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What kind of exercises are you doing to strengthen your core?  Are you still doing the traditional exercises like crunches?  If those exercises are in your routine, you may be doing more harm than good to your back.  In this article from the NY Times, the author shares a different approach on strengthening your cor

An interesting article on the "mental tenacity" of athletes.

“Mental tenacity — and the ability to manage and even thrive on and push through pain — is a key segregator between the mortals and immortals in running,” Ms. Wittenberg said.

You can see it in the saliva-coated faces of the top runners in the New York marathon, Ms. Wittenberg added.

“We have towels at marathon finish to wipe away the spit on the winners’ faces,” she said. “Our creative team sometimes has to airbrush it off race photos that we want to use for ad campaigns.”

We've all heard it before and I'm sure that you'll hear it again too. If you are looking to optimize your energy levels throughout the day, breakfast is the one meal that you cannot afford to miss. You're breakfast should contain protein, fiber and fat.

The other day I was having a conversation with one of my athletes.  They were stressing out because I was getting ready to have a week of testing at the beginning of the semester in order to get some baseline measurements before we start our training. 

She was telling me that she was not ready for testing. 

My initial thought was, "Is there an injury that I do not know about?"  No, not at all...she simply felt that she would not be able to "ace" her tests.
WOOOO....what??

Are you stuck in a rut with your training?  Have you been getting frustrated with little or no results?  Well why don't you make a change?  There isn't a better time to make a change than right now.  Right now there is a change going on with everything...the season, the school year, the tv fall line-up...and so on.  You get the picture right? 

Check out this recent article from Boston dot com, the online version of the Boston Globe.  It seems as though the big craze out there now are these fitness shoes.  Why is it that people are always looking for a quick fix fitness?  Let me remind you that there really shouldn't be a quick fix for fitness.  You should be trying to make a lifestyle adjustment that will be producing long term results.  Taking part in a

I read a great analogy of the importance of your post workout nutrition.  John Berardi talks of exercise as remodeling a home.  True...think about it.  You are exercising to make changes...physical changes.  Well, as a contractor would come in and break down some walls in your house, exercise does the same thing to your muscles.  As with exercise and home repair, its important to complete the remodeling, how could he then build new walls an

Explosive Power to get you off the blocks.  Proper Squat Technique will improve your power, and prevent injury.

As many of you know, besides Game Fit Performance Training, I am also the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Boston University.  I've been very fortunate to be able to work at BU for so many years working with a great number of athletes and coaches.