Is It Necessary to Emulate Sport-Specific Movements During Training in Our Youth?

Written By Jeff King Throughout the years, my approach and philosophy towards training young athletes has changed. Many factors have attributed to this: books I have read, conferences I have attended and respected coaches I have talked to. Each has played a vital role in developing my current approach with any young athlete I have […]

4 Points to Consider About Coaching

4 Points to Consider About Coaching By Khaled Elmasri, MS, Corrective Rehabilitation Most of us have been on a plane and heard the flight attendant say numerous times, “If the cabin should lose pressure, an oxygen mask will fall from the compartment above. Place your mask on first before helping those around you who need assistance.” […]

The Story Behind a Person: Jesse Dietrick

We all have a story. Sometimes having a bigger story can lead to bigger moments in life. The stories that we tell of our lives attract others to us. What is your story? This past Saturday I had the great opportunity to lead a warm-up for Team in Training. Team in Training is a running group […]

My Fitness Journey: Morgan Couch

My fitness journey began when I suddenly found myself in a completely new environment and culture, the south. I have lived in San Diego my entire life and felt that I wanted the complete opposite for my college experience! I chose to attend The University of Alabama and have loved every minute of it.  While […]

My First Powerlifting Competition

My First Powerlifting Competition By: Bailee Holt Saturday June 14, 2014, I competed in my first powerlifting competition. In a way, this was a spur of a moment type of thing. Competing in a powerlifting competition was something that I’ve wanted to do for a couple years, but I always told myself I’d sign up […]

Cracklings, Crawdads, and Boudin…Time to CHANGE a few things up?”

Cracklings, Crawdads, and Boudin…Time to CHANGE a few things up?” By Todd Durkin, MA, CSCS I was down in Lafayette, Louisiana a few weeks ago doing talks for the American Heart Association, and then a half-day “IMPACT Leadership” program for a private company specializing in oil and gas industry transportation. And a funny thing happened […]

An EPIC Boot Camp in San Diego

I just got done teaching an EPIC boot camp session down at the gorgeous Mission Bay Hilton Beach & Tennis Resort. This is exactly where I started my training business in San Diego over 17 years ago. So I always LOVE going down there. And there are a few specific reasons why today was EPIC. […]

LAX Training with my son Luke on the TRX Rip Trainer

A couple weeks ago, I shared in my TD Times about my son Luke shooting his lacrosse ball through my neighbor’s window.  And I shared how we handled that “little” mis-fire. It was a great life-lesson. But I need to tell you a little bit more about the whole story. You see, Luke asked me […]

My Fitness Journey: Amelianne Johannes

Athlete…Active… These were always words I used to define myself, until one day, before I knew it, they were not relevant anymore. To understand my fitness journey I have to start at the beginning. I grew up in a cul-de-sac neighborhood. There was only one way in and one way out; the perfect place for a kid to […]

Why Do You Work?

Have you ever thought about WHY YOU WORK? Seriously. Have you thought about that question and answered why you grind tirelessly day-after-day to do what you do? Let me explain. Last week, I asked every attendee in my “TD Fitness Classes” to write down a question that they would like me to address in a […]