Body Composition
What You Can Learn About Nutrition Planning From NFL Draft Prospects
Foods For Football The NFL combine is one of the most important events in a young football player's career. It's common for players to train for weeks...
WATCH: Jameis Winston Is Working Out With Michael Jordan’s Trainer
Plenty of adjectives accurately describe Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston, but "svelte" is not one one of them. Winston's body composition has always been on the round side, as [...]
Why BMI Is Not Fair for Athletes
Imagine you're a serious athlete who trains your butt off nearly every day and is in tremendous overall shape. Now imagine you've just been told you're obese. Thanks to BMI [...]
The Hustle Stat: Aspects of Your Game that Catch the NBA’s Eye
Bleacher Report recently interviewed Denver Nuggets Analytics Manager Tommy Balcetis, who is in charge of evaluating college prospects in preparation for the NBA draft. Balcetis said he takes into account [...]
Why Jogging Is Counterproductive
I'll go ahead and spoil this one - the only people I've ever recommended jogging to are those who simply enjoy it or implement it as a part of their...
Size Does Matter: Understanding Power-to-Weight Ratio
Rarely do I work with an individual who is not, in some way, concerned about body weight. Although I usually counsel people to ignore numbers on the scale, size does [...]
How Parents Can Train the Next Great Athlete
You can breed an athlete. One of my college teammates (now with the Cleveland Browns) is 6'7"and 315 pounds. He is married to 6'3" former collegiate basketball player. Do you [...]
One Change Female Swimmers Should Make to the Breaststroke
The major difference between women's and men's breaststroke is buoyancy. (See Olympic Breaststroke Techniques.) It may seem insignificant, but this slight contrast affects bodyline, breathing and timing—all essential keys for success in [...]
Calculate How Many Calories You Need to Eat
At some point during your athletic career or personal life, it's likely you will want a strategy to lose, maintain or gain weight. It may seem overwhelmingly complicated to determine [...]
Mastering the Perfect Baseball Off-Season, Part 2: Nutrition and Psychology
In Part 1 of Mastering the Perfect Baseball Off-Season, I discussed the physical side of how the ballplayers at Sacred Heart University recover from the long season past and train to [...]