A young man or woman in high school who's focused on serving our country is a great thing to witness. Their focus on something greater than themselves should reassure us that there are still people ...

Periodization is one of the most effective training strategies used in the United States to improve performance, prevent ...

In my toolbox article last month, I introduced the concept of using your Heart Rate Variability (HRV) – the difference in timing between subsequent heartbeats – to provide insight into how you are ...

Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Residency Program. Have you ever wondered why elite runners can log over 50 miles per week without developing an injury? Do you struggle with a nagging injury that ...

In the continual quest for gains, coaches and athletes are now looking at “carbohydrate periodization” as an avenue to performance gains, so let’s learn a bit more about this concept… “Periodization” ...

I know that you do longer workouts in the summer and shorter workouts in the winter by following a bell-curve, cross-training periodization program throughout the year. What do you think of the ...

When training for a single performance or even several competitive events, such as games or matches during a sport season, you should plan carefully to reach peak performance at the right time and to ...

Few training methods are scientifically proven to yield results. Periodization is the exception. In general, there are three categories of periodization: linear, reverse-linear and undulating. Linear ...