In my early days of coaching, my interest in the body & what makes it perform well centered around the obvious: muscles, bones, heart & lungs. While there’s no doubting the importance of our cardiovascular & musculature systems, I now believe that there is one part of us that is by far The Most Important
When I started coaching athletes nearly 30 yrs ago, I literally knew next to nothing about the best ways to train. The first athlete programs I put together were so basic & so simple that one might be hard-pressed to classify them as “training” programs. My triathlon training advice primarily consisted of swim 3x per
If only the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León had known that the true Fountain of Youth was muscle mass! Muscle tissue is one of the body’s most precious resources. Those vibrant & calorie-hungry muscle fibers support our metabolism, hormone levels, strength, endurance, posture & so much more. Simply put, muscle mass – both building
With 2025 just weeks away, it’s a great time to think about things you’d like to change in your daily life. Maybe you’d like to declutter or meditate or read more or connect more with your friends. As we all know, change is almost always accompanied by teeth gnashing, feet dragging & complaining…oh, the complaining.
Every athlete knows this scenario. You head out the door for your workout & within 15-30’ish minutes you know…you know whether it’s going to be an awesome workout, a good workout or just a meh workout. As a coach I wish my athletes could have awesome workouts every time. As an athlete I wish I
American society is obsessed with looking younger. Just take a look at commercials, ads & billboards & you’ll see companies selling all sorts of anti-aging creams, lotions, wrinkle removers, fat dissolvers, nutritional supplements & guaranteed-to-make-you-younger exercise fads. With all these options just a mouse click away, you could easily spend a fortune chasing “the younger
There’s nothing like a local Ironman to bring the triathletes (and triathlete wanna-be’s) out of the woodwork. And so, with the return of Ironman 70.3 Boise, the phone calls & emails are starting to come in from folks looking for training help. It’s awesome! I love the energy & the desire of each person interested
I met with a new athlete this week who relayed a story that reminded me of something that I did way back in my early self-coached triathlon years. As we talked through the athlete’s training & racing history, they told me of a recent surprise that they had on race day. They had been doing
At the end of November, I’ll turn 56 yrs old. Although I generally don’t put much stock in numerical age (I care much more about how I feel), I will say that turning 56 carries a bit of additional weight. I’m definitely “middle aged”, I have fewer years to live than I’ve been alive (although
For many athletes the 2024 race season is quickly coming to a close. And when the last race comes & goes, the very next question is often “Now what?” My answer? Always, always, always take a planned workout break. A planned workout break…what the heck does that mean…exactly? Well, it means pretty much what it