4 Powerful Ways Athletes Overcome Self-Doubt - Swolverine

4 Powerful Ways Athletes Overcome Self-Doubt

You know that moment when you're looking to step up to a new PR weight, and you freeze. You're overwhelmed with self-doubt, negative thoughts, and before you even touch the bar you know it's not going to be a lift you make. This is where our 4 powerful ways athletes overcome self-doubt and we're going to teach them to you step-by-step in this article so you can crush the weight and not let the weight crush you.
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8 Natural Ways To Speed Up Your Metabolism - Swolverine

8 Natural Ways To Speed Up Your Metabolism

Metabolic slowdown is a product of our environments and our habits. Chances are, it took you more than a few days to get where you are now, and chances are, it’s going to take more than a few days to get your metabolism slowdown back in gear. For most, attaining a happily functioning metabolic rate is achievable through a few tweaks here and there. Let’s explore how you got to a slow metabolism in the first place, 
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Beta-Alanine: The Best Supplement For Increasing Muscle Endurance

Beta-Alanine: The Best Supplement For Increasing Muscle Endurance

Endurance is the key to your overall performance. If you can sprint faster, row harder, or lift heavier, you can gain a competitive advantage and improve your results. Beta-Alanine is a beta amino acid, which has proven to enhance muscular endurance. But before we get to the clinical evidence that supports the claims and benefits of Beta-Alanine, let’s find out how Beta-Alanine actually works. 
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Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS): How To Treat Muscle Soreness And Inflammation

Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS): How To Treat Muscle Soreness And Inflammation

We’ve all been there; sore to the point that we can barely move. When it hurts so bad, you can’t even raise your arms because your shoulders and chest feel like someone beat the shit out of you with a pillowcase full of bars of soap. Or what about the days when you can’t even walk straight because you decided to throw some extra plates onto your deadlift the day before. What you’re experiencing is called Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS), which unsympathetically decides to ruin your day typically 12-48 hours’ post-workout.
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What Vitamins Should I Take?

Vitamins and Minerals: How To Get What You Need For Optimal Wellness

Everyone is different. Our bodies are unique and have various needs, based on our activity, routines, environments and overall health status. There is an abundance of vitamins and supplements on the market, in addition to an overwhelming amount of information (and misinformation) going in one ear and out the other, making it increasingly difficult to figure out what vitamins to take that are are right for you and your specific needs. 
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the CrossFit Open

CrossFit Open: To Do or Not To Do

Even if at first, you think you don’t like it, you’ll never know until you try. Here are our best reasons why you should sign up and show up for the CrossFit Open.
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6 Amazing Reasons Why Foam Rolling Is Good For Recovery

6 Amazing Reasons Why Foam Rolling Is Good For Recovery

It hurts so good. I’m talking of course, about foam rolling. You know, that studded little power strip of foam. Or as I like to call it, the pain enforcer. Foam rollers are used to assist in myofascial release, after a grueling WOD, long distance run, or gripping power lifting session. The reason we foam roll, or neglect to foam roll, is to not only make us cringe, but to both help you warm up and recover faster after a gut-wrenching workout. So what are we going to do? By now, you probably know that Swolverine is an evidence-based company. So, let’s see what the studies say about the proper uses and benefits of foam rolling to help us get back out on the floor to hammer out more thrusters.
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