Category: Athletic Performance
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In my previous post about the All Blacks, I wrote about their realilzation about needing mental strength to be succesful in the Rugby World Championship (RWC). So, how do you take what they learned and apply it to maximize your own potential when you’re under pressure in tight game situation? The brain has three distinct…
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As I was researching “performing under pressure,” I came across a very interesting story about the All Blacks. For those not into rugby, the All Blacks are New Zealand’s (NZ) national rugby team and current 2x world champions and are considered the best team in the world–think of the All Blacks as the New England…
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As 2016 was coming to an end over the weekend, Ronda Rousey, the blue-eyed blonde haired queen of mixed martial arts, was set to make a comeback to reclaim the title–the UFC bantamweight (135 lbs) belt–she lost after Holly Holm knocked her out–and stunned millions of fans–with a vicious headkick. The loss rocked the MMA world…
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As the New Year approaches, in the first few months, we will once again obsess over working out and eating right. The problem is that by Febuary,/March most of us will have foregone our health/fitness resolutions. The secret to achieving any goal can be summed up in one word: consistency. Goals are achieved when we…
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A few weeks ago, my sister gave me $100 to Amazon for my birthday. And guess what I bought…yes $60 worth of organic gummy bears. What did you think I was gonna say $60 worth of veggies?! As expected I’ve eaten bags and bags of those yummy, chewy, and so satisfying cuddly gelatins. Well, my…
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In the gym as well in life, there is this notion that hard work pays off. A quote that I like to say to my athletes is: “Hard work will beat talent any day, but talent combined with hard work, now that is magic.” The tennis player I train kinda looks like her. I train a tennis…
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There are few things my baby boy Christopher loves. He loves music; he loves to go around in circles; he loves to sing two songs at once; he loves sand and dirt by the bucket; he loves mountains of blueberries; he loves to model his spiffy preppy clothes; he loves, and I mean loves, his…
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I am a firm believer in my own made up Good Wheel Theory (GWT). What is GWT? It states that a car with the most glamorous powerful engine, but without good wheels, is useless as a pet rock. Same goes for the human body, you could have the most powerful hips and legs but without…
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The Jefferson Curls in its essence is a loaded stretch for both the lower back and the hamstring. Because the hamstrings in general are much stronger (and tighter for most of us), we can overstretch the lower back muscles while under stretching the hamstrings. A really tight hamstring prevents us from tying our shoes, putting…
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It seems to me, from the reading I have done so far, that equestrian sports are far more demanding than first meets the eye. It takes stamina, strength, finesse, and muscular coordination to team up with a very large and powerful athletic equine partner. It is also clear that equestrian sports pose risks to riders…