Category Archives: Chris Carmichael
Weekend Reading: Chris Carmichael’s 10-Exercise Core Training Workout
**Scroll Down for video and text descriptions of the Core Workout I’m Doing This Week!** As I travel around the country to training camps and events, I get a lot of questions about core strength and stability training. People want … Continue reading
Weekend Reading: Epiphanies from the Buffet (and a great vegan recipe)
With the Holiday Season now in full swing, I’ve noticed that it’s really interesting to approach a holiday buffet or cocktail party as a vegan. Well, almost a vegan. As I’ve said on this blog before, I’m not an ‘absolutist’ … Continue reading
Weekend Reading: Training Hard (Probably) Won’t Kill You
By now I figure many of you have already read the Wall Street Journal article, “One Running Shoe in the Grave”. If you haven’t, I encourage you to read it, and then I strongly urge you to read Alex Hutchinson’s … Continue reading
Weekend Reading: Why Every Workout Counts Between Thanksgiving and New Year’s
As of this Saturday morning, I’m about 150 miles into my Thanksgiving Challenge, and it’s going to be touch-and-go as to whether I’ll make the full 250. In case you missed it, I decided last week to launch a Thanksgiving … Continue reading
Triathlon Training: Thanksgiving Meal Alternatives for Ironman Athletes
By Chris Carmichael With last week’s Ironman Arizona race, the year’s big events have wrapped up. And to everyone who competed in Kona, Coeur d’Alene and points in between, I congratulate you. If you’re like me, you’re likely going … Continue reading





