Let’s say you’re playing the long game. You’re applying exercise, nutrition, and lifestyle to maximize your health, fitness, performance, and longevity. You’re training for LIFE! You may want to aks yourself, and answer, these questions. This podcast is brought to you by The Lifetime Athlete App. Available on the App Store and Google Play. It’s the ultimate fitness for life…
There are many ways in which we can classify and customize training. One of the most valuable models that we utilize regularly at TLA is the Mobility-Stability Continuum. Whether you’re a self-coached athlete, a lifelong fitness enthusiast, or a therapist-coach-trainer, leveling up your game in this subject area is pure gold. Mobility is access to range of motion. It’s how…
This piece offers a few tips and suggestions for Lifetime Athletes who are taking their resistance training seriously. This is a synopsis of a recent podcast episode and I’ve included that option below, but I’m listing out a series of pointers just in case you prefer to read as opposed to listen. You can also access The Lifetime Athlete Podcast…
Oh yeah! Happy New Year. A discussion on making this your best year ever. Let’s go! This podcast is 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 Lifetime Athlete App is also the home of the…
Winter. New month. New Training Block. Much to discuss! This podcast is 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 Lifetime Athlete App is also the home of the Training Tribe, a comprehensive, year-round group training…
It’s that time again. The oh so delightful opportunity to preview this month’s T2 workouts and to talk about exciting topics in this Training for LIFE journey! This podcast is 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.…
Everybody’s talking about longevity. I always strive to be a voice of reason. I try to offer a balanced and sensible perspective on most subjects. Drawing a hard line in the sand and using terms like always and never, as they apply to exercise selection and performance, is something about which we need to be cautious. I want to respond…
It’s time for another Training Talk Episode! This month we are beginning the annual Power Block. A discussion on the definition and application of power accompanies a thorough description of the Training Tribe programming. 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…
This month in our Training Talk series, we’re introducing the Full Body Training System that The Lifetime Athlete Training Tribe (exclusive to subscribed members in the App) will be using. We’re also discussing aspects of exercise selection and workout design that balance performance and longevity. This podcast was brought to you by The Lifetime Athlete App. Available on the App…
Today’s topic is one which I find particularly fascinating. Let’s begin with a definition of what Training for LIFE means. Training for LIFE, in TLA terms, means two things. You are engaged in athletic and fitness training throughout your lifespan. This process will evolve and take on different shapes, but you’re in it to win it. And perhaps more importantly,…
Turn your exercise into a purpose-driven and results-oriented, gamechanging behavior. Train for health. Train for fitness. Train for athleticism. Train for LIFE! 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 Lifetime Athlete App…
We’re starting up a new series on the podcast…Training Talk! At the beginning of each month, we’ll feature a discussion on various aspects of training for LIFE, including an overview of current Training Tribe programming. 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…
There are practically innumerable ways you can classify training. A lot of times the manner in which you describe your training is dependent upon your goals, or where your mind is in the moment. In many situations, a great way to consider your workouts is in regard to two distinctions. Is the session geared toward improving the mechanical efficiency of…
Scaling workouts for Lifetime Athletes involves a number of key factors. We manipulate workout volume, intensity, duration, and density. We adjust exercise selection and technique. We modify proactively…and reactively. It’s all in Ep380 of the pod. 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…
I absolutely love this topic. It represents the crux of our quest at TLA. At some point, every Lifetime Athlete ponders some version of the following question: “How can my lifestyle interventions and behaviors, including but not limited to training and nutrition, impact both the length and quality (health, functionality, performance) of my lifespan?” What matters most? Living as long…
Today’s topic is being presented secondary to popular demand. I frequently receive inquiries from our community regarding exercise selection concerning a variety of performance capacities. Recently, and extensively, Zone 2 Cardio has been at the top of the list. The questions abound and they are very insightful. I’ll bullet them out and then address each one independently. But before I…
Agility is one of the 5 Components of Athleticism and it uniquely blends mobility, stability, reactivity, and fluidity. In this episode, we explore how to train successfully for agility through the lifespan. 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…
