Interview with Jim Schmitz
When I first started researching Jim for this interview, I was astounded and so very intimidated by his background. He has coached ten weightlifting Olympians and was an US Olympic…
Interview with Brett Nenaber: Professional NFL Strength and Conditioning Coach
NFL strength and conditioning Coach Brett Nenaber generously took time out of his busy schedule to speak with me about working with such elite athletes. He also discusses his own…
Meet Iron Athlete Tiffany Hendrickson
Name: Tiffany Hendrickson Age: 34 Height/Weight: 5’1” 130lbs Current City: Layton, UT Gym: Wasatch CrossFit Job: Stay-at-home mom of three Competition PRs: Snatch: 168lbs Clean and Jerk: 205lbs 2014 CrossFit Games 11th Place 2013 CrossFit Games…
Who Coaches the Coaches: An Interview with Bob Tanko
Despite the ire that CrossFit has drawn from some corners, even its most adamant critics agree: CrossFit has brought much-needed attention to serious strength training. It has entirely changed the…
Meet Iron Athlete Trainer Marie Finamore
Marie Finamore is the Director of Sports Medicine at East Valley CrossFit and the founder and sole proprietor of Have Thumbs, Will Travel®, a Scottsdale based wellness private practice. In her…
Interview with Rich Wenner: Associate Head Sports Performance Coach at ASU
Rich's bio below speaks for itself, but I was so astounded by his experience and range of expertise. This interview gave me the opportunity to really geek out on the…
From Belief to Action: Weightlifting makes me better at life
When I read Matt Foreman’s article, “We All Go to the Same Therapist,” I knew I wanted to write a response. I shouldn’t reduce Matt’s argument to one sentence. In…
Meet Iron Athlete Elijah “EZ” Muhammad
Name: Elijah M. Muhammad Age: 26 Height/Weight: 6'0” Current City: Muscle Shoals, AL Gym: HiTemp Athletics Job: Performance Enhancement Coach Tell us about your athletic background and how you got into CrossFit: I played basketball in…
Performance Based Nutrition with Kelli Michelle
When August and I started this blog, we spoke a lot about our frustrations with the amount of ungrounded, impractical "advice" floating around the internet. I find this particularly true…
Meet Iron Athlete Adrian Conway
Name: Adrian James Conway Age: 28 Height/Weight: 5’11/204 Current City: Salt Lake City, Utah Gym: Wasatch CrossFit Job: Coach Major Competitions: 2011 CrossFit Open (2nd Southwest region), 2011 SouthWest Regional (6th), 2011 Salt Lake City Retro Games…