatigue resistance. Through December and January, you restored your cat-like agility. Now, as we enter the Feb-Mar-April block, we build bruin-like strength. Dogs jog, cats jump, and bears lift the hell outta stuff. But before that happens, we have a…
Oh Mighty One, you are SENSATIONAL! KPI week is here, and it’s fitting for an awesome Holiday celebration! This week features 3 delightful microworkouts that you can hit 1-2 times each per your discretion. We are continuing to work on compression/expansion relationships in your beastly bod as well as a healthy dose of balance. Some of the activation work uses…
The title is self-explanatory. Finding ways to keep your training effective, and stay connected with your peers, is what this post is all about. I love gyms and athletic facilities. I love face-to-face coaching. I love team and group workouts and competitions. But those situations aren’t as easy to facilitate these days. The most obvious reason is the ongoing coronavirus…
Another exciting month of training begins for the Tribe! As we launch into November, we will be utilizing our conjugate model that touches on strength, speed, power, and agility, but is currently focused on endurance. We’ll be using a number of different KPI’s, tests, and challenges each week. Because you have built good movement variability and exercise competency, we can…
This is the story of how I developed the Training Tribe, which is The Lifetime Athlete’s online group coaching and training platform. This evolution started way back in 1977 when I first started designing programming. It’s been a great journey. Hope you like the story and the description of what makes T2 unique. This podcast was brought to you by…
Greetings Tribe Member! This is a message to welcome you to the group and provide some introductory information. As a member of The Lifetime Athlete App community, you receive an automatic membership in the Training Tribe. This features exclusive access to comprehensive year-round workout, nutrition, and lifestyle content…all at your fingertips. When you open the T2 section in the App,…
There is great potential that our world may be forever changed by the recent pandemic. However, as we enter Phase 1 of Reopening, some gyms and fitness facilities will be returning to availability in a limited manner. In this episode, I offer some advice and suggestions to help you stay safe, be productive in your training, and avoid injury. Thank…
