Turning the Invisible into the Visible: Goal Achievement

You walk into the gym and tell me you want to achieve an athletic goal. 

Maybe you want to make the professional tennis tour....or your high school team.



                             or become a world-class runner.....or win a local 5k. 

Today that goal is in some far away place that you cannot see, feel or touch.  At best, it is invisible. 

This blog post will show you how to get started on turning the invisible into... read more

Lessons from 1 of the World's 25 Fittest Men

 

This summer Men’s Fitness magazine named Alex O’Loughlin one of the "World’s 25 Fittest Men". Now, there are about 30,000,000 women throughout the world and 50 websites devoted to Alex right now saying “oh, we knew that years ago!” 

But since Alex is my client, let’s say it was gratifying to see it in print. 

Having worked with Alex for two and a half years, I can say his success carries lessons for everyone, and it did not happen by accident.  Alex has developed several habits which push him to a higher level than most.

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Concussions and the High School Football Player

I remember running down for the second-half kickoff against Desales High School during my freshman year. It was a crisp, late fall Saturday morning in the 1980's.  I remember colliding with an enormous DeSales player. Ouch.

 



The next thing I remember I was riding the bus back to school feeling confused. I felt like I was in a dream, but I had a strong headache. Everything seemed surreal. I have zero memory of the second half of the game although I played the entire second half. 
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Genetic Benefit (or Burden) for Athletes

We hear all the time that "picking good parents" is a great way to advance your athletic career. In other words, genes are usually considered important to sports performance.

One thing we do not hear much about-at least in the popular media-is how some genes may be a benefit in one sport and a burden in another.  Many people understand a person's percentage of fast or slow twitch muscle fibers is largely genetic. 

Some people may not understand if you are more "fast-twitch" you are likely to have more success in strength and power sports (football, baseball, sprinting, etc.) , and... read more