HELPING YOU TO LOSE WEIGHT: THE 5 THINGS YOU SHOULD ADD TO YOUR DIET
In the world we live in now everyone is an expert and everyone you know has some diet that they think is the best diet ever and the answer to everyone’s diet and fat loss problems, it’s hard to determine what you should actually be doing to lose weight. It could be intermittent fasting, paleo, […]
SIMPLE TIPS TO EATING A HIGH PROTEIN DIET
I often hear when people learn to manage their macronutrients that it is too hard to get enough protein. This is strange to me because I can easily blow my protein budget out of the water if I’m not careful. So I wrote this article to help you with some ideas on how to get […]
THE BUSY MOMS GUIDE TO HABIT CHANGE AND FITNESS
In my head, the month of September is almost more important than January as far as pushing change in my life. September means the kids go back to school and it is another way to mark how fast time is flying, don’t they grow up so quickly!? The daily schedule of the house changes from […]
4 THINGS YOUR COACH NEEDS TO KNOW
Last week we talked about creating SMART goals and communicating with your coach. This week I want to dive a little deeper into what your coach needs to know, how to share it, and how to get the most out of your coaching experience. Once you have created a SMART goal, it’s time to start […]
THE 5 DIFFERENT TYPES OF GYMS AND HOW TO DECIDE WHICH ONE IS RIGHT FOR YOU.
There are many different types of gyms and training out there and it is very easy to get lost in all the options. I want to help people find the right gym for them. I have to first say that I am a little biased in that I run a small group personal training gym […]
JUMPING PROGRESSIONS FOR A FASTER YOUTH ATHLETE
There are two main ways to improve sprint speed, produce more force or get better mechanically. In this article we are going to talk about one specific way to produce more force: Plyometrics, specifically jump training. There are a lot of things that can be done to improve force production and mechanics: sprinting drills, Olympic […]
THE 7 “SPEED DRILLS” YOUR YOUTH ATHLETE SHOULD ALREADY BE DOING
There are a lot of things to consider when it comes to helping a youth athlete perform at maximum ability. How they should be eating? What teams should they play for? What technique coach do they need to work with? Should they play select, premier, AAU, for a school team or all of the above? […]
2016 TEAM PHOINIX HOLIDAY CLASSIC RECAP
On Saturday, December 10th, we had 8 athletes, including Coach Jimmy, compete in the Team Phoinix Holiday Classic. We had a great showing from all of our lifters. First off, it was Kelsey Edwards, Jamie Lindstrom and me, Coach Jimmy, in the morning session. Unfortunately, Kelsey was red lighted on her squats for just being […]
POSTURAL EXERCISES EVERYONE SHOULD BE DOING
Most of us now work jobs where we are seated in front of a computer, traveling in a car or plane or carting kids around for most of the day. This can create some problems with posture and the mobility and stability we have. This needs to be improved so that we can all lead […]
3 WAYS TO BUILD GOOD HABITS AND REACH YOUR GOALS
Taking specific actions here and there isn’t the hardest thing in the world. Tracking your food might take an extra 10 minutes a day and going to the gym for 3 hours a week is a pretty small amount of time in the grand scheme of things. Staying hydrated really isn’t that hard. It’s getting […]
