I’ve told this story before, but a couple years ago I went to watch one of my athletes compete in the state track and field championships. Aziza was running the 800M as a junior and hoping to win her first title. My daughter and I went to talk with her and wish her luck before [...]
During my daughter’s soccer season, I witnessed an athlete fall and get a concussion. I witnessed two other athletes fall and break their wrists. Last year, we had three athletes that fell breaking their wrist (only one while actually training at our place – accidents happen). You start to fall and automatically reach behind you [...]
I’m a 46 year old man. I’ve been working out or been active my entire life. As I’ve gotten older, I have a certain annual plan that I do with my workouts. My workouts are centered around 4 month training plans, which in a year means I cycle through these 3 times. Within this training [...]
I don’t think there is an argument to be had if I were to say doing deadlifts will make you stronger. I personally feel that doing deadlifts will also make you faster, but you might get some resistance on that by some people. Not many, but some. I didn’t always utilize deadlifts though. I am [...]
Back in the day, there were all sorts of rules about training female athletes. They were deemed fragile and you had to adjust your training accordingly. In fact, one of my female wellness clients told me when she was younger, gym teachers told them lifting was dangerous for girls because their vaginas could fall out. [...]
My freshman year in football, we did all sorts of running. At the end of practice, we would run these sprints or suicides to keep us in shape. I remember them yelling, “Get on the line!” And we would run. Once football ended, we rolled right into basketball season. After all that running in football, [...]
The first step! Athletes need it in some capacity in every sport. Ok, almost every sport. Sorry bowlers and golfers. In tennis, it is getting to that tennis ball before it gets by you or bounces twice. In soccer, it is beating your opponent to the ball. In track, it is getting out of the [...]
My brother played baseball all the way up to the division 1 college ranks. Somewhere in there, he noticed his eye sight was getting bad. He was starting to have to sit at the front of the class just to see the chalk board. He decided to get his eyes looked at. Now, if you [...]
One of the key areas you need firing properly if you want to run fast is your core. If your core is weak, then your torso slouches ever so slightly. If this happens, then your airflow isn’t set up right and you don’t get the proper amount of oxygen to your body. You also [...]
At our facility, we are getting a lot of fall athletes who are wanting to begin their off-season training. They have the winter months off, so there is a good 3-4 months of uninterrupted training before most of these athletes will have to do a spring sport. With that in mind, there are 5 things [...]