I recently saw a post in a Facebook group for American Football coaches that asked a very simple question: "Anyone got something to increase speed?" Being a speed coach, my interest was peaked. I saw just about every answer you could think up in the comments. Plyos, heavy weights, light weights for … Continue reading Creating Break Away Speed: A How-to Guide for High School Football Coaches
Category: Other
Six Lessons I Learned in my First Year of Training Youth Athletes (That Have Nothing to do With Actual Training)
I’ve been a personal trainer for ten years, but for the first nine I trained almost exclusively adults who wanted to lose weight and feel better. Last year I transitioned into a role where nearly 100% of my clientele is youth athletes. Coming into this role I knew how different training for athleticism is than … Continue reading Six Lessons I Learned in my First Year of Training Youth Athletes (That Have Nothing to do With Actual Training)
On Fear
Click here to be notified when new posts go live. Fear isn't meant to be ignored. I've seen pictures / memes / posts revolving around the sentiment of "F you, fear, I'm doing what I want." This response misses the purpose and, in my opinion, the value, of fear. We could go on about why … Continue reading On Fear
Dear Aunt Kiki: What Your Death Taught Me About Life
Dear Aunt Kiki, You probably wouldn’t remember the summer of 2007 as well as I do. That summer I got my driver’s license, drove my grandfather’s 1980-something F-150 with two gas tanks all over, had a great camping trip at Santa Cruz with my friends (somehow we got away with beach camping alone as 16 … Continue reading Dear Aunt Kiki: What Your Death Taught Me About Life
