By Yard Athletics – April 5th, 2019 Oh baby, do we have a special edition of 20 Questions for you today. Obviously we are #YardHard faithful at heart, but that doesn’t mean we don’t put the weights down every once in a while and get a sweat somewhere else. All-City Athletics is a perfect example of that “somewhere else”. Introducing … Read More
The Myths of Weightlifting: Part 4 w/ Ilan Cumberbirch
By Yard Athletics – April 2nd, 2019 Folks, April Fool’s was yesterday, so it’s time to cut out the jokes, pranks, lies, and most of all, the MYTHS that turned our day upside down (yes, we fell for pretty much all of them including the LA Times trolling New York saying they had an “emerging” restaurant scene). But fitness myths?? … Read More
RECIPE – Crispy Roasted Brussels Sprouts (that taste like the a restaurants)
By Henry Gould – March 29th, 2019 I guess it was ~5 years ago that Brussels sprouts went from the dish everyone avoided at Thanksgiving, to a vegetable almost all trendy restaurants had on their menu. Many credit David Chang of the Momofuku empire for their elevated stardom, as he was one of the first to deep fry them and … Read More
20 Questions w/ Brody Toigo: #YardHard Faithful
By Yard Athletics – March 22, 2019 “Guess who’s back… back again… 20 Questions is back… Brody’s our friend…” K that was lame. Promise to never “type-rap” Eminem on another blog again… 20 Questions! You know it! You love it! You crave it! You wait patiently by your phone for the email notification saying another thoroughbred #YardHard athlete is coming … Read More
The Myths Of Weightlifting: Part 3 w/ Ilan Cumberbirch
By Yard Athletics – March 15th, 2019 Myths… they’re everywhere. Can you catch a cold from not wearing a jacket? Does the subway bread actually have yoga mats in it? Why does the toast always fall butter side down? We may not know all the answers, but when it comes to exercise and weightlifting, we are a treasure trove of … Read More
Strength = Lower Risk Of Diabetes; Paleo Diet & Eating Rabbit
By Henry Gould – March 12th, 2019 Greetings #YardHard family! It feels like forever ago that we did a “general interest” style post on the blog (what with all the amazing recipes, 20 Questions, and Ilan’s “Myths of Weightlifting” series) so figured it was time to get back into it. “Diabetes Study Ties Lower Risk To Just A Moderate Amount … Read More
Merch Merch Merch!!!
By Yard Athletics – March 7th, 2019 People, the Yard Athletics merchandise you’ve been dying to get your hands on is here! We’ve been seeing #YardHard devotees all over the city sporting the hoodies, socks, shirts and hats, and to be honest it warms our hearts to no end. Right now we have the following selection of amazing kit, ready … Read More
RECIPE: Zucchini Pasta w/ Oven Roasted Cherry Tomatoes by Natalie Cumberbirch
By Natalie Cumberbirch – March 5th, 2019 What’s up people! Coming at you with another ‘recipe’; dinner idea, ‘inspo’ for anyone lacking that creative kick in the kitchen. I recently started a new job at Mamiche Bakery in Paris where my first task of the day is baking off all the croissants, pain au chocolat, pain au raisin…basically all the … Read More
The Myths Of Weightlifting: PART 2 w/ Ilan Cumberbirch
By Yard Athletics – Based on the great feedback we received on the first installment of this series, Ilan is back to debunk all those pesky fitness myths! As we left off last time, the questions was something along the lines of “I don’t want to get a big neck, legs and shoulders; I just want to tone my arms, … Read More
RECIPE – “One Pan” Chicken w/ Soy, Garlic, Ginger and Chili
By Henry Gould – Feb 26th, 2019 There are times when I find the “one pan meal” concept a little sad and forlorn (you don’t even have the effort to clean TWO pans???). In reality though, it can be incredibly satisfying to chuck everything in the oven for ~45 minutes and suddenly have dinner ready, when otherwise you might have … Read More