Why do people give up after only a few years? Sticking to a plan for only four weeks? Always looking for motivation? Training too easy…

When an athlete bends over, it shows who is weak. We didn’t want to have our athletes appearing weak, so we made them stand up. Maybe we’re wrong about that.

I tried a few different things to combat the soreness and tightness I had in my adductors. Foam rolling them before and after training, stretches, adductor machine… the list went on. No matter what I did, the pain was still there. So I did more recovery, compression, and Copenhagen warm-ups.

Your body is like a race car. Even the best race cars break and wear parts down. When one of those things breaks, it, in turn, puts added pressure on other parts, which are then at risk of breaking. Take your foot off the gas pedal every now again and recover.

“Meditation is like a drink of water. You’re thirsty. You drink a little bit, and you feel better. Then you get thirsty again, and that’s what meditation’s like.” Meditation might not be a cure-all, but it can make a huge difference in an athlete’s performance.

As a PT, I made the mistake of letting go of these good habits. By ignoring issues when they arose, I put my body in a compromising state.

Life is chaotic. Instead of missing another training day because you’re too busy, become more efficient. This article is designed to help you to get the most bang for your buck from every training session.

I decided I was going to use this setback as a gift, to become better than I was yesterday. To become strong, pain-free, and resilient.

Having a good meet means accounting for every aspect of your performance. Mismanage one aspect and you’re not going to have a great day.

If you think you’ll make it in this sport by pushing through your workouts even when you’re injured or suffering, you’re wrong.

But even the strongest of minds cannot pick up the slack when your body inevitably cracks, splinters and breaks.

Not sure if you’re too sick to train? Use the red light | green light system to determine whether you should spend your afternoon on the couch or the bench.

Terrible things can happen after a show. I’ve seen shingles, illness, and weight rebound. If your protocol is intelligent, you can avoid all this.

In the second installment of this seminar series, Skip answers questions about muscle imbalances, training styles, and the difficulties of training clients.

Lift consistently and the demand is perceived as worthy of increasing muscle to handle the work.

So your training is on point, but you still had a lackluster meet? If your nutrition is in check, your rest may be lacking.

I’m sure you’ve witnessed people at the gym yapping away between sets to the point that their workout turns into a marathon.

There are many different schools of thought, each with their own ideas on how to train athletes in order to increase athletic performance. So how does one know which particular program will work for any given athlete?

When we think of bettering performance, the topic of recovery is paramount.

You wake up after a restful night’s sleep to hit up the gym before the sun comes up, but why do you feel so weak and unmotivated to lift heavy and strong?