Being in the position I am at Wichita State University, I get to witness and work with some of the most tremendous athletes in our conference and the NCAA.  Being the associate strength and conditioning coach, I get to witness the full development of incoming freshman and help them mature

I open one eye to see the illumination of my alarm clock reflecting off the back of my white bedroom wall. I think to myself, "It must be that time".  The clock reads 4:58 AM.  This is early, no matter how you shake it.  My body is

For some people I know, they get excited and all revved up by watching videos of extremely fast & pricey cars.  I, unfortunately, am not one of these guys.  What really revs my engine and gets me all jazzed up is watching incredible athletes.  I've applauded Nike over

I was once taught by a dear friend and mentor that things are "Always Earned, Never Given". It was dead in the middle of the day with several hours in-between the next team's training time.  I have already met with coaches for the day, answered e-mails

The best way to protect your teammates from the sorrow of defeat is never accepting excuses or ‘the easy way’ out of a tough situation. While it is important to protect your teamsmates from unnecessary struggle, allowing them ‘off the hook’ actually does more damage to the team than most

I recently read a great book co-wrote by Lance Armstrong titled, "It's Not About the Bike" in which Lance writes about his battle with cancer, the physical and emotional recovery afterwards, and his preparation to compete for the Tour De France.  In his writings, he talked

I've been looking forward to this book for over a year. I had to pick it up on it's first day of being sold." Midway through my long duration morning run, I had to stop at a Barnes and Noble to pick up one of

We're all working towards the same goal; to make healthier and stronger athletes that move better. I was having a conversation the other day regarding scope of practice with a physical therapist friend of mine and we starting talking about limits of our respective practice. This got me

Ten years ago if you were sitting behind a desk being interviewed for a strength and conditioning job, you'd redoubtably would be asked whether your a HIT guy or an Olympic guy. This question would later lead to sworn groups of enemies that had more hatred for each

I absolutely love Nike's new advertising campaign featuring what it means to be a female athlete. Obviously, I'm not a female, but it's just great to see advertising that is going against the grain and providing popular role models and breaking social stigmas surrounding

I cannot begin to express how important it is to measure food out. Maybe it's the scientist in me, maybe it's the geek, I don't know. However, if your serious about getting nutrition in check, then I whole heartily believe that you must approach

The big hit at the Chicago Perform Better seminar was no other than Thomas Myers. He is the author of Anatomy Trains, arguably one of the best anatomy, myofascial, human performance books on the market, and have been practicing for about 35 years. One of the take home messages I