Last night, I woke up at 2:00am. Heart palpating. Cold sweating. Heavy breathing. At first, I thought I was experiencing the onset of the Coronavirus. Oh, no, buckle up I thought. My heart began to beat faster. My body temperature spiked. My breath became shorter. I struggled to return to deep, belly breathing. I walked...
This is not a political post. While I could dive in on U.S. leadership and facilitate a debate on crisis management and healthcare systems, I prefer not to go down that rabbit hole. Rather, this is an article on coaching leadership. No, I'm not talking sending your athletes...
You're stuck inside. You've watched every series on Netflix. You've read every book on your shelf. You've made one hundred Tik Tok videos. You've done your chores for the next six months. Congratulations! You're crushing the quarantine life. Being at home has its way of forcing you to get things...
Peruse any Instagram fitness influencer's account and you'll see a bevy of posts like this: - "Lose 10 pounds with this cleanse!" - "Melt body fat with this pyramid scheme supplement!" - "Tone up for the summer!" - "Lose your mid thighs in less than two weeks!" Ahhhhhh. It's always the...
Hi. If you've followed me for a bit, you've been blasted with hundreds of workout videos for youth athletes. Whether you received them from my email list, or sifted my YouTube, or perused my Instagram, you know there's an overwhelming amount of strength, speed and conditioning drills. Let's...
A week ago, if someone would’ve told me I’d be running training sessions over video conference in my kitchen, as my cat purrs within earshot on the sofa, I would’ve told them they were crazy. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STUWeL8lXsw&feature=youtu.be[/embed] If someone would’ve told me I’d be out of coaching at...
Welcome to my blog. The one thing that won't get cancelled amidst this pandemic. While your flight to that destination wedding is cancelled, or your local pub is closed, or your sports season is postponed, my blog is here to stay. Yes, allow me to provide you some...
I know, I know. Making time for a strength and conditioning program in youth sports is tough. It sounds as insurmountable as battling a White Walker with nothing but a butter knife on-hand. It sounds as impossible as a spotting a vegan at a hot dog eating contest. It...
There are a plethora of hotly debated topics out there. Early specialization. Income taxes. Chipotle vs. Qdoba. Universal healthcare. Keto. But the one topic that is just as bellicose, with a side of ego-driven, snarky remarks is...
Guess what? I discovered the secret to life, to improved performance, to weight loss, to healthier nutrition, to D1 college pursuits, to increased speed on the pitch, to better conditioning, to a more explosive first step. No, it's not training with an Instagram influencer speed trainer for...