by Julie M. | Jan 27, 2017
Let’s talk double-unders! For some athletes, the double under is perhaps the most frustrating movement to achieve. It not only takes coordination, but also a high degree of accuracy and stamina. Let’s not forget that it also takes hours of PRACTICE to master the...
by Julie M. | Jan 4, 2017
Scenario: Two athletes arrive at the gym and rush over to view the workout of the day. Athlete 1 notices that the metcon includes large sets of double-unders. They recently began working on the movement and can string together about 5 unbroken reps. They think to...
by Julie M. | Sep 3, 2016
As an athlete, I am my own worst critic. I can be incredibly hard on myself, becoming frustrated when I underperform or miss a lift that I typically can hit. At times, I allow these less than spectacular performances to affect me mentally and I find myself refusing to...
by Julie M. | Sep 2, 2014
I always avoided the pull-up machine at the gym, mostly for fear of looking stupid. I knew I wasn’t strong enough to do an actual pull-up, and I didn’t want to fail or make a fool of myself trying while going into a spastic, body contorting effort, to get...
