For the longest time, athletes were told to avoid taking caffeine. There was concern that the cons outweighed the pros and people were scared it would not be effective in improving athletic performance. Like any “questionable supplement” research is showing that if taken properly, caffeine might be the secret ingredient to give an athlete that [...]
I’ve been helping coach my daughter’s track team and have noticed something. Our athletes are beating a lot of the other runners. Sometimes, it is because our athletes are genuinely faster. Other times it is something entirely different. One of the big reasons our girls are winning is this: Their opponents aren’t warming up properly [...]
Training as hard as ever? Not seeing the numbers move? You’re not alone. When you’ve been training for a long time, you’re bound to hit a wall or plateau. This isn’t a bad thing and the answer isn’t always to train harder. The answer lies in making some simple changes to your program. Many athletes [...]
When we first meet our athletes, we have them fill out a mini food log. It only covers three days, but it is enough to enlighten us to the fact that most of you, your eating stinks! What some of you eat before games, usually makes me nauseous. I’m sure at one time I might [...]