What is Overtraining? Overtraining is far too common amongst those who push themselves in workouts and training. Especially those who are looking to reach new heights of fitness or performance than ever before. So, what is overtraining? Overtraining is when someone performs
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Stay Hydrated My Friends Something that we have all been told throughout our lives at various points is to drink more water. Some have heard from their mothers, others from coaches, and even others from both. But what does this mean? How
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Sport Specialization In the last article, we talked about how important resistance training is for youth and that it can be safe and effective in young athletes. Another major topic in youth sports is specialization. This is the idea of an athlete
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Youth Training One of the most common questions strength and conditioning coaches get is “When should my kid start to train?” Or “Isn’t it too early for a kid to start training?”. Now, getting at a specific age can be a complicated
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Training During Busy Times Well, it’s been a little bit since the last article posted, but it’s time to get back at it after the thanksgiving holiday and life taking over. But there is a lesson in all of this. There are
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Assessments, A Debated Topic in Coaching A hot topic in the training and coaching world right now is assessments. By definition an assessment is an evaluation or estimation of someone or something. Now this seems to make a lot of sense, your
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How to Warm-Up With the latest article being about why to perform a warm-up prior to activity, the next clear question is what is the best type of warm-up. “Best” is a tough term to use because it is relative to the
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Warm-Up – Don’t Start Cold What do you do when you start your workout? Do you hit the tread, find a foam roller, hit the mat and stretch, or do you just walk in and start? The importance of a good warm-up
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Have A Plan When many people workout, they just walk into the gym and get going. It is as they are walking through the door to the gym or as they are warming up that they decide what lifts or movements they
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Sleep and Recovery One of the most overlooked aspects of weight training and training for sport is recovery. Recovery is all about what happens when you are done working out and to get the most out of your hard work. We all
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