by BlackFlagAthletics | Sep 20, 2026 | BF Strength & Conditioning Blog, BFA Blog
If you’ve ever looked at our training schedule and wondered, “Why are we doing this today?”—there’s a reason. We don’t build our programming by randomly selecting exercises and hoping everyone is sufficiently sore by the end of the week. Each...
by BlackFlagAthletics | Sep 12, 2026 | BF Strength & Conditioning Blog, BFA Blog
Why better training starts with understanding the person—not forcing everyone into the same movement template. Spend enough time around a gym and eventually you’ll hear someone talking about “perfect form.” Feet here. Knees there. Elbows at this exact angle. Lower the...
by BlackFlagAthletics | Sep 6, 2026 | BF Strength & Conditioning Blog, BFA Blog
Why constantly changing your workouts may be getting in the way of actual progress. Walk into enough gyms and you’ll eventually hear some version of the same idea: We have to keep the body guessing. It’s the foundation of what the fitness industry has...
by BlackFlagAthletics | Aug 30, 2026 | BF Strength & Conditioning Blog, BFA Blog
The Minimum Effective Dose: Why Smarter Training Wins How the right amount of training—not the most training—can build strength, muscle and fitness for the long haul. Somewhere along the way, we started confusing exhaustion with effectiveness. Good Strength &...
by BlackFlagAthletics | Aug 23, 2026 | BF Strength & Conditioning Blog, BFA Blog
Strong for Life: Mitochondrial Health, Training & Healthy Aging At Black Flag, we talk a lot about getting stronger, building muscle, improving conditioning and staying capable. But some of the most important benefits of training are things we’ll never see...
by BlackFlagAthletics | Aug 9, 2026 | BF Strength & Conditioning Blog, BFA Blog
By Coach Cierra Bloom Introduction — Recovery Isn’t the Opposite of Training When most people hear the word recovery, they picture rest days. Foam rolling. Stretching. Ice baths. Sleeping in. Those things can certainly help. But recovery isn’t something...
