A Word on Recovery

Training harder demands training smarter. We all know people who think they can continue to grow and continue to make gains indefinitely by simply pushing harder and harder in their training day in and day out.  But what always happens to them?  Injury, burn out, sickness, stagnation.  Then what?  Well, once they get back on…

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Got Some Spare Time? Try Isometrics!

If you’re like me and can’t stand to waste any amount of time no matter how short, you’ll love how isometrics can fill in some strength gaps.  Nowadays, my days are jam-packed full with work, meetings, conference calls, networking, family time, training time, teaching time, writing time, and oh yeah – a little sleeping in…

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What’s Hindering Your Performance?

What’s sapping your energy and, unbeknownst to you, hindering your performance in martial arts, athletics, or simply the daily art of living, working, and taking care of your family?  Residual muscle tension, or tonus, is the continuous, passive partial contraction of muscles in the body that aids in posture and support.  Unfortunately, any type of…

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