Are you in the Dunning-Kruger Club?
To begin, David Dunning and Justin Kruger were psychologists who studied confidence and competence. Their discoveries are now some of the...
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Carter Schmitz
Apr 9, 20216 min read
Your Golf Swing Isn't Soft. Your Training Shouldn’t be Either.
This one is for all my fellow golfers out there. With the Masters taking place this weekend, spring finally here, and myself heading out...
Logan Scholla
Mar 31, 20214 min read
Are you really winning?
Thinking out loud I wanted to take some time to flesh out my thoughts with all of you. I have been doing a considerable amount of...
markdowdle22
Mar 11, 20214 min read
Does this even make sense?
Reaching the highest level 0f vibration in oneself is made possible by the energy that surrounds. It's not something you necessarily see,...
Carter Schmitz
Mar 3, 202110 min read
More than Muscles
Anybody and everybody with a history of academic exercise science (or a related field) has probably seen a picture like the one below…...
Mark Amick
Feb 25, 20215 min read
Creating Ripples: A reflection
Can you think of a person, a conversation, or an interaction, no matter how big or small that’s impacted you in a really positive way?...
Austin Harrington
Feb 17, 20215 min read
Macros 101
Understanding Macronutrients I'm sure you’ve heard people in the fitness/diet world talk about macronutrients… but how many people really...
markdowdle22
Feb 10, 20214 min read
Begin.
In my bedroom, there’s a bulletin board that greets me each day. A year ago, it was filled with the possibilities of an exciting 2020...
Logan Scholla
Feb 7, 20217 min read
It's Okay to Be A Psycho
Q&A from the Blog Squad The following is a collection of questions from Carter, Mark, and Austin that hopefully shed some light on what I...
Carter Schmitz
Jan 27, 202111 min read
Let's Get Messy
Unfortunately, I wrote this article prior to the heartbreaking NFC Championship loss the Packers suffered to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers...
Mark Amick
Jan 24, 20217 min read
Movement is Medicine pt 1.
One of the principles of human health and wellness that I cannot stress enough is the statement, movement is medicine. Movement and...
Logan Scholla
Jan 6, 20214 min read
Paying in Blood - It's Time to Bleed..
No one owes you shit. I have been competing powerlifting for about two years now. I have competed in drug tested local and national...
Austin Harrington
Dec 23, 20205 min read
Are You in control?
Growing up I was a punk. I was spoiled and sheltered from reality. Nothing was my fault. If something went wrong there was a reason why,...
Carter Schmitz
Dec 16, 202010 min read
Adaptation and Antifragility
When we open the history books, there is a common trait seen amongst many successful people, civilizations, and complex systems - they...
Mark Amick
Dec 9, 20207 min read
The Power Within
You are powerful beyond measure. It’s the message that unfortunately isn’t being expressed to us nearly enough right now and it’s one...
markdowdle22
Dec 2, 20203 min read
the hungry beast
In a world that requires responsibility, there is little room for reckless behavior. We aim to see beauty in the world, and do our best...
Austin Jochum
Apr 21, 20203 min read
Anti-Fragile Thoughts
1. Mother Nature Is Always Right Just because something doesn’t make sense to us in the moment does not mean it’s wrong. If in nature the...
Austin Jochum
Apr 12, 20207 min read
This Quarantine Could Be The Best thing To Happen To Our Athletes
Why This Quarantine could Be The Best Thing to ever happen you our athletes
Sophia VanSurksum
Jan 5, 20206 min read
Top 10 Things Guys Need to Stop Doing in the Gym
Oh, hello Jochum Jocks. Jochum Meatheads. Jochum Bros. Just kidding, I could never stereotype ya’ll like that right off the bat. I’m...
Austin Jochum
Jan 1, 20206 min read
A Year In Review: Building The Foundation
“Woe is the man who is alone for when he falls no one is there to pick him up” I entered 2019 broken. I had no foundation. I had no...
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