Stories
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Training Despite Conditions
[An abbreviated and brilliantly edited version of this appeared in the Denver Athletics newsletter “The Rundown” in December 2023. If you’re near the Mile High City and you don’t follow DA, you’re missing opportunities to stay involved in local T&F!] Last year was my return to coaching. I kicked it off with volunteering in middle…
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Long Distance Relationships Are Hard (on remote coaching)
In 2023 I learned how to coach a high-performance athlete online. Turns out, there’s way more to it than choosing exercises.
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Recovery Doesn’t Just Happen (5): It’s All About Your Habits
An athlete asked about recovery between tournament days. Part 5 summarizes the mindset shift you need to be “always ready.”
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Make Up Your Mind! (3) …Highland Games competition report
I enter the strangest competitions sometimes. But that’s my personal brand, trying all the sports I can. I have sport FOMO, clearly. So here’s little more than a short, goofy photo reel of me at the Estes Park ScotFest athletics meet — aka, my first Highland Games competition. It’s a fascinating sport: throw odd-shaped stuff…
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To The Athletes I Failed (on experience)
Learning From My Coaching Mistakes2016/10/27 I want to formally apologize to every client I have ever failed. In six years of personal training and strength coaching, many people have come to me with big goals, desire to improve, and the bravery to admit they needed help. After six years of training and coaching, I stand…