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Getting Started: 5 Key Principals to Launch Your Fitness Journey

Sep 93 min read

Getting Started: 5 Key Principals to Launch Your Fitness Journey

"The most hurtful trend in fitness is the “Boot Camp Challenge” approach.....Most will end the challenge within 10 days with no changes...

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5 Ways Alcohol Can Roadblock Your Fitness Goals

Fred Daniels

Aug 154 min read

5 Ways Alcohol Can Roadblock Your Fitness Goals

By Fred Daniels Drinking alcohol is a major part of American culture. A 2023 Gallop survey found that 62% of American adults consume...

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Fred Daniels

Dec 27, 20224 min read

You Know What… EFFF That!

5 Things to stick your middle finger to while chasing your weight loss goals this year The new year is coming and many of you are gearing...

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Fair Game: Setting Reasonable Expectations For Coaches and Parents in Youth Sports

Fred Daniels

Nov 14, 20225 min read

Fair Game: Setting Reasonable Expectations For Coaches and Parents in Youth Sports

The typical youth coach is an average everyday member of the community with a passion for the sport they’re coaching. Although these...

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The Digital Game: 3 Areas of Caution for Young Athletes Using Social Media

Fred Daniels

Feb 25, 20224 min read

The Digital Game: 3 Areas of Caution for Young Athletes Using Social Media

Chances are if you are the parent of a teenager you didn't grow up with social media in the same way that your children have. If you work...

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Hidden Sugar: 4 Places That You're Probably Overlooking When Calculating Your Carbs

Fred Daniels

Feb 10, 20224 min read

Hidden Sugar: 4 Places That You're Probably Overlooking When Calculating Your Carbs

Meal planning for weight loss can be complicated. The goal is to burn more calories than you consume while still having balance portions...

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When is it Ok For My Child to Lift Weights: 5 Tips to introducing your child to weight lifting.

Fred Daniels

Dec 20, 20213 min read

When is it Ok For My Child to Lift Weights: 5 Tips to introducing your child to weight lifting.

By Fred Daniels As fall sports come to a close and the winter offseason begins, many parents are wondering how can they put their child...

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7 Reasons Your Child Isn't Getting Playing Time

Fred Daniels

Nov 16, 20216 min read

7 Reasons Your Child Isn't Getting Playing Time

Youth sports are embedded in American culture as much as apple pie and reality TV. For many of us, some of our best moments as a kid and...

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Fred Daniels

Nov 3, 20213 min read

3 Easy Ways to boost your Energy

We’re well into the fourth quarter of 2021, and everything is getting intense. The holidays are approaching, sports are in full swing,...

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Fred Daniels

Oct 1, 20214 min read

4 WAYS STRESS IS KILLING YOUR GAME

The 1977 film Pumping Iron is a documentary that shows the preparation and competition between Arnold Schwarzenegger and Louis Ferrigno...

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Fred Daniels

Oct 1, 20214 min read

ATHLETES….YOU NEED YOUR CARBS!

ATHLETES….YOU NEED YOUR CARBS! In the last 10 years or so, carbohydrates or “carbs” have been identified as the enemy in the battle...

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5 MISTAKES THAT ARE HOLDING BACK YOUR PERFORMANCE

Fred Daniels

Sep 17, 20213 min read

5 MISTAKES THAT ARE HOLDING BACK YOUR PERFORMANCE

5 MISTAKES THAT ARE HOLDING BACK YOUR PERFORMANCE As athletes we all would like to think we bring the “Mamba Mentality” into our workouts...

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Fred Daniels

Sep 17, 20214 min read

5 EASY WAYS TO SPEED UP MUSCLE RECOVERY

5 EASY WAYS TO SPEED UP MUSCLE RECOVERY Week after week, day after day, session after session, we put our bodies through hell in the gym,...

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5 Things You Can Do Now to Improve Your Speed

Fred Daniels

Sep 17, 20213 min read

5 Things You Can Do Now to Improve Your Speed

5 Things You Can Do Now to Improve Your Speed In many performance sports, foot speed can separate you from the competition, or the lack...

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5 SUPPLEMENTS THAT CAN HELP PUSH YOU THROUGH TRAINING CAMP

Fred Daniels

Sep 17, 20214 min read

5 SUPPLEMENTS THAT CAN HELP PUSH YOU THROUGH TRAINING CAMP

Fall Athletes, it’s crunch time! The summer is winding down and your season is almost here. Many of you will be entering some sort of...

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