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041: The ONE Thing! [Podcast]

by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Jun 6, 2014 | and Life Balance, Ask Coach Al, Authentic Movement, Gait Analysis, Musings from Coach Al, Podcast, Recovery, Running, Triathlon

[powerpress] Hi Everyone! Coach Al here. In today’s podcast, Doc and I delve into a topic we feel is SO important for long term success and fulfillment. It is simply this: what is that ONE thing, that more than anything else, if you experienced a breakthrough in...

From Olivia: Purposeful Life = Longer Life with More Positive Relationships

by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Jun 6, 2014 | and Life Balance

Here’s an interesting tidbit from the May issue of the Journal of Psychological Scienceâ€¦ â€œAn analysis of data provided by over 6000 people reveals that if individuals feel they have a purposeful life, then they typically live longer and have more positive...

From Olivia: Functional Skills for the Mind and Spirit

by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Jun 2, 2014 | and Life Balance

I’m one month into recovery from my second hip arthroscopy to repair a torn labrum and to resolve the impingement caused by the not-perfectly-round shape of my femur head. With the benefit of prior experience (this is the other hip….thankfully I only have two!) I...

040: Listener Questions: Downhill Running and Nutrition [Podcast]

by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | May 22, 2014 | Ask Coach Al, Functional Strength Training, Injury, Ironman, Musings from Coach Al, Podcast, Recovery, Running, Running Injury, Triathlon, ultrarunning

[powerpress] In today’s podcast, we once again respond to some listener questions. We really appreciate it when you contact us and ask great questions – keep them coming! Going down: The topic of downhill running, both from a technique perspective and also from a...

039: More Listener Questions! [Podcast]

by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | May 15, 2014 | Ask Coach Al, Authentic Movement, Core Stability and Strength, Functional Strength Training, Gait Analysis, Injury, Podcast, Running, Running Injury, ultrarunning, Virtual Online Gait Analysis

[powerpress] In today’s podcast, we respond to some listener questions on running shoes. This is always a popular topic for discussion regardless of the circle of athletes you’re in. We sure do LOVE OUR SHOES, don’t we? 🙂 We get a regular stream of questions on...

From Olivia: Relax Into The Rushing

by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | May 14, 2014 | and Life Balance

In her teens, on a multi-day river rafting trip with a school group, my sister-in-law was thrown from the boat she was paddling with a team of seven others. It happened as their small fleet of six rafts was navigating a section of Class IV rapids. For those...

Feeling Stuck? (TIPS On How To Manage The Inevitable Ups and Downs)

by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | May 9, 2014 | and Life Balance, Ask Coach Al, Injury, Musings from Coach Al

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the wind in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” ~Mark Twain Have you ever felt...

038: Supplementing With Amino Acids: A Smart Choice? [Podcast]

by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | May 8, 2014 | Nutrition, Podcast, Recovery

[powerpress] Today we sit down with the Director of Business Development for Vitality Sciences, LLC, a leading company in the production of supplements for athletes, to discuss one of the hottest topics in endurance sports nutrition today: supplementing with Amino...

Variety Is Greatly Overrated. Here’s Why! (Including TIPS On How To Progress!)

by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | May 1, 2014 | Ask Coach Al, Core Stability and Strength, Elastic Return, Functional Strength Training, Gait Analysis, Injury, Ironman, Mobility, Mobility, Run Form, Running, Running Injury, Stability, Triathlon, ultrarunning, Virtual Online Gait Analysis

Despite what some believe, strength is NOT the goal with the movement training we do. Strength is a symptom ….a symptom of moving well. In a similar vein, speed training is not the optimal path toward improving our fitness. Improved fitness leads to improved speed...

Ready. Set Intention. Goal!

by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Apr 29, 2014 | and Life Balance

â€œSetting your intention is like drawing an arrow from the quiver of your heartâ€ – Bruce Black We set goals. We strive to meet them. It’s how we live. Going back to school, a house on a hill, the corner office, fitting into those skinny jeans, a racing...

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