Coming Back After a Layoff is something every Lifetime Athlete may need to be prepared for. In this episode, we describe the process which has been successful for many coaching clients. Thanks for listening! This podcast was brought to you by The Lifetime Athlete App. Available on the App Store and Google Play. It’s the ultimate fitness for life app…
Speed haters need not apply. Same for speed doubters and speed deniers. Speed is one of the attributes of a Lifetime Athlete and it’s also a premier expression of youthfulness. Speed training, done properly, can help you to perform at higher levels and to look and feel your best. Here’s how!
A term you hear occasionally is “What’s your WHY?” It’s often used by motivational speakers (even if you’re Matt Foley living in a van down by the river). I’d like to pose a different question in today’s brief post: What’s YOUR Olympics? The Olympics are a celebration. Human potential. Competition. Sportsmanship. National pride. Worldwide community. The current, 33rd Olympiad, is…
Speed is essential for every athlete. Even older ones. In this episode of our Summer Longevity Series, we discuss speed training for older athletes. Enjoy! This podcast was brought to you by The Lifetime Athlete App. Available on the App Store and Google Play. It’s the ultimate fitness for life app for the evolving human! Workouts. Nutrition. Education. Community. The…
This week the topic in our community is Power Training. Specifically, as part of the Summer Longevity Training Series on The Lifetime Athlete Podcast, we’re talking about how to safely and effectively develop and maintain power in the older athlete. This is an interesting subject because power is, relatively speaking, poorly understood and often overlooked in fitness and longevity circles.…
Staying in shape when big things are going on in your life, is an intriguing topic. I’m certain that practically all of us have experience with relocating, getting married or divorced, the birth of a child, a new job, work projects, business deals and trips, and many other examples of major life events. When the days, weeks, and sometimes months…
The title of this post is phrased as a question. The answer to the query of how many ways you can be a Lifetime Athlete is perhaps infinite. Literally, there are many, many forms that a vigorous, vital, robust and athletic life can take. This week we profiled a number of lifelong peak performers on The Lifetime Athlete Podcast. I’ll…
Today I had the privilege of visiting with Lauren Hurst, the author of North of Forty…Inspiring Stories of Older Athletes. Lauren and I discussed her own journey as a Lifetime Athlete, the experience of creating the book, and many of the amazing athletes in her book. I know you’ll love this episode because it speaks to what we are all…
The training microcycle that we use most frequently at TLA is the weekly microcycle. In the Training Tribe, and with most coaching clients, I usually program 6 specific workouts in any given week and then recommend a recovery training day as the 7th session. There are a few exceptions to that general rule. Some athletes are encouraged to utilize only…
Wow, Tribe Member, our WOW (workouts of the week) are super exciting as we get into the 2nd week of Month 2 of the Agility Block. We are continuing to work on multi-directional movement competency and elasticity. We are using an A-B-CX2 split and we are combining exercises and positions athletically. I’ve mentioned the agile mindset previously. Or let’s call…
Not long ago I posted a few workouts for folks to try out around Thanksgiving. Several of those were taken from our Training Tribe library. I received some great feedback on those sessions. None of them were overly elaborate representations of comprehensive training systems. They were just fun, relatively quick workouts to shake up a routine or to make it…
Today I had the privilege of welcoming Rich Bradfield on the podcast. Rich is a Lifetime Athlete, an engaging conversationalist, and a true ambassador for healthy living and peak performance. Rich shared many of his perspectives on training, nutrition, lifestyle, and mindset. I learned a lot and I think you will too. This podcast was brought to you by The…
This is a great episode that features my recent discussion with my friend and client Todd White. We dove into a conversation about health and fitness, and Todd’s recent backcountry hunting expedition in Idaho for mule deer. This is a pearl-rich chat that I know you are going to love! This podcast was brought to you by The Lifetime Athlete…
Another field report! In this episode of The Lifetime Athlete Podcast, I discuss the elk rifle opener. Every year, at the beginning of this season, my friend and I pack into the backcountry with horses and mules and share a great tradition. This year didn’t disappoint. Unique to this story, I get to share how sleep, nutrition, injury management and…
Wow! Episode 324 (I accidentally introduced the show as #323) of The Lifetime Athlete Podcast features an engaging conversation with Lifetime Athlete Dennis Rackers. Dennis is 69 years young and we discussed his recent VO2max test and DEXA scan results, as well as principles of training, specific exercises and injury management. This was a pleasure as well as a great…
In this episode, we discuss the richness of relationships in our community, some unique perspectives on endurance training, and a recap of some recent elk hunts. This podcast was brought to you by The Lifetime Athlete Coaching and Training Services. Our focus is helping you to achieve peak athletic performance in any sport or fitness pursuit…fine tune your body composition…
Honestly, I’m not sure we should call this short piece an endurance training primer. It’s more of “a few thoughts about endurance training” type of thing. First, let’s define endurance. It’s unique among the 5 Capacities of Athleticism (along with strength, speed, power, and agility) in that it is complementary, or supportive, to the others. Endurance is certainly driven by…
As many of you will recall, we set up the Summer 2023 Fitness Challenge back in May. Our goal was to test and train a unique capacity of athleticism, which is power. We sampled anaerobic power with a lifting test and used the mile run for aerobic power. The lifting test used a trap bar deadlift, or similar setup depending…
Have a plan for your training. But modify it as needed. Manipulate your workouts for your best results! This podcast was brought to you by The Lifetime Athlete Coaching and Training Services. Our focus is helping you to achieve peak athletic performance in any sport or fitness pursuit…fine tune your body composition to get lean, healthy, shredded, and jacked…and solve…
Now here’s an interesting thought! There are definitely some parallels between sprinting and surfing. Allow me to explain. Surfers do three main things in their process. So do sprinters. Get out. Get up. Get on. A surfer will get out, or paddle in accelerating fashion to catch the forming wave. Sprinters drive out hard from the blocks or a 3-point…
