Excerpt from Elite Minds by Dr. Stan Beecham Dr. Stan is pleased to provide an excerpt from his latest book, Elite Minds – Creating the Competitive Advantage. You can buy the book here. CHAPTER 6: SETTING THE EXPECTATION: I met Barbara Parker and her husband, Sean, in 2007 while working with Pete Rea and the…
First we called it “stretching.” Then, the word stretching went out of fashion and we started calling it “flexibility.” Soon, “flexibility” was no longer in vogue and we started calling it “mobility.” And I have to admit, I do like “mobility” best as it gets at the end goal (optimal mobility) as opposed to the…
The reason we run differs for each individual. It could be to run a certain time, lose weight, for the long-term health benefits or for pure enjoyment. The list is endless and it’s always a joy to help athletes to move steps closer to hitting those goals. Something that often gets in the way of…
Eggs are good for you. Eggs are bad for you. Eggs are good for you. If you’re middle-aged like I am, you’re used to conflicting advice on everything from nutrition to stretching to training volume and intensity. The same goes for ice baths. There are so many conflicting reports that it’s hard to know what…
