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One of my biggest pet peeves is when an athlete trains with me for 3-4 months killing themselves in the gym making tremendous progress and then they decide to take 3 months off because their season starts. It’s inevitable that when they come back, they are so much weaker. It then takes them an entire month or longer to just get back to their strength before the season. Why??? Listen, I understand that it may be tough to commit to 3-4 days a week in the gym during the season. You're tired, sore, and have a limited social life. But I...

You get up to the line, set up, and SPRINT. As you get through the finish line you hope when you look up or go up to the coach you see that your time is under 7 seconds. That's the goal, breaking 7 seconds. You hear every coach, scout, and dad talk about it. Coaches want that speed. To be honest, you may not even get on someone’s radar unless you can break 7 seconds. I would be lying if I said everyone has the potential to break 7 seconds. For some, they may not have that next level speed...

The hips and hamstrings get all the love when it comes to stretching. I think more than half of the athletes I work with have “tight” hamstrings. Meanwhile they just don't know how to hinge properly. We can get into that another time. Let's dive into the ankles - a VERY important area when it comes to movement.  At the end I give you a simple mobility routine you can use to get the ankles moving better, but first let’s talk about the why. I’ll use a few sports and positions as examples. Baseball/Softball Catcher In order to sit somewhat comfortably down in...

Is this you? “It always takes 3-4 holes for my back to warm up.” “After 9 holes, my shoulder aches.” “My swing is so stiff!” I got you covered. We need to get you moving better. Below, I have a free 5 minute warm-up that will stop you from having any of those excuses above. All I ask is that give you it a try. The problem is that people think they need to watch a swing video on YouTube to fix their issue instead of improving their movement. Don't get me wrong, your swing most likely needs work like the...

Almost every athlete that sits in my office to lay out their goals has “speed” listed somewhere. Makes sense.  In most cases the faster you are, the better you’ll play at your respective sport. Then the athlete will tell me all about what they have been doing to work on getting faster. This usually consists of just endless wind sprints with no direction in mind. Yes, I am happy they are doing something because for every athlete out there training alone, there are 100 playing video games and drinking soda.  But, I want to maximize that athlete's energy. So, let’s dive...