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Think of your journey into a healthier, happier, better moving you much like building a house. If the foundation of your house is cobbled together, has cracks in it, and is deteriorating then you [...]

My coffee addiction has a workout problem. Or some variable of that statement is appropriate for this post. I recently found myself sitting in the office drinking a pot of Death Wish Coffee for [...]

(aka 2 years of Contemporary Athlete) Before CA – Way back when Raising kids, daily lap swimming and watching sports can take up a lot of one’s day and even make one believes finding time [...]

Are you tired of having NO gains? Working your butt off and NOT losing any weight? Feeling the pressure of eating ONLY rice cakes and celery? Hating your stair-mill because you aren’t getting [...]

Beware of easy. I wish there was some magic pill.  I wish there was some miracle product. I wish there was some neat little package you could receive in the mail that would be the answer to all [...]

By Dave Bender You know that sinking feeling you get when you think “Hey, I really should take some time and get myself healthy (again). January is right around the corner and this year. This [...]

The perfect push-up is an upper-body focused exercise with full-body benefits. There are many variations, but being able to perform the standard push-up is an important ability to have in your [...]

“It’s easy till you own it.”  The best advice I have ever gotten was, “Protect the CA no matter what. That community is special and that is its super power. People will come and go but you are at [...]

Contemporary Athlete & 9 Miles East Sports Nutrition If you’ve been training at CA during any point in the last year, you’ve definitely heard the name “9 Miles East” more than a few times.  [...]

When I opened Contemporary Athlete I had grand dreams (don’t worry, I still do!) of rows of amazing athletes of all ages doing agility drills, with fast moving feet; much like the fingers of a [...]