Many times I hear, “I’m not lifting that much…how could I be over trained?”  This question pops up more around pre-season while athletes are conditioning and still lifting as they were in the off-season.  So how much is too much in regards to overtraining?  That depends on so many factors, but my point today is [...]

Strength
You could use almost any sport here, but since most of my time is spent developing lacrosse players (MS-College girls), we’ll stick with lacrosse. Anyone that’s been around me for more than 10 minutes has heard me say that strength training plays a huge role in increasing the ability to produce force, power [...]

“Coach, what do I eat before the game…and practices?”
I hear this from athletes, parents and coaches…thing is, there is so much bad information out there that it’s hard to know what’s legit or not. I’ve been reading articles by Dr. John Berardi for some time now, but when I got a hold of his [...]

Most would agree that a warm-up of some kind is a good idea.  Where people get bent out of shape is the how to, when to, and what type of stretching to do before or after an event.   Some swear by “Dynamic” only, while others still tell us to do static before we participate in [...]

I see all kinds of stuff (exercises, good and bad technique, great and horrible drills and a few things I’d rather not mention) in the gym, on the field as well as online. Starting today I’ll be sharing what I see and obviously commenting on possibly a better way, or how cool something is [...]