Setting an achievement date for reaching your goals is important. This allows you to map out a series of short-term goals (and dates) that serve as milestones on your journey toward achieving the larger long-term goals. Let’s look closer at the example of losing 30 pounds by the end of May. We could break this down into an initial short-term goal of losing six pounds by the end of January. (more…)
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Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011What can you Expect to See Post 2
Wednesday, August 17th, 2011This season, there seems to be even more studmuffins for the women to drool over. And I think this is a great thing, because the way I see it, if I’m with a babeness and she’s all flushed and excited, I really don’t care who she’s flushed and excited about as long as she’s with me because this’ll probably lead to me getting some action. It’s all good. That’s what I think. It is all good. (more…)
What can you Expect to See Post 1
Monday, August 8th, 2011What might you expect to see with the new Survivor Africa? I discuss the babeness factor, the terrain, the wild animals, and much, much more! It’s all good.
Baseball was big when I was a kid. I played at Antonia Khoury League, which was a very large cornfield in Missouri converted into many ball diamonds. I remember all-day tournaments in the heat of the sun, no trees to provide shade – nothing but the sound of bats hitting balls, people cheering, and plumes of dust as the base runner slid into second. For those on the field, a welcome cool gust of air also meant breathing in the dirt and digging the dust out of their eyes. (more…)
Grammy’s Golden Girls
Friday, July 29th, 2011Women rocked — and ruled — at the 41st annual Grammy awards. Some of its most riveting live performances came from a kimono-clad Madonna, who opened the show, a very buff Sheryl Crow, a relaxed Alanis Morissette, a barely-covered Shania Twain and Lauryn Hill, who took home five awards for her eponymous solo album, including best album and best new artist. Other winners: Madonna claimed three of the mini-gramophone trophies for “Ray of Light” (her first-ever musical wins), the adorable Dixie Chicks, Celine Dion, Brandy and Monica. (more…)
My Approach to Strength and Conditioning for Basketball Post 2
Friday, July 22nd, 2011Phases
Your training program must be broken into phases, as you never improve if you continually do the same things. This approach allows me the most options for program design throughout the entire basketball calendar year – off-season, pre-season and in-season. The individual needs of the player and player position (point guard, shooting guard, small forward, power forward, or center) determine program variables. These include:
Number of weeks to train for each training phase (fitness, hypertrophy, preparation, strength, power, and active recovery)
Number of days to train per week
Muscular areas to train (body parts)
Number of exercises and exercise order for each workout
Intensity of each workout (training loads, repetitions, sets, and rest periods).
I take all these parameters into consideration when I outline the yearly training plan, or mesocycle.
Flexibility
My flexibility programs incorporate two types of stretching techniques: proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (P-N-F) stretching and static stretching (stretch and hold technique) for all the major muscle groups of the body. In P-N-F stretching, you stretch the muscle to the point of tightness, perform an isometric (opposing muscle) contraction, then go back to stretching and holding to a new point of tightness. The athlete performs three or four minutes of continuous warm-up movements before a stretching routine to ensure that the temperature of the muscles and surrounding tissues is sufficient for proper stretching.
I can’t emphasize enough to you the importance of sustaining a proper diet and adequate fluid intake.
Diet and hydration
Lastly, I can’t emphasize enough to you the importance of sustaining a proper diet and adequate fluid intake. The philosophy I instill in our athletes is based upon deriving up to 55-60% of all calories from carbohydrates, 20-25% from fat, and 20-25% from protein. I have the players supplement foods on an individual basis according to nutrient deficiencies, body type, activity level, and food preference.
I’ve found that training for basketball is a year-round process. It’s very important for every athlete to maintain a certain fitness level throughout the entire year. There are times to train hard, times to allow for rest and recovery, and times to emphasize certain aspects of training. I look forward to sharing my methods for designing training programs for the entire year.
My Approach to Strength and Conditioning for Basketball Post 1
Friday, July 15th, 2011I would like to introduce you to my approach to strength and conditioning for basketball with an overview of my coaching philosophy. It’s a challenge and a pleasure to work with the professional athletes of the Orlando Magic basketball team, and I hope casual players and athletes in other sports can learn a lot to apply to their own program from hearing how the professionals train.
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Making Drive Time Work for You
Saturday, July 2nd, 2011As many suburban women do, I spend a lot of time in my car, running errands and dropping kids off and picking them up. That could become a lot of dead time with no net reward. But I’ve got some strategies that really make it time you can use.
Selling Your Used Car Post 8
Friday, June 17th, 2011Getting Rid of Complete Junkers
Say that the car is undrivable, and so beat up that you can’t even sell it. You call the charities, and they won’t touch it with a ten foot pole. The choices left: (more…)
Selling Your Used Car Post 7
Friday, June 10th, 2011This has been a big enough problem that most states now have exemptions for certain situations. With smog tests, many states now say that “The car must pass the emissions test, or the owner must spend a minimum of $200.00 in an attempt to bring it into compliance.” (more…)
Selling Your Used Car Post 6
Friday, June 3rd, 2011Lowball Sale Prices. Many people will ask you to write a lower price than they actually paid you on the title and bill of sale, to save on sales tax at DMV. Ethical? Unethical? That depends on your point of view about government. However, we will definitely say that a buyer who wants you to write $4,000 on the bill of sale and then pay you with a check for $5,000, is completely loony. They’re asking you to aid in tax fraud – and then deposit a check that proves it! If they’re paying cash, your call. (more…)