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For most new runners, controlling your breathing will be one of the first big obstacles to tackle. One of the [...]

A Ruptured Achilles Tendon Doesn’t Need Open Surgery To Fix It

The ruptured Achilles tendon heals when repaired and doesn't need open surgery to fix it. Here is why.

These 5 Habits Will Help You Stop Eating so Much Added Sugar

Added sugar. There's little doubt you're eating too much of it. In a day and age when the average American [...]

Cookout Commandments: What to Eat (and Avoid) at Your Summer BBQ

With July 4th right around the corner, it’s the perfect time to talk about a classic American summer tradition—cookouts. They [...]

Why Young Athletes Shouldn’t Start at Bodyweight

Learning to control your own body weight is a crucial part of long-term athletic development.

Returning from the Pandemic Sideline with Eccentric Isometric Training

Eccentric isometric training will restore, awaken and boost your strength without missing a beat on the field or in the gym.

When Is it Safe For Kids to Start Drinking Coffee?

The more we learn about coffee, the more evidence there is that it can support a healthy lifestyle. The case [...]

Is Halo Top Ice Cream Actually Healthy?

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Is Trail Mix Actually Healthy?

Trail mix has been around for over a century. Its origins can be traced back to an outdoorsman named Horace [...]

Why Every Human Being Should Run Sprints

Raise your hand if you’d like to do at least one of the following: Lose weight Build muscle mass Increase [...]

10 Ten-Minute Dinners for Athletes

Ten 10 minute dinners for athletes The holiday season can throw us off our normal routine, overload our schedules and make time in the kitchen less and...

Include These Hydrating-Boosting Foods In Your Training

With the warm weather during spring and the upcoming summer months, it’s especially important for middle school, high school and […]

You Should Eat the Peel of These 15 Fruits and Vegetables

In all likelihood, the first thing you do when you eat an orange is tear off that thick peel […]

Quick On-the-Go Breakfast Ideas

Quick Breakfast Meals for On the Go I'm sure you have heard the statement "breakfast is the most important meal of the day" and how ironic that we...

How On Earth Are You Going To Remember All Of Their Names

If that sounds like an oversimplification, think of Dale Carnegie, author of How to Win Friends and Influence People. He writes, “A person’s […]

How To Help Young Players Love The Game

Did you know that 70 percent of children lose the love of playing games or sport by 13? However, once […]

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Are You Committing This All-Too-Common Dumbbell Training Mistake?

What 99% of Athletes are Missing in Their Strength and Conditioning Programs

The 5 Stages of Skill Development

Why In-Season Strength Training Is Essential for Soccer Players

How Does Your Body Actually Burn Fat?

Why Every Athlete Can Benefit From the Jefferson Squat

The Oak Hill Basketball Preseason Workout Program

The 4 Best Cable Exercises for Stronger Shoulders

Hate Planks? Try These 6 Powerful Alternatives Instead

Should Baseball Pitchers Bench Press?

How to Make an Exercise Harder Without Adding More Weight

Get in Shape Fast With the 20-Minute Hurricane Workout

How Sports Parents Ruin The Car Ride Home

Great sports parents have great timing. There are good times to talk with your son or daughter about the game or practice, and then there are bad times....

Get Tougher With Skylar Diggins-Smith’s Bodyweight Workout

When Skylar Diggins entered the WNBA as a rookie in 2013, she encountered a level of physicality she […]

Why Agility Ladders are Overrated

Suppose you were to poke your head into any number of sports performance facilities across the world. In that case, […]

11 Quarterback Tips to Become a Better Passer

10 Tips to Becoming a Better Quarterback After reading many interviews and watching the stack media coverage on Drew Breeze and Bruce Arians, these top...

Can Your Athlete Have Too Much Confidence?

When you were growing up, I am sure you can remember that one person you played sports with just got […]

The Different “Windows Of Opportunity” In Youth Sports

As humans, we all operate twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, so long as we are lucky enough […]

5 Keys to Lacrosse Speed Training

Of all of the major sports in this country, none move at the quickness and in as many directions as Lacrosse. While basketball is similar, the movements...

The No-Trophy Coach

“I would have twice as many trophies but my mom coached me some of the time.”

I coached my kids in […]

7 Tips to Coaching Better

Being a better coach is not measured by the wins under your belt. It also does not require you to […]

5 Shooting Drills That Will Make You Unstoppable

To become a better offensive player, you must practice, practice, practice!!! Incorporate drills into your training that work on scoring with contact,...

5 Alternatives to Heavy Squats for Distance Runners

Ask a distance runner what their training includes, and the answer will likely involve vernacular like miles per week, speed, […]

Moms Star At The Tokyo Olympics

Olympic organizers in Tokyo have allowed moms to bring their infants and caregivers in light of the city-wide pandemic-related state […]

Improve Your Lacrosse Power With These Exercises

For lacrosse players, power is […]

Youth Sports Workout Session

Designing a workout for a younger athlete may be complex at times.

Teens are still developing as humans physically and emotionally, […]

Train Energy Systems, Not Just Muscles for Wrestling

There are many exercises out there to show you how to get stronger, but not much info about how to […]

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Did This Strange ‘Trick’ Help UFC Champ Daniel Cormier Lose 1.2 Pounds in 1 Minute So He Could Make Weight?

UFC 210 is going down in Buffalo, New York tomorrow night, when UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier will defend […]

How Did Franciso Lindor Become a Great Shortstop? His Dad Used To Smash Grounders At Him From The Top of a Steep Hill

Francisco Lindor might be most spectacular defender in […]

The Unorthodox Training Behind Ichiro’s Unparalleled Longevity

He’s still making contact at an incredible rate. He’s still legging out infield singles. He’s still a defensive dynamo in […]

The Grossest Pregame Meal of All Time Goes to Former White Sox Shortstop Alexi Ramirez

For eight years, Alexi Ramirez was a staple in the Chicago White Sox lineup. The Cuban native arrived in the […]

Here’s a Glimpse at How Presumptive No. 1 NFL Draft Pick Myles Garrett Has Been Training

There are just three weeks until the 2017 NFL Draft, and the hype around Texas A&M edge rusher Myles Garrett […]

Clippers’ Austin Rivers Predicted that Russell Westbrook Would be a Triple-Double Machine Without Kevin Durant

Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook is having one of the most incredible seasons in NBA history. On […]

UNC’s Kennedy Meeks Initially Failed Roy Williams’ Conditioning Test 11 Times, Has Since Dropped 40 Pounds

When Kennedy Meeks arrived at North Carolina as a freshman, he weighed close to 300 pounds. Despite his 6-foot-10 frame, […]

This 12-Year-Old Jamaican Track Star Is Already Being Compared to Usain Bolt

As eight-time Olympic gold medalist […]

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