One difference between artists and athletes is easy to identify: time. In many cases, an artist has a vast amount of time and no real deadline to create a masterpiece. A coach, on the other hand, has ...

Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Residency Program. Have you ever wondered why elite runners can log over 50 miles per week without developing an injury? Do you struggle with a nagging injury that ...

Yes. The human body is amazingly adaptable to any situation, environment, or stimulus, and one area where this adaptability presents itself is in your training. So doing the same training program over ...

Late last year, I was languishing on a terrible fitness plateau. Although I had increased my overall amount of exercise, my strength and endurance remained stubbornly below average, and I hadn’t ...

I know that you do longer workouts in the summer and shorter workouts in the winter by following a bell-curve, cross-training periodization program throughout the year. What do you think of the ...

- Macrocycle refers to the longest unit of time in a periodized training program, typically encompassing the entire length of the program. Generally, this term refers to a program comprised of ...

Previously, we examined the idea of training load, including how to measure, monitor, and balance it, and what it means for a physical training program in your fire department. Next we’ll dive into ...