The Simplest Way to Coach- Shut Your Trap

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“I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.”
— Confucius

Throughout my career, I’ve had the pleasure to work with literally every age and skill level. These experiences taught me that you MUST adapt your coaching to each athlete. However, while there are individual learning styles, there should be a [Read more…]

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It All Starts With Your Breath

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1340692302669_1340692302669_rI’m not a physical therapist, osteo, or any type of doctor, however I’ve been lucky enough to spend some time with those that are very knowledgeable with diaphragm breathing and breathing in general. On a side note, if you’re truly interested in breathing patterns, I’d read anything by Dr. Leon Chaitow. Now thanks to Drew Dillion, my weightlifting coach, and Connor Ryan, my physical therapist, I believe I’m finally on my way back to a healthy back. [Read more…]

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Speed Ladder

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Speed Ladder Sprint Training

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The good ole speed ladder. Many people hate it and many people love it. When I first started coaching, back in 2002, I thought this was such a cool tool to utilize for “foot speed”. While with the Carolina Panthers, I watched Ricky Manning Jr constantly work on his “foot speed” via frapiers dot drills, cone [Read more…]

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The Art of Coaching

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the art of coaching

I read this quote the other day and it made me think about how I’ve developed as a strength and conditioning and personal trainer in NYC.

In my earlier days, there was a lot of pressure on me for my athletes to perform. So I focused HEAVILY on building my programming knowledge and eye for coaching.  There was a lot of pressure to succeed through my [Read more…]

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Does Lifting Weights Make You Bulky?

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Does Lifting Weights Make You Bulky?
Maybe I’m severely out of touch but I thought we were over this fitness fallacy that weightlifting makes you bulky?! Over the last few weeks, I’ve heard from both men and women stating that they don’t want to lift [Read more…]

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Just DO Something

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Just DO Something

I read a post by Mark Manson regarding his “Do Something” principle to accomplish your goals. I whole heartily agree with this concept. In fact we’ve [Read more…]

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