Athletic Development – Defining the Field
Old Stuff
Yesterday I was going through some old files (Actual paper – Quite analog!) of workouts and training ideas. As systematic as I try to be I could not help asking myself why I had gone away from ...
Smart Body or Dumb Body
How you view and perceive the body will have a significant effect on your training outcomes. You can view the body as either dumb or smart. Here are some comparisons: Dumb Body – Looks for dys...
More on Work Versus Training
Ask yourself is what you are doing busy work or best work? Best work is training and that will get you better, busy work will just get you tired. There is a huge difference between getting tired and g...
Work Versus Training
Work is hard and the harder the work the better the work is. No, absolutely wrong – STOP – that is not training. That approach will work for a while before the inevitable crash occurs. Cer...
Good, Better, Best
It may be trite to say, but good is the enemy of great. After workout this morning I was reflecting on what it takes to be the best. It is easy to talk about and intellectualize about being the best, ...
The Coaching Process
Coaching is a process that has a deep foundation in pedagogy (Science of teaching), supported by science, forged in experience, proven and tested in the competitive arena. At its essence coaching is t...
Strength and Conditioning International Online Conference
Take advantage of this special opportunity for learning & professional development. Brendan Chaplin of Leeds Metropolitan University in England has organized an all-star line-up of leaders in the ...
The Secret
Always have to chuckle when I see a new article or a post on the unveiling of the latest secret training method. I will let you in on a little secret there are no secrets. There are no shortcuts to th...
Reflections & Expectations
These are a few reflections, lessons, random thoughts and some expectations for the New Year. 2013 was a great year of learning and sharing for me; I am looking forward to an even better year in 2014....