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Run For Your Life

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  • April 5, 2023

Depending on your sport you may or may not have dedicated time to your running technique. Even if your goals are focused on lifting heavy, knowing the proper way to run is beneficial and can be incorporated into any training routine. Adjusting the volumes and time domains around running is up to you and your …

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Why Carbohydrates are Important As an Athlete

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  • January 22, 2023

Nutrition is one of the most important components of training for performance. The largely held belief that sugar and carbohydrates are bad for athletes has been debunked! Many studies show that carbohydrates are one of the best ways for an athlete to replenish glycogen stores in the muscles.If an athlete doesn’t have enough glycogen stored …

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How Athletes Win The Day

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  • January 15, 2023

If you’re training a lot, chances are it feels like life is a bit chaotic. You may feel like you don’t have enough time for most things in life. While you’re definitely busy getting better at the gym or on the field or court, you may be missing out on some key routines that could …

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4 Ways to Eat Better Without Going On a Diet

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  • January 3, 2023

In 2016, author Derek Sivers wrote a series of blog posts that centered around directives to live by. One particular post titled “How to thrive in an unknowable future” rings true now more than ever. Let’s take a look at the 6 guidelines Derek recommends and expand on ways you could apply them today! The …

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The Beginners Guide to Stability Training

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  • November 6, 2022

Stability training is an important and often overlooked element of training. Whether it’s your first day in the gym or you are a veteran athlete you can benefit from stability training. Our bodies are forced to accommodate the demands of sport and life. To prevent falling, maintain balance, and moving our bodies and external objects …

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3 Areas That Are Essential To Mobilize

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  • October 26, 2022

“It’s not enough to exercise,“You have got to sleep. You have got to drink enough water. You have got to develop a practice around maintenance of your body. You have got to learn how to move right.” -Kelly Starrett Let’s face it, there are times when movement prep and cool-down take a back seat to …

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8 Delicious and Functional Fall Foods

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  • October 17, 2022

With Halloween right around the corner and Thanksgiving and Christmas following close behind it’s a great time to start thinking about the change of the season. The last 3 months of the year present a great time to come together with friends and loved ones. The pinnacle of these gatherings is often the food and …

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The Top 3 Hacks For Healthy Eating

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  • October 10, 2022

Not every “fit” person follows a diet. Not every person who struggles with their body composition lacks self control. Finding the right foods, ratios, and quantities to optimize the way you look and feel is an ever evolving process. Your body is in a constant state of change. Cells are dying and regenerating. The body …

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Finding YOUR Workout of the Day

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  • September 26, 2022

Most basketball players always end their practice by making a shot. Some great players will even commit to making 10 shots in a row before hitting the showers. This helps them develop a winning mindset and lets them leave on a good note. Oftentimes when it comes to fitness however we take the opposite approach. …

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WHAT TO PUT ON YOUR PLATE TO BUILD MUSCLE

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  • September 19, 2022

    EATING TO BUILD MUSCLE If you’ve missed the previous write-up s in this series, you can catch it here: Muscle Matters — For Everyone Now that we’ve covered why muscle matters and how to approach your training to build and maintain muscle, it’s time we pivot to the other half of the muscle-building …

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