This position can serve as a basic starting point for the Power, Rack, Catch, Jumping, or Landing Positions.
Mental toughness is almost as important as physical strength when it comes to breaking through barriers and fears. And these young men have what it takes.
Setting the stage for sport success when it counts- begins when it doesn’t.
I’m taking that freedom to respond to what I believe was an article full of misinformed judgment on training for the sport of weightlifting.
You may be wondering what the heck the two things above have to do with one another.
The question has lingered in the fitness industry for years—are young athletes easier to train than the average adults who make up the general population?
The long-term approach to youth fitness and sport training is an essential ingredient and critical component of understanding how to work with clients in this very sensitive demographic
Parents don’t hesitate to hire a trainer or buy the latest supplement, yet they barely pay attention to what their own child is eating.
I have spent this past winter training young hockey players, often as young as 11-years-old and often by myself in groups of 12–15 kids at one time.
Succeed academically: It’s crucial for young athletes to start developing solid study habits as they get older.
It isn’t pretty, but it’s a reality. Our youth are getting fatter and unhealthier by the day. Physical education classes are either gone or absolutely minimized in our educational curriculum. The classes that are still intact are ill-suited for the new generation.