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Coach King, What do you think of CrossFit?
/by Ian KingI recently received another request to share my thoughts about cross-fit. “As someone who I look up to a greatly respect in the area of physical training, I am interested what your thoughts are on CrossFit as an effective training program?” Before I responded in full asked “Tell me what you think about CrossFit.” I […]
Helping as few as one person avoid damaging their body through the training is worth the effort!
/by Ian KingI received this email today and I thought it was such a great email that it was worthy of a longer reply. So here it is! Hi, I was listening to Mike Mahler’s podcast with Ian recently and what he had to say was very eye opening and went against some, actually most of my […]
Buying success – does it work?
/by Ian KingI spent the morning watching a sporting team that contained I estimated about 50% imports. At least half the team members were not there the year before, and my understanding is that their arrival was through the usual channels – a financial incentive. In sport many choose the path of attempting to buy success through […]
Is it really going to help them become a better athlete?
/by Ian KingIf they can’t catch and pass there is no value in teaching them how to wrestle! The young athlete was receptive and hard working, a pleasure to work with. It was his first speed session with me, and it really did need it! We went through a series of basic drills relevant to his need […]
Cardio is not evil! Seeking to balance the BS…again…decades later
/by Ian KingI recently received an email that from a great man and avid KSI fan, and I thought the content was worth sharing with you! Hi Ian, I just ordered book III. In your previous books you downplayed the role of cardio, or so it seemed. As I have got older (I’m 52) cardio has taken […]
Stop doing walking lunges! (Especially in the warm up!)
/by Ian KingWhy I tell the world to stop doing walking lunge (especially doing the warm up) Following my post where I pleaded for the world to stop hurting themselves with walking lunges, especially in the warm-up, I was asked by the readers to explain why I said this. I treated their questions with the respect that […]