It’s Friday and, once again, find myself without a solid idea to expound upon for a blog post so we’ll toss a bunch of them in and see what comes out. – “A to Z coaching” is how I’ve tried to explain to our interns how I approach teaching an athlete a skill. “A” being [...]
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Yes, you read that correctly, furniture sliders. No, I haven’t switched to become a TV spokesperson: Clearly these people don’t need sliders; they just need to get stronger. I mean, seriously!? Any reasonably strong person could move furniture on their own without that lifty thing and sliders. Come to SAPT! Then you can redeem the [...]
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Ever have a day where you just feel beat up, either mentally or physically? Perhaps you walk into the gym today and, man, you just feel as if you have all the energy of a wet sock. We’ve all been there. So what do you do? You want to move around but you just… can’t… [...]
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- I adore alliteration. Therefore my “random thoughts” title is Haphazard Hash. (hash- mixture of incongruous things). – I coach all kinds of athletes (adults too, not just kids). Some have excellent body awareness and one cue from me during a goblet squat will smoothly fix three problems. Others, one cue will cause a complete [...]
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Sounds appealing huh? There will probably be more kale recieps in the future. In case you haven’t figured it out, kale is one of my favorite foods. Fantatically weird, I know. But I’d rather have kale cravings then say, Krispy Kreme Burger (serving size: 1 per lifetime) Anyway, this is a recipe I actually made [...]
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A few weeks ago Misty May Treanor had a Q&A in the New York Times. In it she discusses how her training and preparation for this upcoming Olympics has evolved over the years. She also is a strong believer in the weight room, using free weights, and working on “the little muscles” – it’s a [...]
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One of our parents is convinced that his daughter needs to run agility ladders in order to make her faster and improve her foot speed. (as I’ve said before, agility ladders make you better at agility ladders. How many sports do you know of, that require the “agility” that a ladder supposedly provides, move in [...]
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The idea of paying attention to breathing patterns as well as training/fixing them is gathering steam in the strength and conditioning community. It’s actually been around for a while but a good chunk of coaches have started writing about them so now it’s more in the forefront of blogs now. (Troll around a bit, try [...]
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Want to feel better? Of course you do. That’s why you read this blog (high five by the way). Try the following mobility/stretches and do them every day (yes, everyday. You breathe every day right? And you feel good right?) at least once. They’re not hard nor time consuming so there isn’t an excuse. Trust [...]
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Last week, I wrote a series about fat. If you’re afraid of eating fats, you should read it. (*hint* fats are healthy) Anyway, I got a question of how much fat should one eat. And, like most fitness questions, the answer is: It depends. (Maddening huh?) There is a myriad of factors that can play [...]
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