To ‘be fit’ at something generally comes at a cost. Getting faster means you lose endurance. To be bigger you get less mobile. To be smaller you get less food. Being an athlete means you have to deal with pain.… Read more ›
Breathing isn’t sexy. It’s not intense, infomercial-worthy, or high-five inducing. It won’t sell gatorade or trucks. (Except to Sue Falsone. Mention the diaphragm within ear shot of this woman and she’ll gas up the van and drive you to Disneyland… Read more ›
To win you must force others to be losers. You are better because you proved they are worse. Success is shown on the score line or being picked for a team. There is a sense of elitism that comes with… Read more ›
The last couple of years of rehab blitz can be narrowed down into a single thought : the pelvis is important. (Couple that with the pelvic-diaphram breathing connection and you’ve got the last five years at least). Simply put, the… Read more ›
photo credit, Groupe Canam, en.wikipedia.org Sugar’s goal was to play for the NY Yankees. In the final scene of the film, his smile breaks for a moment of sternness, as he contemplates what might have been. While to most it… Read more ›
I recommend this film to anyone who has hitched all of themselves (and family hopes) into the dream of playing professional sports. It is an honest, all-encompassing look at the trials one faces as they seek to become a member… Read more ›
Five years ago I suffered from Post-Competitive Depression, though I didn’t know it at the time. I attempted to start a blog about it, but as lethargic as it was to get the thoughts out of my head and find… Read more ›