After training for a big race or an important event, it is very tempting to give your body a break. After working so hard to get your physique into top condition, now it is time to just [...]
After successfully surviving the LA Marathon in 85* heat with 25,000 other people, it would make sense if I stated that my training was officially over. However, after working out since December [...]
The ASICS Los Angeles Marathon is this Sunday, March 9, 2014. The race begins at Dodger Stadium and ends by the ocean in Santa Monica. This will be my second full marathon and I am fortunate [...]
John Wooden (October 14, 1910 – June 4, 2010) was a legend basketball player and coach at UCLA. He was nicknamed the “Wizard of Westwood,” since he led UCLA to ten NCAA national [...]
I’ve always worked mainly on mental states and emotions but also include structure and tactics. Currently I am finding that more clients need the latter. I have worked with them on mental [...]
All of my clients are struggling at some level with something that is mental or emotional. The ramifications range from, for example, an Olympian not feeling the amount of confidence she needs to [...]
All of us have our daily routines: wake up, use the bathroom, brush teeth, shower, get dressed, drink coffee, grab a snack and drive to work. Throwing any wrench in that schedule has the [...]
I’ve had many clients who’ve said they’ve read performance related books but struggled to really utilize the information particularly in a consistent way. They may pick up a few [...]
Large scale goals can seem unattainable and overwhelming when you are standing at the starting line looking for the finish. Many times people choose to ignore ambition and pursuit of a goal [...]
If you didn’t get a chance to hear the radio show last Friday you still can because it was taped: Running Obsession. It was an interesting show. I went into it thinking we were going to [...]
