Last week I received the following question from one of my readers, Logan, who wrote . . . “Is it true, because I have heard rumors, that intense training like the ones shown in the video can stunt your growth? Considering Im only fifteen years of age and not interested in becoming that big but will regular weight lifting cause my growth to go into a decline? I am 6’4″ and my main sport is basketball and I wish to be about...

So, I was at the gym today knocking out the first of my 3 weekly workouts.  While I train my athletes at D1 Sports Training, I work out at the local YMCA.  It’s a great set-up . . . nice weight room where I have all the space I need in the free weight section, while the majority of the other members are slugging around on the machines and treadmills.  Got a nice Olympic pool, basketball court, and racquetball courts in case I...

I think we’ve officially hit the dog days of summer.  4th of July weekend now seems like a distant memory, and school supplies are starting to dominate the store shelves.  Many families are squeezing in their vacation before the summer months are no more, and the gyms aren’t getting any cooler.    For those of you who have ready my story, you know that I finished my teaching career last year.  So, far be it from me to...

In a world of specialization, there are many training protocols that are perceived to be specific to individual sports, such as rotator cuff work for baseball players.  My perspective on sports specific training has changed over the past 2 years, especially in the last couple months as I lean even more now toward training athletes as athletes, rather than a baseball player or basketball player.  This doesn’t mean I don’t...