This month, I had the opportunity to answer some athlete training and nutrition questions from Craig Lane at Boise State University. As coaches, teachers, and parents, we are often faced with many nutrition issues with our young athletes. For the record, my nutritional advice is based on research, experience, and practical knowledge that comes from […]
If you’ve ever witnessed or participated in a metabolic circuit designed for combat athletes, you’ve seen hard core. You’ve seen guys pushed to their physical limits. You’ve seen tire flips, prowler pushes, and ground & pound drills. You may have even seen some guys on their knees reaching for the nearest bucket. There are many […]
One thing I enjoy being as a strength coach is being able to train young athletes. Over the past 5 ½ years, I have been blessed with the opportunity to train many young athletes at all levels. What I have come to realize, is there is a lot more that goes into training young athletes […]
It is my understanding that most youth are driven by what somebody tells them to do, i.e. their coach, parent, or teacher. This is understandable because youth can be socially and physically immature. However, it is also my understanding the advice that some, if not most coaches are telling their youths regarding physical development is […]
by Ryan Burgess Baseball may still be America’s pastime, but professional football is America’s passion. Every Sunday the attention of an entire nation is locked on the NFL and the jaw-dropping athleticism of its players. Sunday can be an excuse for people to sit around eating like pigs and drinking like fish. While those around […]
What Gets You In the Game? Brett Klika C.S.C.S. I was having a conversation with a very successful local basketball coach the other day. He was sharing insight he had learned from an NBA scout in regards to assessing talent. When a scout assesses a player, it is not merely a matter of “they’re good” […]
By Doug Balzarini, C.S.C.S., Strength and Conditioning Coach, Fitness Quest 10 (San Diego, CA) Trying to convince a combat athlete that thoracic spine mobility drills will help him in the octagon is like trying to convince my girlfriend that size doesn’t matter (talking arm size of course). These athletes want to be faster, stronger, and […]
By: Brett Klika, C.S.C.S. Director of Athletics, Fitness Quest 10 “What can we do at home to make our son or daughter a better athlete?” This is one of the most common questions I come across with parents. For the sake of this discussion, “at home” means things that are done outside of professionally supervised […]
I had been working with an athlete for several weeks in a traditional one-on-one setting and recently began to notice that his strength, energy levels, and overall intensity were down. In a recent session, I could sense early on in our mobility work that he was just going through the motions. Perhaps my teaching cues […]
Creating Fun, Effective Workouts For Your Athletes By Brett Klika, Fitness Quest 10 How do you go about designing a workout program that would challenge athletes and get them in peak shape? How do you design programs that are creative, effective, and are still fun? Especially college and pro athletes. That is definitely the “million […]
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