The most basic definition of agility is the ability to move quickly and easily. Here at TLA, we take that a bit further. Agility is one of the 5 major Components of Athleticism. A complete, and thus lifetime athlete, needs to be not only strong, fast, powerful, and enduring. He or she must be AGILE. Agility consists of 4 unique…
Speed Training for Lifetime Athletes is a proprietary course that is only available to Lifetime Athlete App members. However, this episode provides a sneak peak into all that mojo rapido. Quick lessons to make you lightning fast. If you dig the vibe, get the app and subscribe as a member to access daily workout programing, courses, masterclasses, and so much…
In this episode, I have the privilege of visiting with Jeff Patterson. Jeff is a martial artist, teacher, studio owner, and author of The Yielding Warrior. Jeff shares a number of his insights and methodologies regarding how you can use meditation to achieve lifelong health, and peak performance in every aspect of your life (not just sports and fitness). I…
As is frequently the case, we’re running a brief series on The Lifetime Athlete Podcast this summer. The show is available on all the major pod playing platforms. In case you’re as intrigued and excited by this topic as I am, I’ve included the Preview for The Summer Longevity Training Series right here. Beginning June 24th and over 4 shows,…
As is frequently the case, we’re running a brief series on the pod this summer. This episode is the Preview for The Summer Longevity Training Series. Over 4 shows, PK & I will be jamming on strength training, power training, speed training, and sports training…for the older athlete. You get to define what older means to you, but this series…
Maintaining your fitness during major life events, such as getting a new job or relocating, is both challenging and valuable. Staying fit when life gets full isn’t easy, but this episode offers some advice you will find useful. Thanks for joining me today. Enjoy! This podcast was brought to you by The Lifetime Athlete App. Available on the App Store…
Rate of Perceived Exertion and Repetitions in Reserve are just two of the many training tools we use at TLA. RPE vs. RIR is discussed in today’s episode of The Lifetime Athlete Podcast. 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 terminology we use to describe output levels during training is quite useful. Today we’re going to discuss 2 popular methods of estimating effort. They are Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE) and Repetitions in Reserve (RIR). Potato versus Pototto. Or you might say Tumaytuh while another utters Tohmottoh. I think you get my drift. RPE and RIR are great assets…
Recovery training is one of the secrets to success in lifetime health and peak performance. But it’s often poorly understood and regularly misapplied. This episode sets the record straight. 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!…
Mobility, Strength, and Endurance Training are all valuable. As long as you don’t do only one and forsake the others! 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…
As opposed to commenting about the Bermuda Triangle or B-rated movies…this is a little op-ed piece I’ve been wanting to put together for quite some time. My version of the Devil’s Triangle involves over 4 decades of experience and observation in athletic and fitness training. It’s a story of temptation, seduction, success, and calamity. Actually that last statement sounds like…
Happy Holidays a little early! In this episode I talk about community, culture, body composition, and a recap of my recent whitetail deer harvest. Heading into year-end, I’m busy working on projects at TLA and blending that with a ton of gratitude for YOU! This podcast was brought to you by The Lifetime Athlete Coaching and Training Services. Our focus…
In this episode of The Lifetime Athlete Podcast, I discuss my recent antelope hunt. It’s an interesting story of challenge, humility, and gratitude. No matter what your life pursuits may look like, the objective is the same for all of us…keep doing what you love for as long as you can! This podcast was brought to you by The Lifetime…
Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words. Regarding today’s topic, a few thousand words can paint an amazing picture. I recently had a great conversation with Lifetime Athlete Dennis Rackers on The Lifetime Athlete Podcast. Dennis is 69 years young, a backcountry hunter, and he carries excellent muscle mass on his frame at 16% bodyfat. His maximal oxygen uptake…
Backpackers are athletes. ALL humans are athletes. There is an inner athlete residing within each of us. In this episode I discuss the concept of training the backpacking athlete and how to apply the Lifetime Athlete 5-3-1 System to the process. This podcast was brought to you by The Lifetime Athlete Coaching and Training Services. Our focus is helping you…
Sometimes you have great fortune in this life. You get to hang out with cool people. People who bring you up, and who inspire you to do the same for others. This is how it goes with Tammy Walker, my friend, colleague, and training partner for many years. Tammy is a Renaissance woman who embodies and exemplifies the concept of…
It’s SOOO exciting! We are starting another Block of training this week, and it’s our two-month focus on Agility! I love every block of training, and in this season I especially enjoy tuning up my multidirectional movement capacity. Let’s start out by defining agility. At TLA, we know that agility is the combination of mobility, stability, reactivity and fluidity. We’ll…
