 By Ryan Humphries
Co-Owner/Founder: Axistence The question of “How strong is strong enough?” always comes with more questions… What’s your goal? Are you a first responder? Are you training for a fitness competition? Are you a professional athlete? Are you a daily gym-goer who wants to be strong and look better naked? How are you measuring your strength? Barbells? Kettlebells? Bodyweight? At Axistence, we use many tools to improve our members’ strength and conditioning, and each one of them comes with their own set of “Strength Standards”. These standards were created for those who want to be strong and adventurous for as many years as possible. If that sounds like you, then keep reading.
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 Georges Hebert, a pioneer of functional fitness and the ethic of preparing for "The Unknown and the Unknowable", articulated a powerful mantra "Be strong to be helpful." This principle arose
from his time as an officer in the French Navy. While stationed near Martinique, a volcanic eruption devastated the town of St. Pierre. During the rescue effort, there was a stark difference in people's abilities to aid others—some were robust and ready, while others were woefully unprepared. Many were saved, many more died. This experience led Hebert to devote his life to ensuring that, in times of crisis, more people would fall into the capable category. Hebert's aim wasn't about looking good or becoming an elite athlete. It was about being capable—ready to serve, respond, and save lives in a volatile world. Today, we live in an era of unprecedented peace and stability compared to the hardships of Hebert’s time, which included world wars, global depression, and widespread famine. While some modern fitness trends may claim to be preparing for apocalyptic scenarios, the truth is, you don’t want to live in the world Hebert was responding to.  By Ryan Humphries
Axistence Co-Founder & NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist Injuries suck. They’re frustrating, painful, and can derail your training. From broken bones to sprains and strains, I’ve had my share, and I know how tempting it is to just throw in the towel and binge-watch Lord of the Rings on repeat...okay, maybe that’s just me. But what if I told you that continuing to train could actually speed up your recovery? Because it can, and that’s what this post is all about. We talk about strength being a skill, and how skills are BEST trained from a fresh & well-rested state…not something to be trained when fatigued… Performing a 1RM Clean and Jerk, or “Explosivity” (**Think - Max height Box Jump), are examples of those types of skills. Similarly Absolute strength like a 1RM deadlift, is optimally trained at the beginning of your session, when you’re fresh. However, there’s another skill that is extremely important for Adventure Athletes, as well as Tactical Athletes, First responders, and anyone who needs to operate at their best, despite how fresh or fatigued they are. This skill is the ability to ACCESS your strength, balance, explosivity, etc… when you ARE in a state of fatigue. I call it, the ability to “Summon your Strength”.   It seems reasonable when you think about it.
Just try not to die for as long as you can. “Woohoo, I made it to 100!” There are whole industries built around this one topic. “20 min of Exercise, 3 times a week helps to reduce the risk of heart disease.” “Try this anti-aging routine!” “Try these brain games, so you don’t lose your mental acuity.” Even biohacking in the quest for “Longevity”, is really just prolonging death in disguise. “Do this simple trick to add years to your life.” “Sacrifice now, so you can have more days on this planet!” So that you can do, what exactly? Sit in the stress and anxiety of your job, or kids, or how it seems like the world is falling apart? Wallow in the depression around how hard and unfair life is?  By Ryan Humphries
Co-Founder: Axistence *Caution* Strong Language :) If there’s anything I learned from Jeffrey (The Dude) Lebowski, it’s that “Nothing is fucked”. When most folks fall off the wagon, they think "the god-damned plane has crashed into the mountain!" When in reality, “Nothing is fucked dude”.  By Ryan Humphries
Co-Owner: Axistence When the fellowship set out from Rivendell on their quest to destroy the one ring, their fitness was paramount. While they did indeed require a certain level of strength, what they needed more than anything was strength endurance (the ability to move forward despite feeling tired). While absolute strength is important (think testing your one-rep-max), you don’t want to train like that all year. In fact, if you want your training to be sustainable and you want to see continued results until your 111th birthday, you must have a little variation.  By Ryan Humphries
Co-Owner:Axistence Athletics The word "ADVENTURE" is defined as the following: "An unusual and exciting, typically hazardous experience or activity." Climbing Pico De Orizaba was exactly that. Rising 18’491 feet above sea level, it’s the highest peak in Mexico and the 3rd highest in North America. The trail starts at 14K’ and the journey begins at around midnight. For an asthmatic kid with three knee surgeries who’s experienced altitude sickness just about every time he’s been over 14,000 this was a bit of an ambitious goal. However, just because the adventure itself may be hazardous, doesn’t mean your training needs to be.  By Ryan Humphries:
Co-Founder Axistence Athletics Why is it that every instagram influencer seems to be pushing ice baths and saunas?? Sure, they look cool, but what are the real benefits of these two things? What does the science say? Although you could nerd out on the decades worth of research on both of these, we thought we’d sum it up in a few bullet points. *Side note, if any of these claims seem too good to be true, you can find the studies in peer reviewed journals linked below . What about Calories??? Why did we wait until now to bring up Calories?
Lot’s of reasons. But mainly, because of despite what you might have heard…all calories are not created equal. “A calorie is a calorie”, a common refrain amongst fitness influencers and new to the industry personal trainers, just doesn’t hold up at a macro level (no pun intended). “But what about that study where the college professor ate a diet consisting of 100% Twinkies for 30 days and lost weight???” |
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