This is place where you can get some useful information and resources for all types of training regiments or goals. There's no specific sport that is targeted in this blog, because I care more about the lifestyle that each athlete is involved in. It is my belief that we are all athletes. And I won't tolerate any negative self talk on that matter. We all have goals. I trained a lady once who just wanted to pick up her child without any back pain. She's an athlete.
Here's where the idea for the blog came from...
As we all know, there are 24 hours in a day. Now, these are important hours that all add up and ultimately can effect our athletic performance. It wasn't until I was a senior in college that I first realized the relationship of my lifestyle and my athletic performance. My team's soccer practice went from 2-4pm every day. Only 2 hours of sport-specific activity. That seems like a really small amount of time dedicated to "practice". Like any determined player, I often found myself spending countless hours on the training grounds working on skills, finishing, or just fun tricks with some of my closest teammates. We would easily spent an entire Sunday afternoon on the practice field trying to perfect a free kick. It was fun and we learned a lot by ourselves. Alas, training would end and we would go our separate ways for the remainder of the day, most likely involving some sort of "food". But when we weren't practicing or eating together, there really wasn't any structure as to how we needed to behave, eat, sleep, or even mentally approach our sport. If we only had a 2 hour practice one day, then we had 22 hours until the next... What did we do with all that time? What do all guys in their late teens or early twenties do with free time? Video games, TV, and practically all the 4 Main Food Groups designed by Buddy the Elf...
Before the start of my senior season, that all changed. I started eating much better, not as good as I am now, but still light years away from how I was as a high school candy eating champion. Water was and still is my best friend. Well, that's not true. I have been known to drink a lot of coffee as well. My point is this, to all the athletes out there, nutrition and hydration got me into the best shape of my life for the most important season of life. And, oh yeah, I got married at the end of my season, which was nice.
As this blog unfolds, you will start to see the wide realm of nutrition and exercise myths as well as beneficial types that aren't widely discussed. Topics such as vitamins, minerals, pain management, rehabilitation, and training protocols for ALL athletes are on their way from myself as well as several other individuals who will share insights from their own areas of expertise!
