What is this??? The more advanced an athlete becomes, the more important their mental capaicites become. They’re bodies respond to their sport situations automatically (though, I should mention, that they need STRENGTH to get to that point and STRENGTH to maintain that power output and endurance…) but they have to get their “head in the [...]
READ MORE »I ran across this TED Talk by accident, but couldn’t resist sharing it. Amy Cudy discusses how our body language not only shapes how others see us, but also who we actually are and can become. The idea of “fake it til you become it” pretty much embodies my literal approach to life since I [...]
READ MORE »A couple days ago I got an email from someone who was, at one point, going to be one of my GA’s for this semester. In an unlikely, but highly desirable, turn of events, she had been offered a combo role at a D2 university as the athletic department’s strength & conditioning coordinator and an [...]
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This past Monday, Duke joined his sister at daycare and gave up his position as my daily business companion. The summer has been pretty tough across the board. But, I made it to the other side. In Duke’s short 3-months he has already accompanied me to my office daily, attended meetings, patiently observed SAPT’s move, [...]
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Hands-down, my favorite team pre-season is soccer. It’s not so much that I love the sport of soccer, rather, I simply love the time of year. Pre-season for fall sports signal the end of summer and the ushering in of cooler weather, plus I get to spend a whole bunch of time outside – which [...]
READ MORE »This will sound a little like “What came first? The chicken or the egg?” But, it’s reality: How do you avoid a hamstring injury? Don’t let yourself get a hamstring injury in the first place. Riiiiight. That’s helpful, I’m sure. As it turns out the most significant risk factor for hamstring injury is a previous [...]
READ MORE »Stevo just highlighted a serious success story over at the SAPTstrength blog. Please check it out if you haven’t already read it!
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Today is my 9th wedding anniversary. It also happens to be the 16th anniversary of the day my husband and I met. Naturally, I’m in a state of reflection on the last 9-years of marriage. Plus, we’ve now been a couple for more than 1/2 my life – I think this fact, in particular, is [...]
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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 [...]
READ MORE »This is the first bi-weekly update on my training and diet post-baby. Here’s what my experience has been so far: With a little planning it’s pretty easy… After my experience with my daughter’s birth, I became a firm believer that your body wants to get back to its regular weight as quickly as possible. For [...]
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