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 [...]
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 [...]
(AP Photo/John Raoux) Say goodbye to the dreaded long hours spent on cardio pieces. Get ready to lean up, and the best part is that it only takes 15 minutes after your resistance workout! The new wave of cardiovascular exercise is interval training, and it is the most economic way to get results fast. Helgerud [...]
by Bob Calvin, MS, RD, CSSD, LD/N, CSCS and Denise Barry, RD Performance Nutritionists – Athletes Performance Mild traumatic brain injuries, or as they are more commonly known concussions, have been a hot topic lately within the sporting world. According to the Brain Injury Research Institute, headed by one of the leading researchers in the [...]
I am reposting this entry due to the amount of emails I get every year at this time of the football off-season period. Coaches begin their off-season programs with great enthusiasm and are always looking for ways to get their players, coaches and parents to committ to the 8 months of training and support. The email [...]
What if someone said you could eliminate toxins in your body by increasing how much you sweat during workouts? You would probably look at them like they were a few fries short of a Happy Meal, right? During a recent morning workout with some of my executive athletes, this was the topic of [...]
You get home from a long day of work and the last thing you want to do is drive to a gym, so you say, “maybe tomorrow”. Well, those days are over because now all you need is your living room and a few cost-effective tools that can be found at any sporting goods store. [...]
Why should you start a jump rope program? Because, 10 minutes of jumping rope can provide the same calorie burn as 30 minutes of running. Rope jumping uses all your muscles and joints and also requires some skill and practice. Here is a sample program: With the basic bounce or alternate step, start with 10 [...]
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