rest and recovery

Push yourself with what you have as opposed to always trying to pile more on top of things that aren’t working already.

Be safe, be proactive, and stay active.

Find a coach, step into the weight room, and fuel your body to become an even better athlete than you were before your injury.

Training is a necessary stressor to create a need for improvement or adaptation.

Correct your movement patterns to gain strength.

Comparing HIIT and LISS is a pointless exercise, just know when the time is right for either in a balanced program.

Imagine what sort of training, if any, takes place with low self-worth, self-defeating thoughts, and fear? Imagine recovery without either.

Strength training is still quite new to many older individuals. We need to change that.

Have you ever shown up for a workout and aren't feeling it? What do you do? How do you make adjustments? Intuitively. That's how.

The clear majority of injuries could have been prevented if only a few simple habits were changed.

With everything you are going through physically and mentally, the last thing you need is a trainer who isn’t being considerate of the new realities you're facing.

There's more information available concerning warming up for workouts over cooling down afterward. Time to change the conversation.

There is no need to panic, but let’s get serious. The season is right around the corner and with it comes academic rigor, practice, film, training, and treatment. All stress is cumulative.

Exposing the body to more stress than it can handle results in hormonal imbalances and many other issues.

While the upper back and neck take the hit for our poor posture, they are usually not the root cause of our issues.

The healthiest, longest living adults are the ones who sleep well and manage their stress correctly.

In fact, those Friday and Saturday nights were false points of pride for myself, because I felt I was somehow morally superior for exercising rather than having fun.