I had the privilege of working with two players last year who were training for the NFL Draft, Kyle Adams (who signed with the Chicago Bears) and Clint Boling (who was drafted in the 4th round by the Cincinnati Bengals). This year, I worked with former Northwestern quarterback, Dan Persa. Dan is one of the hardest [...]
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I’m NOT a fan of bullying, but for one family from Sanford, NC, it just might have saved their family tree. Meet, Marshall Reed, the boy who was told he was fat on the last day of fourth grade and then decided to do something about it. Marshall had been bullied about his weight for [...]
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I wanted to share with you all an amazing opportunity for high-school athletes. I want to introduce you to The Dominant One Challenge. Created by my friend and colleague, Kurt Hester, the winner of TD1 will be awarded a $50,000 college scholarship! Kurt is one of the leading strength and conditioning coaches in the nation, training the [...]
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Are you tired all the time? Do you feel like you’re never “caught up” on sleep? I know the feeling. About two years ago, I was tired. All the time. And it wasn’t just the I-need-a-quick-afternoon-nap kind of tired. It was the I-can’t-keep-my-eyes-open kind of tired. I was sluggish, and I could tell my body [...]
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A recent report stated that the average Facebook user has 245 friends. Here in America, roughly 20% of all adults are in pain. That means if we combine those two numbers, and if you’re an average Facebook user, you know 49 people in chronic pain! That’s a pretty staggering number! Yet, that number is based on you [...]
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It’s the weekend, which means some of you might be indulging in a few adult beverages over the next couple of days. I’m certainly not judging–I’m a red wine or martini guy myself–I’m here to offer you a potential cure for your hangover! According to an article on foxnews.com, you can now use yoga to [...]
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I saw this on Facebook today and it got me thinking. When it comes to chronic pain and/or your body, how many of you have this mindset? How many of you can HONESTLY say that when faced with a new or unusual pain, you keep calm? Not very many, I’m guessing, because I know it’s human [...]
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If you’re suffering from back pain and thinking that an injection will be your panacea, you might want to rethink that. A new study suggests that steroid injections may not be any more beneficial than saline…the same solution I put my contact lenses in every night! According to a foxnews.com article: (Dr.) Cohen’s study involved [...]
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Are you tired of your monthly, weekly, or for some of you, daily migraines? I’m sure you are. There’s nothing worse than a sharp, shooting pain right behind your eyeball to put a serious damper on your day. I’ve blogged about headaches before, and if you want to find out why you get them, then you [...]
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Yes you read that correctly. Check out these videos of Johanna Quaas, an 86-year-old German gymnast! Remember the George Bernard Shaw quote, “We don’t stop playing because we grow old…we grow old because we stop playing.” Johanna is a perfect example of that! QUESTION: How many seniors do you know who are functioning at [...]
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