How to accommodate the changes in our bodies over the long run. I am a former college football player, and for the first few years after I stopped playing, I worked out like one. I’d spent so many years with my training program centered around strength training and plyometrics, that when it came time to […]
The Post-Competition Paradox of Priorities
Why we can feel successful but not fulfilled in life after competition. Most people who live in the more serious levels of sport have the same list in their heads while they are competing. We compile a list of all the cool things we are going to do once we are done competing. It could […]
The Physical Imbalance of a Competitive Edge
How to approach fitness after competition using a training mindset. At some time in life after competition, most former athletes come to a point where they realize that there is a considerable shift underway in their physical conditioning. We can experience it by design as we shift the types of workouts we use, or the […]