5 easy things to do to add Muscular Weight
Have you ever struggled adding weight, size, strength when lifting. It can be much easier than you think. We sometimes try to make it more complicated then what it is. We think we need to lift heavy, heavy weights all the time. This is not true. While we do need...
Stop being a Jack of all trades
Why, in this day in age when we have some much available do we not utilize our resources. Let me give you an example. I was speaking the other day with a coach of a youth team. I emailed him about 1 of his players and what he felt he needed to work on to improve....
Stop lifting that SOFT A$$ Weight
The fitness/sports enhancement profession is at a weird place right now. Too many people trying to come up with the next crazy exercise. The one that looks cool and neat so we can impress our clients, friends, colleagues. When you really get down to it the basic...
Blasting through your Bench Press Plateau
Most avid lifters want a bigger, stronger bench press. At some point during our lifting career we will hit a point that we plateau. That plateau can last a couple days to a couple of weeks with really no gain in weight on the bench. In this video I discuss 2...
Do you have Loyalty?
Something that many of us forget especially when we make it so called big is Loyalty. Most people would sell a person out at a drop of a hat if it helped that person gain an advantage. We usually forget people who have stood by our side in good and bad times not...
Focus on the Fundamentals.
We as trainers, coaches, parents need to stop the insanity of thinking we need to do all these advanced skills to develop athletes. We need to get back to the basic of athletic fundamentals if we want to help athletes excel on the competition field....
Stop giving the finger.
It is time to grow up and stop giving people the finger. I do not mean the middle finger but the finger of pointing blame on someone else. If you screw up in life and it will happen, you need to suck it up and own it. Take the blame and then learn from the screw...
Overcoming Adversity on the court
Having the opportunity to play college basketball was a great time in my life. But it came with struggle and adversity not only in wins but also in what position I had to play on the court. I stand about 6'0 tall and was asked many times to play center for my...
How Hungry are You?
As a person who wants to achieve success you have to ask yourself this once in awhile. How hungry are you to be GREAT? If you are an athlete are you willing to push yourself so you can be the best on your team, conference, state? Watch this short Video blog...
Mentally Burnt Out?
Have you ever been Mentally Burnt out? I have and it just sucks!!! No matter what, you still need to address the issue and then get back on track. Watch this short video. If you have gone through this or are going through it keep your head up and stay positive....
Simplify Your Life
Far to often we try and take on to much in life. We make more of a mess in our life than what it needs to be. Here are some basic strategies you can use to simplify your life. Turn if off (All electronics etc...) Break the...
Two common type of injuries we need to prevent.
These two types of injuries (sprains and strains) get confused very often. They are the most common type of injury in youth athletics. This is why trainers, coaches, parents and athletes must understand how to prevent or treat them. Strains are stretching or...
A word and Phrase you need to eliminate from your vocabulary.
A word and Phrase can change so much. That is why if you want to be successful and positive in life you need to get rid of this one word and phrase. "Greatness Never Rests"
What are you going to accomplish?
We need to remind ourselves what are we going to accomplish in our day/life. What purpose do we have of living? Today is the day you are going to Crush it. Get out there and unleash your potential on the world. "Greatness Never Rests"...
Take Responsibility for yourself
Far to often in society we blame our faults on others. Well now is the time to own your own mistakes, accept responsibility and change your life to be great!!! Watch this short video with a message on working towards a healthier, happy and more productive life. We...
How to improve your speed with these 3 steps.
Speed is something all athletes want to have. There are still people out there that say you are either born with it or you are not. Most of us by now should know this is not true. I believe that we can work on our speed to improve it just like we can work on anything...
What Drives you to be great?
Life is tough that is a given, but that does not mean you have to accept where you are at. Watch this short video and make sure to leave a comment. http://youtu.be/1LSw4Caz4YU "Greatness Never Rests"