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Intent & Variability: Notes from Frans Bosch
I’m currently navigating the deep waters of Strength Training and Coordination: An Integrative Approach by sprint coach Frans Bosch. This is some thick reading. Among many things, he discusses two...
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Hip Adduction: What It Is and Why You Need It – Part I
All human movement occurs in three planes. Forward/back movement occurs in the saggital plane. Rotational movement happens in the transverse plane. Side-to-side movement take place in the frontal...
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Hip Adduction Part II: Solutions to Mobility and Stability
In Part I of this series, I discussed what hip adduction is and why it’s crucial for good movement, balance and sports performance. In this post I’ll give some ways to self-assess your hip adduction...
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Sport Metabolism Testing at the CU Anschutz Health & Wellness Center
Doing my best Bane impersonation. Might be good for Halloween. I’m currently training for some road and trail races. Part of that training process is running at different paces to elicit various...
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I’m Training Like A Mother.
That title doesn’t make a lot of sense. Or, it does make some sense and that last word denotes something that shouldn’t be said in polite company. What I’m really saying is that I’ve connected with a...
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Reading & Learning: “Real Movement” by Adam Wolf, PT
I am reading with much enthusiasm the book Real Movement by physical therapist and massage therapist Adam Wolf, aka the Biomechanical Detective. In a big way, it’s like re-reading a very good book that...
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Sometimes It’s Simple
I’ve taken lots of courses, read lots of books and articles, listened to podcasts, and attended seminars dedicated to helping my clients move better and get out of pain. I’ve spent time and money...
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Smart Coaches Use Coaches
When it comes to lifting weights and being athletic, I think most men feel like we can do it on our own. “My high school coach taught me how to lift. I don’t need help.” (In looking back at what my...
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Running Injuries and Running Performance: A Podcast and an Article
Injury and performance exist on a sliding scale. At one end we are completely broken down, hurt, and unable run/bike/swim/lift/fight/hike/etc. At the other end we’re performing at our peak. Probably...
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Tapering for the Ragnar Relay
The Ragnar Trail Relay is next weekend, June 9-10. My workouts are now getting a little easier and a little shorter. Runs will continue to ease up with the expectation that I will peak for the race,...
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The Best Know How to Rest
Our popular culture is filled with admonitions to “Just Do It” and “Push your limits.” We hear aggressively pompous questions like “What’s your excuse?” aimed at people who don’t adhere to some sort of...
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My First Ragnar Trail Relay: Just Don’t Blow Up, The Fajita Lesson, & Astronomy
The Ragnar Trail Relay came to Aspen, CO last weekend. I ran the race with seven other people, mostly from my wife’s company. We were the Kenzan Running Club. This was my first Ragnar. It was unique...
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Pain vs. Discomfort
Everyone and anyone who’s been in a gym has heard the phrase “No pain, no gain.” What does that phrase really mean? Do we want our clients exercising in pain? What should effective exercise feel like?...
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The Upside to a Bad Experience
Shot down in flames! An arial representation of my recent half-marathon experience I recently ran the Georgetown to Idaho Springs Half-Marathon. It didn’t go well! I was tired, slow, and wasn’t...
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The Imogene Pass Run Looms Before Me…
The main event for the year is the famed/notorious Imogene Pass Run. (Three days and a few hours to race time! Am I ready? Doesn’t matter does it? That’s when I’m running.) The website gives the basic...
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Imogene Pass Run Race Report
The stage I ran my first Imogene Pass Run last weekend and it was a monumental experience. The race was both exhilarating and brutal. The environment and scenery were stunning beyond words (but here...
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Feet & Toes Should Be Strong and Able
When was the last time you walked into the gym and said, “Okay, it’s foot day! Let’s get to work?” Most of us aren’t too excited about building strong, healthy feet, probably not until we encounter...
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Read These: I Became Obsessed & the 7 Pillars of Running
Two recent articles are worth reading. If you have time then definitely have a glance. Has extreme fitness gone too far? ‘It’s intoxicating – I became obsessed': has fitness gone too far? comes from...
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Try Harder? No. Relax.
“If you want to get a little zen about it, you could say that the non-doing is just as important as the doing.” -Todd Hargrove I appreciate and enjoy professional instruction. Coach Mary-Katherine...
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Strength Training Fights Cancer
“The study shows exercise that promotes muscular strength may be just as important for health as aerobic activities like jogging or cycling,” said Associate Professor Stamatakis. “And assuming our...
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