I’m going to tell you a wild story. I have permission and this person is actually rather public about it. It’s one of those things that makes me love that I do what I do. Being close to these st...
Among our coaches here at GHP we have an event we do twice a month internally called “Shop Talk”. Us coaches get together informally and discuss various aspects of training. Usually Khyla or I ha...
Global Human Performance is officially moving. After a 6 month process, I have signed a lease and secured us a new location to build a brand new state of the art facility. The address is: 596...
Muscle confusion. Are you familiar with that term? Maybe you used to (or do) train in a way that involves you doing unrelated things all of the time to diversify your training. This is to “keep y...
The setting we are in has a tremendous impact on how we perform in all facets of life. Working in a poor work environment full of drama and bad treatment leads to misery, even if the actual work...
In life we must make many lines in the sand. We have to pick what we will specialize in. We have to pick which people are going to be the most significant to us. We have to pick where we will li...
I shared before how I got into coaching. My realization that if I had better coaching during my youth, I would’ve had a better athletic career as well as my realization that coaching was something...
Life is an evolutionary journey. From the very literal sense of genetic mutations that may or may not really matter, to just how our lives & generations progress. I have always been held capt...
False spring is upon us! That means outdoor sports are beginning, namely outdoor track which so many of our athletes compete in. The Pittsburgh Marathon is in a few months. 5Ks, spring ultimate, ...
It's been an amazing year to spend with you all. I compiled some results together of highlights I believe you will appreciate, especially the parents. While I know you enjoy the time we spend to...
Go Through the Waves Yesterday I had quite a day going from this to that. Over the coming days I want to share some quick lessons & inspirations Sunday taught me. You’ll probably learn a goo...
You just hit the gym. Of course you did your essentials: you got your squats in, deadlifts, lunges, pull ups, bench press, and abs in. Good job, right? I mean, yea good, but not the most optimal ...
Everything begins with a start. In sprinting, you begin with acceleration (drive phase) which is going from not moving, or moving very slow, to flying like a bat out of hell. Nearly every sport t...
Lol. I couldn’t help myself. I just put lol in an email...lol. At any rate, here’s the deal. Even the best intentioned athlete and exerciser forgets an important aspect of health and injury ris...
When it comes to sprinting, there are 3 phases that matter: Acceleration Max Velocity Speed Endurance For sprinters in track and field, these all matter a lot. For athletes that play foo...
You know it happens. Life works it’s sorcery and then boom, we don’t feel like doing *thing that we said was important for us to do*. Like train and workout. We show up to the gym or to practi...
So I had been in a bit of a workout slump the last couple weeks. Feeling overwhelmed working 10+ hour days, orchestrating changes, I moved, and my personal life has undergone some large changes. ...
A favorite book of mine is “The Obstacle is the Way”. It’s about the title, the obstacle is the way. The way to what? The way forward. In life, we are faced with obstacles, things that challen...
Summertime is grindtime! Many of you, adults or youth, are increasing how much training you’re doing throughout the week. In many cases, especially with athletes playing on teams or training for ...
Yesterday our summer track work began! As an emphasis, I talked to them about running negative splits. What’s a negative split? It’s when the 2nd half of your run is faster than the first half....
This weekend, several of our GHP athletes are participating in the PIAA State Track & Field Championship. They are currently in a phase called “tapering”. Tapering is an intentional lightening...
Inflexible knees suck. Painful knees suck even more. Over the years, I’ve helped many athletes and regular folks improve in their knee ability and have worked to continually grow my knowledge on ...
In the Western PA track world, this weekend was host to the 47th Annual Baldwin Invitational, arguably the most high profile track meet on this half of the state. I still remember vividly competin...
How much training is enough, too much, or not enough? I’ve noticed some consistencies in the time I’ve spent training over the years based on how much I see young athletes training. I find some a...
This morning two of my high school track athletes came in to train. Shoutout to them for their dedication to the grind, coming in at 6am before school. They both just hit big PRs at their last ...
Many athletes, maybe you, have taken off nearly a year of doing any training beyond a few home workouts and maybe some running. With news of pick up, summer league, club, and pro leagues starting ...
Every year, thousands of athletes across the country go hard strength training all off season just to hit the championship series and post season and run out of gas and be “almost good enough”. ...
If we are talking about survival, getting enough calories whenever you can is key. As long as the food isn’t poison, you have to eat what you can, whenever. If we are talking about our comparably...
In the world of running, commonly the hamstring, hip flexors, quads, calves, and glutes are the bearers of aches and pains. Week 2 of high school track is almost done, and finally some of the “thi...