Featured in Endurance Magazine – May 2016 Spring is here and many of us are anxiously getting back on our road bikes and taking advantage of the beautiful weather we get this time of year. I’ve heard from several of you that this is your 3rd or 4th season […]
As featured in Endurance Magazine – April 2016 Snow Angels is a fairly simple movement but very challenging on the chest, core, and in particular the shoulders. Please do NOT attempt if you are currently having shoulder pathology. Although this is a forward facing exercise, I often think of making snow angels back in the […]
Featured in Endurance Magazine – February 2016 The single leg stork is a continuation from the Romanian Deadlifts that we covered last month. This is a stability exercise for the standing leg and a mobility exercise across the pelvis and into the hamstring. This is one of my favorites to add at towards the end […]
As featured in Endurance Magazine – January 2016 New year. New goals. I love this time of year when people are so dedicated to making changes for the better in their lives. Many add physical challenges or events to target in the coming months, some make dramatic lifestyle adjustments to […]
As featured in Endurance Magazine – December 2015 When people delve into endurance-based sports, they often pick out an event or race that they target for the finished product. They may seek the Internet for a training plan that lasts a set period of time and is generically printed for all abilities to view. Some […]
As featured in Endurance Magazine- November 2015 As winter approaches, many of you have already entered the “off-season”. For some, that means letting off the gas of the regular routine of structured runs, bikes, and swims. Some try cyclocross or mountain biking at this time and look for the competitive edge over peers that are […]
As featured in Endurance Magazine- October 2015 There are many versions and adaptations of rotational exercises that one could use on the TRX® Suspension Trainer, one of my favorites is just a basic standing two arm/one handle rotation. This movement is very functional and translates to almost all sporting activities. […]
As featured in Endurance Magazine – October 2015 Are you powered by plants? Many athletes are, including Martina Navratilova (famous tennis player), Brendan Brazier (triathlete, Canadian 50K champion and Vega formulator), Scott Jurek (Appalachian Trail Run Record Holder), Patrik Baboumian (Germany’s Strongest Man 2011) and Bode Miller (World Cup alpine skier). Clearly it’s possible to […]
As featured in Endurance Magazine – August 2015 Late summer into early fall is a time where the heat can become unbearable. Some of you head indoors for the treadmill or wake at the crack of dawn so that the temperature isn’t as bad. A growing number of you, however, are heading to the trail. […]
As featured in Endurance Magazine July 2015 This past weekend while I attended a continuing education course on advanced dry needling techniques, I noticed that the entire class (some 20 or so people) were waiting in a sluggish stupor around a table in the front. A few […]