During the offseason and even into the preseason, coaches will often push their players to focus on making big gains in the weight room. And yet during the regular season, athletes tend to cut back on weight training. The burning question is, how should players balance weight training for muscle gains and playing their sport(s)…
The team that is best prepared is the team that usually performs best. How a team practices will play a huge part in the quality of their preparation. Finding a good place to practice or train your soccer team can be a real challenge in DFW. Here’s there reasons using indoor practice fields will give…
How Young Is Too Young Many parents ask “How young is too young to start my child on a training program?” Surprisingly, it’s NEVER too young—especially in today’s society. Balance, coordination, and motor skills are used to develop while playing outside on the playground, in kickball, tag, hide-and-seek, etc. As recent as 10-12 years ago,…
Why High School Female Athletes Should Train Many female athletes shy away from strength training. It is not because society holds a stigma saying females shouldn’t lift; however, society does place a stigma saying if girls lift, they will become bulky and manly. It is simply not true. Females genetics are not like that of…
Self-Defense is defined as being able to defend oneself from all things bad by utilizing techniques that can neutralize an enemy by any means necessary. Pretty tough words, but by using simple things such as common sense and a little self-confidence, certain situations can be avoided. For instance, locking your car doors as soon as…
When my grandfather had the benefits of yoga described to him, the increased flexibility, the improved circulation, stress reduction, etc., he exclaimed succinctly, “there’s nothing wrong with it!”. And, after years of exploring the practice and teaching of yoga, I would have to agree with him. While some that have experienced a few classes may…
As a practitioner and teacher of yoga for the past decade i have come to realize that the lessons of this ancient practice provide a much needed foundation in many areas for just about everyone. At the same time, dedicating my life to the necessity of keeping the body strong, mobile and alert thru a…
Exercise in just half the time!! A complete fitness program typically includes three key elements. Core, Cardio and Resistance. With a normal workout program you might get your cardio on one machine, your core o another, and then resistance. The result is a lot of time needs in order to achieve an overall performance level…
