Motivation can be defined as the desire to achieve, the fuel that inspires us to reach our goals. It has been said that motivation strengthens the ambition, increases initiative and guides our energy. Motivation is one of the most important keys in fitness success. I say this, due to the fact that I usually train [...]
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By Sinead Duffy Are there times when you doubt yourself and your abilities? Have you missed out on opportunities because you felt you were not talented enough, lacked education or felt unattractive?Time and time again, I coach people who have lots of talent and wonderful ability, yet for various reasons they are filled with self-doubt. They [...]
St. Xavier takes care of business in the Region 4 Championship game against Moeller. Share and Enjoy:
Today I had the pleasure of speaking with Will Fleming of the IYCA. Will and I are both on the Board of Experts for the International Youth Conditioning Association. So when he asked me to share some thoughts on how we train our athletes at St. X, I couldn’t say no. I met Will and [...]
The high school football playoff season is upon us. Most teams have played ten regular season games and are preparing to play another four to five games in their journey to the State Championship game. For those of you who coach or train high school football teams, I’m sure you understand how difficult a full [...]
In sports, we use CT Scans, MRI’s and x-rays to determine how severe an injury is and what types of steps we need to take to get our athletes back on the field. These types of devices rely on tomography to capture images of your anatomy in “slices”. In the past some of these procedures [...]
Success is not final, Failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts. The consistency of your in-season program can determine the success of an entire season. The quote above is a great example of how we approach our in-season training program. You won’t win every game, but your training plan in-season [...]
Did you know that almost 700,000 people a year die of heart disease in the U.S.? Did you know that cardiovascular disease is the No. 1 killer of all Americans? In fact, someone dies from CVD every 38 seconds! Heart disease also kills more women than all forms of cancer combined. And congenital cardiovascular defects [...]
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