FIT AND HEALTHY: What do you need to succeed?
Breaking Down Wants Vs. Needs Getting fit and healthy can be overwhelming, intimidating, and confusing. There are so many opinions on how to be fit and healthy, plus the blurriness caused by marketing strategies that invade our minds daily. People find themselves in the vicious cycle of questioning before they even get started. Do any […]
Older, Stronger. One Is a Choice, the Other is Not.
Stronger with Age: A Letter of Honesty & Encouragement. Two words: OLDER, STRONGER; one is a choice you have; the other is not! Can you guess which one you can positively influence the most? STRONGER. Which word gives you less opportunity to influence? OLDER. I hate to be the one to break the news to you, but […]
Season Review and Roll with Bob Roll
Questions to ask and an end-of-season event to consider. The best way to end a season is by taking time to stop and review your performance by asking a few questions. How would your season look in review? How was your summer season? Did you meet your goals? Did you have fun? What did you […]
Do You Have a Support Team for Your Racing Endeavors?
It takes a support team to succeed. How do you get your best result? Can you do it on your own without a support team? Yes and no! There are three different scenarios of racers. We’ve all heard of the story of the athlete that showed up, blew the doors off the race, took first place, […]
Racing Nutrition and the 5 Refuel Must-Haves
and the 5 Refuel Must-Haves. I can officially say I’ve heard it all when it comes to high-intensity performance and racing nutrition: eat before you work out don’t eat before you work out eat right after a workout wait an hour after a workout eat fat so your body burns fat eat carbs so your […]
More of the Tour De France, S'il Vous plait!
2021 Tour De France Recap The 2021 Tour de France concluded its 21st and final stage on July 18th. Racers of all ages, professional abilities, and strengths, showed up for the most epic grand tour cycling race starting on June 26th! It was an epic battle for the best bike racers in the world with dreams realized […]
RACE RESULTS: Your Worst Day Can Lead to Your Best Day
In the World of IRONMAN Racing, competing, and everyday life Sam Long, a current IRONMAN Competitor, has an incredible story on race results that parallels this theory. RACE RESULTS There are thousands of great stories about racers having their best day ever and achieving their best race results to end in never returning to compete […]
Everyday Exercises to Keep You Active
And off the couch. The majority of adults in the US sit more than they move. I’m here to help counterbalance that and help get adults from an inactive to an active lifestyle with everyday exercises and routine examples. The Science and Guidelines Behind Everyday Exercise The US Department of Health and Human Services, The […]
Healthy Eating Guidelines
Mindful Eating: What and When do I eat? What is more important, what you eat and when or how you eat certain foods together? They are all equally important. It’s all part of mindful eating and having healthy eating guidelines. There is a growing struggle among Americans of what to eat and that leads us […]
Summer Pre-Season Training
6 Tips for a Successful Summer Training It’s a few weeks into spring and you just realized you forgot to get in shape for all the upcoming summer activities. My response is the same any time of the year, “ Start now, because the warm-up is the hardest part of the workout.” In other words, […]
The Art of Training
How responsibility, healthy habits, personal growth, good eating, and having fun all play a part in the art of training. I look at training as an art form that needs all the elements of a masterpiece, a great concerto, or a timeless painting. Devotion People ask me all the time, “Do you do anything other […]
