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Being a parent who is emotionally invested in your child's success is a good thing.
Parenting a young athlete, Youth Football, youth sports

Make No Mistake About It … You Should Live Vicariously Through Your Child.

In today’s world, it is very common for people to want to coddle their kids. As a result, when they see you pushing your kid to train and practice, people often assume that you are being abusive or hard on the child. People say things like “you’ll take the fun out of the sport if you keep pushing him (or her) so hard.” Moreover, there is … Continue reading Make No Mistake About It … You Should Live Vicariously Through Your Child.

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Long distance cardio can be a bad thing.
Cardiovascular Training

Good Long Distance Cardio vs Useless Long Distance Cardio

A few days ago, I discussed how necessary long slow distance (LSD) cardio is. However, a lot of people may be under the assumption that when I say LSD I mean walk on the treadmill for 45 minutes. To the contrary, treadmill long distance walking is almost useless unless the individual is dealing with some medical issue and his (or her) health has declined to … Continue reading Good Long Distance Cardio vs Useless Long Distance Cardio

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safety, sports injury prevention, Strength, weight lifting

Debunking Faux-Science That Effects Your Little Athlete

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

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