With the popularity of the strength training posts, I’ve gotten many questions on both my and Matt’s comments on unstable training. People want to know why we both generally oppose the use of such devices as swiss balls, bosu balls, and dyna discs. Matt has once again been kind enough to let me post his…

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Rethinking Core Training: Is it a fad? Core training is all the buzz in almost every field of fitness. Search the internet and there have been massive amounts of literature written on the subject. As is a theme in my training, any time a ‘new’ thing becomes a fad, it is at first overemphasized until…

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Drills and core work? A little goes a long way… A little information can be very dangerous… This is going to be one of my rants. Know that going in…You’ve been warned. I’ve noticed a fairly recent trend in the distance coaching realm that has everything to do with everybody searching for that little extra…

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