In the running world, there’s a term called “trucking” where the athlete has one gear. Whether it’s a short race, a long race, hilly, or otherwise, they’ll be trucking along at the same speed. Life has its “truckers,” too. The problem with that is that life, like races, present all kinds of scenarios.  Some scenarios [...]

There’s something beautiful about being cornered. I mean, if it’s for something positive it’s great. You’ve got only one option. And, that is to do the thing. Take this blog, for example. Out of precedent and commitment to the community, I am committed to writing this blog every weekday, until… well, the end of time. [...]

Bullshit. I mean, I get the figure of speech, but it rarely works that way. Quite frankly, opportunity often comes as the result of a ton of knocking of your own. Even in the most seemingly supportive examples of this, rarely does opportunity slap someone in the face who is sitting on the coach on [...]

Our understanding of age and performance is wrong. If we understood it better, we’d be much more capable (in general) in our 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s than we are, plain and simple. But, because we believe that with age comes natural loss of function, we let it happen. Let me ask you this: Are [...]

Cue the suspenseful music. Athletes, there are eyes on you. Sometimes as a coach, or even just as an observer, I like to get “inside” students’ workouts. I’ll join them for a round or two, and count reps with them. It’s here that I can see when they choose to break, I can see their [...]

What if there was no grey area? I don’t think I’m prepared as I write this to argue that everything is black and white, but I must share with you that my inspiration for touching on the subject is our tendency to paint an accommodating grey area. I hear people all the time justify compromises [...]

This past weekend, Dana and I traveled to Houston, Texas on a mission. We set out to attend a renown endurance seminar and certification in order to take our endurance program to the next level.  Our current endurance program meets each Sunday at 9 AM and tackles running mechanics and growing your endurance capacity. However, we’re [...]

Ah, the olde tug-o-war in training. Dancing between the stress of a maximal effort and the comfort of easing back on the throttle in training is a well documented experience. Every athlete who’s ever trained for performance has wrestled with balancing stress and comfort in the “red zone,” and the same will be said for [...]

We’re an active group. June will be no different. This month is jam packed with opportunities to practice leading from the front and getting involved. Take a look at what ‘The Nation’ is up to this month: May 11th: Invincible “The Challenge” (San Bernadino, CA)- ‘Team Hot Pant Hillbillies’ is traveling in style to take on [...]

Got sprained ankles, blisters, bruises, shoulder tweaks, aches, and pains? These are the kinds of things people will warn you about training with us. They’ll tell you to be careful. You see, in their life, they get to live free of such ailments. These common ailments will be “Exhibit A” in their arsenal to prove [...]