Archive for October 2026

by- Josh Bryant In Bloodsport, Chong Li blinds Frank Dux with powder. Dux remembers his blindfolded training with Tanaka and delivers. Preparation pays when it counts. Some people deliver when it counts—in sports, closing a business deal, or when the Big Kahuna locks the door at an Okinawa dive bar and you’ve gotta punch your…

In Greek mythology, Sisyphus was condemned to push a massive boulder up a mountain, only to watch it roll back down every time. Sound familiar? More days in the gym, more sets, more fatigue, yet the numbers on the bar aren’t moving. If this sounds like you, remember: More isn’t better. Better is better. Even…

by- Josh Bryant 2004: Odd’s Environment Helped Me Get This Stone on the Eighth Try There was a Racetrac gas station a couple blocks down from Metroflex, and the old joke was if you hung around there long enough, you were guaranteed to see three things: a fight, a hooker and a drug deal. But…

by Joseph Giandonato, PhD, MBA, CSCS Rob Floeter Introduction The term hybrid athlete has seemingly hijacked the fitness industry in recent years. But what qualifies someone as a hybrid athlete? How is potential as a hybrid athlete determined? What are some benchmarks to shoot for? And how should training be structured?  All of these burning…