Many times, you may hear about parents who are over-bearing and who live vicariously through their children. You know the type: they’re always hollering from the sidelines at the coaches, they are always hollering at their kids and they often make their kids cry due to the emotional stress and pressure that they place on the kids. These parents are often perceived as having control … Continue reading Living Vicariously Through Your Children
Everyone should be physically active and pursue athletics in a manner that enriches their lives, provides a sense of well being and improves health. Whether you play soccer, football, baseball, etc, you should feel good about your performance and participation in the sport should make you feel healthier. But, don’t get it twisted. Everyone isn’t cut from the same cloth. Everyone isn’t a warrior (at … Continue reading Being an Athlete Aint for Everybody
Well, we’ve talked about Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) use with regard to the rate of energy production as well as ATP use over extended time. However, we still have not talked about how effectively and efficiently your body utilizes ATP. The efficient use of ATP comes from training your skills, techniques, nervous system and most importantly to understand when and how to put you foot on … Continue reading There’s More To MMA Cardio Than Cardio
It wasn’t so long ago that I was watching an MMA event on pay-per-view, when I heard one of the commentators saying that MMA athletes are the most conditioned athletes in the world. Since that time, I have come into contact with many BJJ Black Belts as well as professional and amateur fighters. Many of these athletes really believe that their levels of athleticism are … Continue reading The Difference Between MMA Athleticism and Football Athleticism
People often use the terms power and strength interchangeably, as if strength and power were the same thing. The reality is that they are different and you must have a strength development program that supports power development. Many of the fitness professionals that you see working out on YouTube take long breaks in between sets. Some advocate 2 – 5 minute breaks between sets. The … Continue reading Rest Intervals for Functional Athletics
The reality of sports is that no matter what athletic endeavor your child chooses, there is a risk of injury. For example: amateur wrestling deals with contagious diseases such as staff, ring worm and even herpes, football is wrestling with player safety and concussions, soccer and basketball have to address issues that concern ACL and MCL injury, etc. Moreover, resistance/weight training and calisthenics has their own … Continue reading If You Ain’t Training Safe, You’re Training Wrong.
Real results even for an athlete as young as 10 years old. Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FastFunctionalStrength/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://goo.gl/3Pyh7R Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fast_func Continue reading Youth Athletes Can Get Huge Results With The Right Training Program
I’m pretty sure that everyone is familiar with the people that they see at the gym who are trying to lose weight or get stronger but seem to stay the same, year after year. For some reason, certain individuals just do not find the success they are striving for in the gym. Many of these people are consistently working hard and eating right, but it’s … Continue reading Hard Work Doesn’t Guarantee Results
In the world of YouTube fitness, you don’t have to search for long before you find a lot of videos the constantly spout “common sense” rhetoric and pass it off as profound knowledge. The “common sense” often sounds reasonable or even logical and is often espoused by individuals that mean you no harm. However, the road to disaster is often paved with good intentions. In … Continue reading Debunking Faux-Science That Effects Your Little Athlete
In the world of athletics, a lot rides on an athletes natural ability and physical attributes. When you look at physical specimens like Bo Jackson, Earl Campbell, Mike Tyson, JJ Watt and others, it becomes apparent that not everyone can perform at the same level with regard to football. Even with hard work, becoming the next Jim Brown is unlikely. Make no mistake about, natural … Continue reading Failure to Prepare = Prepare to Fail.
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