January 22, 2020
Great coaches aren’t forged from their athlete’s triumphs. Great coaches emerge from the murky muddy waters created by their athlete’s failures and setbacks. The outside world gives you accolades for the wins and the memorable performances that you were able to help cultivate. Where are they when your athlete is struggling? That is where the […]
January 15, 2020
If you are an athlete, injuries are inevitable. You may feel invincible but there is an injury in the mail, it just hasn’t reached you yet! If you want to minimize the affect of your injuries you need to truly understand what your injury is, how to treat it and when to return to battle. […]
January 8, 2020
Every New Year I perform an action that sets my year up for success. I erase the entire hard drive on my computer and phone. I know, I know, I know it sounds crazy! Take a breathe and release your puckered balloon knot for a minute and let me explain. What I am about to […]
December 24, 2019
To all my Glisten’s around the globe….Happy Holidays! This annual Holiday Special is my way of sharing a Christmas Cheer with all of you. Every week we get to enjoy a coffee together but during the Holiday season my good friend Santa puts a little something special in my mug! I wish you all a […]
December 18, 2019
You have your sights clearly set on the year ahead and what you want to accomplish in 2020. I get it! But if you really want to make 2020 a year to remember you need to spend the next few weeks reflecting on 2019. Self reflection on your career, relationships, self care and spirituality will […]
December 11, 2019
Last week was all about the mind so this week I focused on the physiological response the body has when we apply tension. I offer up a simple way of understanding muscle contractions and how they apply to different training techniques and exercises. We go DEEP inside the tissues that we put inTENSION during our […]
December 6, 2019
I challenge you all this month to take some time in-front of the mirror. Introspection into the person you were this year and the person you want to be in 2020. To make change you need to add tension to the areas of your life that don’t match the person you want to be. Comfort does not create adaptation. You need to get uncomfortable! To create uncomfortableness requires you to set an INtention to stay inTENSION till your goals are met!
November 20, 2019
5, 6, 7, 8…. What ever happened to 1, 2, 3? Pushing the boundaries of progressive training has created some amazingly complex exercises and techniques. This is all fine and dandy as long as they are layered on top of a solid foundation of form, technique and fundamentals. You want to perform level 5 exercises? […]
November 13, 2019
Eric Cressey is one of the most influential performance coaches in not only MLB Baseball but all of professional sports. In this epic episode we go DEEP into the murky waters of baseball’s old school vs new school conditioning debate. So if you are still weighting bats, icing after a few innings or using Therabands to […]
November 6, 2019
Money doesn’t buy happiness, fulfillment or joy. So why do we sacrifice the things that DO give us happiness, joy and fulfilment in the pursuit of moving the decimal places in our bank accounts? We live in a world of instant gratification at the expense of future hardship. We go in debt for things that […]
October 30, 2019
If you thought the Bench Press was the only exercise designed by the Devil, you are wrong! In fact Satan first came up with the back squat! True story! To hear how the back squat caused countless back injuries, wars and genocide you need to listen to this episode. Or just front squat and pretend […]