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Eliminate Self-Doubt for Better Workouts
Just not feeling it today? Have you ever stepped into the gym and felt like the workout was just going to destroy you? Did you ever have a coach load on...
Fit Workouts Into Your Busy Schedule With These Tips
We're all busy and have many things going on. Eventually getting overwhelmed is a possibility and we might decide that something will just have to be...
Olympic Beach Volleyball Player Lauren Fendrick Reveals How She’s Preparing for the Rio Games
American women have dominated beach volleyball at the Olympics, winning Gold in the previous three quadrennial Games. However, with the retirement of Misty May Treanor, there’s a changing of the guard [...]
3 Ways Caffeine Improves Your Sports Performance
If you drink coffee, you are very familiar with how caffeine can improve your energy and mental focus. Put simply, caffeine works fantastically—which is why Americans drink an average of [...]
Mental Toughness: Training Secrets for Winning the Close Ones
Mental Toughness: Training Secrets to Winning the Close Ones Shane Trotter, CSCS We train all year for the opportunity of success, yet at some point we...
How to Build a Foundation of Mental Toughness
MentalToughness is simple, but it is not easy. However, the brain is a muscle and it can be trained. When I present or conduct workshops with teams and...
DeMarco Murray Talks Off-Season Training, Moving Past Last Season and His Love of ‘Game of Thrones’
To call running back DeMarco Murray's 2015 NFL season turbulent is like calling Dennis Rodman eccentric; it's a gross understatement. After rushing for a career-high 1,845 yards and 13 touchdowns [...]
5 Simple Tips That Will Maximize Your Workouts
It's great that you understand that you need to train regularly if you want to achieve maximum health and be the best athlete you can be for your sport...
Why the Turkish Get-Up Might be the World’s Best Exercise
The Turkish GetUp is one of the best "bang for your buck" movements that I use when I'm in pinch for time at the gym, and also to challenge and solidify...
7 Signs It’s Time to Break Up With Your Workout Partner
Having a reliable workout partner can be a great thing. You push each other and ultimately make more progress in your training than you would have by working out alone. [...]