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At your local gym, you’ve no doubt seen someone load a barbell with 45-pound plates until the bar was bending, then use brute force and power to lift it off the ground. There’s a good chance you won’t find this person attempting a pistol squat or cossack squats—let alone boosting their VO2 max or trying the 28-day calisthenics … Read more
The pistol squat is the ultimate test for lower body strength, balance, and mobility. Unlike regular squats, this awkward exercise requires you to lower your body on one leg, keeping the other leg extended straight out in front of you. It’s a full-body challenge that pushes your limits and exposes any weaknesses, from strength imbalances (particularly … Read more
You’ve probably seen a BOSU exercise ball at the gym. It’s that piece of equipment hanging out by the free weights that looks like half of an inflated beach ball about two feet in diameter attached to a flat disc. You know the one. But do you know what to do with it? Have you … Read more
June is National Get Outdoors Month. Here at MDA, we’re spending the next couple weeks teeing you up to have your best summer yet in the great outdoors with posts to inspire you to get into nature. Today we’re talking about how to train for backpacking. Let’s start with the most obvious question: what IS … Read more