How to make your own sports drink for recovery and performance.

Read here to see why the Beep Test- while considered outdated by some- can be a fantastic option when determining how to build a conditioning program for athletes in high-volume sports, and how basketball players can use it to maximize output at their given position.

There is a way to make to this popular exercise even better. I present it here in a short piece that I wrote for STACK Magazine.

Based on the work of the MDs Michael Lewis and Julian Bailes, I believe this to be an important topic for athletes and parents alike. And it's not just about concussions...

Has your Off-Season preparation been cut short due to injury or other circumstances? If this is you and you are worried about getting into game-shape in time for the Pre-Season, this modified approach to the Triphasic training model might be for you.

This is a system that I learned from the short time I spent with Yves Nadeau (fourth from the left), Canada's world-famous Speedskating coach. He is the most medaled coach of all time, and credited much of his success to two things. One, his ability to develop the aerobic fitness of his athletes; and two, his system for monitoring their recovery. This article is a summary of that system.

An old concentric-style squat variation with slightly more emphasis on the knee extensors than its peers. A great squat alternative for improving rate of force development and getting around upper-body mobility issues that may hinder more traditional squat exercises.

It's "Third-Party Media," guys. I wrote it, but I don't come up with the names. Let's just say it's a great exercise for the glutes; and a good exercise to build a foundation back to sprinting!

Whether a soccer fanatic or no, this panel I was on for the NSCAC Summit has plenty of good information on speed development whether one is a coach, or an athlete.

Here's how you can create your own concoction of sodium bicarbonate to improve anaerobic performance in training, practice, and competition.

Here are some effective methods for implementing and executing weighted-carry exercises.

Here is an older piece that I wrote for STACK a handful of years ago about some exercises athletes can use to improve their ability to rotate at the upper and lower body.

"Mandatory" might be an undeserved endorsement. But programming exercises to engage our subsystems (fascial slings) and the interdependence of the kinetic chain is always a good idea.

Here is a high bang-for-buck lower body exercise that is great for bolstering single-leg strength and stability, as well as the ability to accelerate and change direction.

The smartest way to squat to save your spine? That probably goes to the Swiss Ball Hack Squat- but this one comes close, and it's pretty damn good. Give it a read, and then give it a try.

Breathing. We can do it passively; or we can do it actively. We can do it to relieve anxiety; or we can do it to amp-up and hit that deadlift PR. We can do it to decrease shoulder pain; or we can do it to decrease back pain. How we do it and why, is up to us.

Years later I look back at this piece and think about the things I've changed as regards my approach to developing the feet. But at the time it was written this piece had great feedback from the industry, and still contains some golden nuggets. You may also want to check out the seminar on foot development that I gave at the 2020 CPTN Conference.

Shoulder pain is a common affliction among athletes, weekend warriors, and the general population. Here are some techniques to decrease your pain, and some reasons why they work.

Here are some modifications for nagging issues with joints or soft tissue that will allow you to continue building size and strength successfully.

This article contains some do-it-yourself strategies for creating your own sports-drink; bettering your sleep; and even improving your body's ability to digest food and absorb nutrients.