If you breathe out of your mouth or have ever struggled with breathing during physical exercise, you will definitely need to listen. And if you have never heard of the importance of conscious breathing while training, this article could make a dramatic improvement in your movement quality and performance. Breathing has been a hot topic…
Category: Sports Performance
Speed Training Is NOT Conditioning
All too often we encounter high school athletes who see “speed training” in our workout programs and start moaning and groaning. Coaches have conditioned them to think this type of training involves running until they vomit or can no longer move. If that were what we did, I would be complaining, too. At our facility,…
ZOA – Are You in the Zone?
Are you in the zone??? Chances are…you’re not. What exactly do I mean by being in a zone? I’m talking about a zone of apposition. “The zone of apposition (ZOA) is the area of the diaphragm encompassing the cylindrical portion (the part of the muscle shaped like a dome/umbrella) which corresponds to the portion directly…