Your coach has likely already been directing your training towards improved performance for The Open. And you can easily find info on how to physically prep and warm up for the workouts (check out Coach Donny’s guide). Here are my top three essentials from a NUTRITION perspective, to give you even more of an edge during these five weeks. Because…
Sometimes I just like sharing great work by others. This one comes from Craig Rasmussen of Results Fitness University (not pictured above, that’s John Wooden obviously). It is advice for the coaches out there – especially the group or semi private coaches. Inspired by Steven Covey’s “7 Habits of Highly Effective People,” he compiled… 14 Habits of Highly Effective Coaches…
It’s a new year, which means it’s time for the next installment of my least enjoyable, but perhaps most important post – I WAS WRONG. If you remember from last year, this post is based on an Eric Cressey article I read years ago, where he proposed that the three most important words in a coach’s vocabulary are “I was…
Here’s a little observational humor for you: Don’tcha hate it…when the people that refuse to take supplements because they want to “get everything they need from only food,” are the same people that aren’t even eating CLOSE to the proper amount of food to stay healthy? Who aaare these people? As someone who is dedicated personally and professionally to nutrition,…
When explaining the importance of sufficient nutrients for achieving optimal health, the analogy I use with my clients is like having all the ingredients for baking a cake. If you make a cake, but don’t put any sugar in it, you’re still going to end up with a cake. It won’t taste very good, but it will be there. The…
Here is a little article I wrote for the Stark Nation blog earlier this year. It was aimed at anyone, especially athletes, whose training goal is muscle hypertrophy (building muscle). But the general concepts still apply to almost everyone, so give it a quick read and you might pick up a tidbit or two to help with your own training…
I don’t believe in New Year’s resolutions. Quite simply, I think that if you want to make a change or strive for a particular goal, then just start doing it. There’s no need to wait for an arbitrary calendar date to start improving yourself. That being said, I’m not going to use this post as a resolution for things to…
A few years ago I learned some exciting news. My beloved canned tuna, which had long been vilified for its mercury content, might actually be completely safe. Of course, many seafood options contain mercury, but tuna gets the most attention because its levels are among the highest and it is so commonly consumed. The research I found explained that selenium…
For some reason, the double-under has become the new muscle-up. I’ve seen gen pop clients and competitive athletes alike beg, borrow, and steal to achieve this seemingly impossible task. Not to make light of their struggle, but I find it amusing, considering that jumping rope is something most of us did quite often as kids. We didn’t do it for…
You know that old saying: “Good, fast, or cheap. You can only have two out of three.” I find that, for most people, the same concept applies to work, training, and health. If you have a busy stressful lifestyle and career, AND you beat yourself up in the gym most days each week, then how long will it be before…