Functional Bodybuilding
is a way to train, eat, and live that says YES to looking good naked while moving like a panther, year after year, and NO to the endless chase for high-intensity workouts and unsustainable eating fads. Join the Functional Bodybuilding movement and get a FREE 3 Stage Training and Nutrition Guide that has you covered whether you’re just getting started or a movement progression pro, plus a look at my personal nutrient breakdown and tips.
FBB WARMUPS ARE HERE
Put an end to boring warmups and start using the precious first part of your training to build unilateral strength, increase skills and range of motion, and expand your movement vocabulary. Get instant access to 60 fun, fresh warmups any time for coaches, athletes, and quality movement connoisseurs. Got a tweaky shoulder, hip, or low back? Want to improve your jumping ability or get a great core burn or a bootylicious pump for your rump? Sick to death of doing empty barbell reps for lifting prep? Shake it up with Functional Bodybuilding Warmups: Volume One!
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Functional Bodybuilding 101 is here! Join us online for this introductory course with 6x CrossFit Games athlete Marcus Filly of Revival Strength, and Mike Lee, Marcus’s coach at OPEX. This course will show you how to approach a training program that balances aesthetics and function, emphasizing quality of movement and connection with your body. Learn how to apply these concepts to movement progressions to learn new skills, correct imbalances, and develop work capacity without overtraining.
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Awaken Training Series is a 12 week online Functional Bodybuilding program with 5 workouts per week, plus 2 rest day assignments, that will awaken your body and mind to new approaches to training. Feel stronger and more connected across a wide range of movement patterns, building progressively throughout the program without burnout or overtraining. Registration will be open next in October 2018.
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What is Functional Bodybuilding?
A stand-alone program or a foundation for training for the sports or activities you love.
A philosophy of sustainable training and eating for the 10-year plan – or more.
A movement of people motivated by passion, quality, and purpose in how they train and live, in and out of the gym.
Marcus Filly is a 6x CrossFit Games athlete (2016 12th fittest) and captain of the Phoenix Rise in the NPGL. For two years he has been voted to the all GRID league team, in 2016 earning 1st team honors, and in 2015 earning the award for leadership excellence. Marcus has an extensive training background and has also competed in baseball, golf, and Division 1 collegiate soccer.
Marcus’s passion for helping others live healthy lives led him partway through medical school, until he turned his career focus to coaching. He was formerly a CrossFit facility owner for 5 years, has completed all 5 of the OPEX CCP courses, and has coached clients from all over the world, including Games and Regionals athletes. Marcus currently leads a team of coaches at Revival Strength in San Rafael, CA, who design individual programs for clients both remotely and onsite that include training, nutrition, and lifestyle support for a diverse range of athletes. He is also the creator of Awaken Training Series, a twelve-week online group program using functional bodybuilding principles.