When we have athletes start training with us, one of the more popular long term goals that is mentioned is they want to play in college. If that is the case, then you certainly need to be aware of what college coaches are actually looking for in recruits. I’ve been around for a long time, [...]
Christian McCaffery, the running back for the Carolina Panthers, is having a monster year. His speed has been very evident this season as he has simply been running faster than everybody else. He has 3 touchdown runs of 50 or more yards, tops in the league. McCaffery and his speed coach, Brian Kula, have made [...]
Ultimately, all seasons come to an end. There is only one winner per sport. Once the reality sets in for 99% of you that you came up short, it is time to assess how the season went and what you need to work on to be better next season. How do you go about doing [...]
Proper nutrition for athletes is muy importante when it comes to optimizing your athlete’s potential for playing well. What isn’t as talked about is not so much what you eat (that is talked about at nausea), but WHEN you eat. You eat too close to a contest and it could be puke city. You eat [...]
One of the biggest problems I see with today’s young athletes is lack of sleep, or sleep deprivation. Today’s young athletes need to get 8 – 9 hours of sleep a night. Closer to 9 would be fantastic. How many hours is your athlete getting? Probably closer to 7 and that might be generous. Sleep [...]
We are entering the tournament run for cross country. Everyone is looking for an edge at this point. Workouts are being tapered so that these athletes can perform their best because if they have a slip up, their season will be over. By this point, your cross country runner (or whatever endurance sport you are [...]
I’m a big believer in in-season training. If you have read any of my stuff, you know I think it is crucial to the success of your sport team. Let me be clear, I believe in-season lifting is a must. In-season lifting though is probably geared for your older athletes. Definitely high school and maybe [...]
I get asked for sport specific training a lot. I think we need to make a distinction between sport specific training for adult athletes and sport specific training for youth athletes. Meaning, what is beneficial to adult athletes isn’t necessarily needed for the youth. A while ago, I watched a video on an active experiment [...]
When I first got into running and track way back when, there was an adage that if you are sprinting to run on the balls of your feet and if you are running more for distance run flatter and on your heels. That adage can be thrown out the window now. If you look at [...]
You can’t really train to get faster. You either are fast or you’re not. Rather than put in the effort to optimize your body’s ability to get as fast as it can, spend some time doing important things like another selfie pic. Now that we’ve laid that groundwork, let’s analyze the best reasons why you [...]