“Rest is a weapon,” said superspy Jason Bourne in Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Ultimatum. He may very well have been describing the benefits of sleep to high performance athletes, as professional sports teams and top caliber athletes are now realizing. Here is your guide to finally getting the sleep you need between the sheets. “Come […]
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How to Become a Faster and More Explosive Athlete
If you’ve been around these parts before you know that I am a huge fan of sport-specific and athlete-centric workouts. When it comes to developing explosiveness, agility, power and strength–I’m diggity down. I reached out to strength coach Patrick Busby, CSCS, owner of ProEdge Sports Conditioning, and asked him to kick over one of his favorite […]
You Eat What You See
We’ve all heard the maxim “you are what you eat.” But as research shows, you are not only what you eat, but you eat what you see. Here is what you need to know about using this research in order to build better eating habits. In a study done in 2002 researchers set out to […]
The Simple Trick to Working Out When You Don’t Feel Like It
No matter how motivated and committed we are when we set off towards accomplishing big things in the gym, at some point the inspiration runs dry. Here is a simple, proven trick that you can use to trick yourself into working out when you don’t feel like it. I get it. It’s the end of […]
How to Get Back on Track in the Gym
“Here we go again,” you mutter under your breath. It has been three days since you last went to the gym. For a few weeks you were hammering out workouts, eating like a total boss, and making lifestyle choices that were congruent with your goals. But now, after a few days of missed workouts, of […]
How to Get Your Butt in the Gym (And Keep It There)
Struggling to get in the gym? Having a hard time staying true to the program? Then it’s time to get back to basics with these 5 questions designed to set you back on track. Doing your workouts in the gym day-in and day-out is tough. Wanna know how we make it even harder on ourselves? By […]