By Yard Athletics – Feb 15th, 2019 Greetings! Today we are starting out a new series, diving into some of the myths that surround lifting weights, especially when it comes to gaining and losing weight, leaning out, bulking up, risk of injury, the works. And what better resource to ask than founder and director of Yard Athletics, Ilan Cumberbirch. Unless … Read More
Giveaway Alert!!! Blonyx + 2XU North America
By Yard Athletics – Feb 12th, 2019 It’s giveaway time! Our good friends over at Blonyx have partnered up with 2XU Compression Gear for the Ultimate Performance Package Giveaway! It includes the following, worth over $600 in value: – $300 Blonyx Gift Card – 2XU MCS Cross Train Compression Tights – 2XU MCS Cross Train Compression Shorts – 2XU Compression Long … Read More
20 Questions w/ Marianne Beilmann: #YardHard Faithful
By Yard Athletics – Feb 8th, 2019 Tuesday’s blog was a little doom and gloom (…”50% of US Adults have heart disease“) so we had no choice but to liven things up with everyones favorite question and answer series… the Yard Athletics 20 Questions! We might be biased, but ours seems a lot better than that cheesy, totally-scripted-but-pretending-to-not-be-scripted Vogue 73 … Read More
Bad News: “~50% of US Adults Have Heart Disease”
By Henry Gould – Feb 5th, 2019 Talk about a sobering headline! One of our Yard Athletics regulars, John Kapp, was kind enough to pass along this recent article which seemed only fitting for a longer discussion on the blog. According to the American Heart Association, 48% of adult Americans have some form of cardiovascular disease, be it coronary heart disease, … Read More
RECIPE: Super Bowl Food!
By Henry Gould – Feb 1st, 2019 It’s Friday! It’s February 1st! Sober January is over! It’s Super Bowl weekend! I’m not sure what to do with my hands! Regardless of which team you support, the 53rd Annual NFL Championship Game is more or less beloved around the world. You can drink beer during the day (did we need an … Read More
Stocking A Smarter Pantry; Sober January Part 2; NHL Players Can’t Find Jeans
By Henry Gould – Jan 18th, 2019 You might be wondering if the title of this blog was generated by a computer algorithm that just got water spilled on it. Thankfully not! Today I wanted to switch it up, offering a bit of a “low attention span” post with 3 interesting items to take you into the weekend. Sound good? … Read More
Up Your Cooking Game w/ Natalie Cumberbirch
By Natalie Cumberbirch – Jan 16th, 2019 New year, new you. New goals, resolutions, ambitions, intentions. Drink more water, eat more greens, try new recipes. They’re all great. I’ve set the goal of writing food posts – one per month, maybe you’ll get two. Now I’ve said it, it’s out there; no backing down now! As I made my dinner … Read More
Beating The Winter Blues by Dr. Debbie Samsom
By Dr. Debbie Samsom – Jan 14th, 2019 So, winter is definitely upon us. Holiday festivities are over, days are short, and the rain seems endless. This is the time of year when many of us can feel blue, down in the dumps, or outright depressed. Good thing there are ways to prevent this, so we can cruise into spring … Read More
20 Questions w/ Keiko Voss: #YardHard Faithful
By Yard Athletics – Jan 11th, 2019 Look alive people! The best questionnaire on the web is back and better than ever, with a brand new set of 20 Questions to bounce off one of our devoted regulars. This week we get to know Keiko Voss, friend of Yard Athletics who has been training with us since summer 2018 and … Read More
RECIPE – Chicken “Miso Soup” w/ Gluten-Free Soba Noodles
By Henry Gould – Jan 8th, 2019 Warning to all food purists and authenticity snobs: this recipe is likely to cause immense grief and frustration! It’s not quite traditional soba, not really miso soup, and definitely not what might charitably be called “ramen”. But is it delicious, inexpensive to prepare, and incredibly healthy??? Yes. Yes it is. Although this preparation … Read More