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Did bedtime get pushed back a few hours? Mealtime actually just a bunch of snacks? Kids thrive off of a regular schedule. Mentally strong parents stick to a schedule as much as possible. Life is not always perfectly consistent, but don’t let the chaos be an excuse for more chaos.

Before we really get rolling into the critical side of this blog, I would like to make a few things quite clear. When I begin to criticize something, it means I care. It means I want the institution or individual to improve by learning and changing and thus growing from the criticism. When my critical voice is no longer heard, it generally means I have stopped caring and that individual or group is simply inept and not able to grow from their past experiences.

I have been inundated with tons of questions regarding progression of strength, mobility and general fitness.  Many of these questions are based around strength improvements specifically, typically from the “hard gainer” that claims they are genetically incapable of making gains, and they have literally tried everything.  After a few emails back and forth, the real issues rise to the top and the fixes are simple ...

Picky eaters are tough. I have written about dealing with picky eaters before, and how to introduce foods to babies to avoid the picky eater scenerio. And yet, Dane and I found ourselves smack dab in the middle of a toddler food war. Our kid wouldn't eat anything! And what is worse, the majority of foods that we put on the table he wouldn't even touch. How can you claim you don't like something when you have not even had a bite!!

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Last week USA Weightlifting flew myself and two other coaches out to the Olympic Training Center.  My group was the first group of the coaches summit, so of course we kicked off the summit with a bang!!!  

Blood flow restriction. The latest craze in fitness.  Does it work? Who is using it? When did it start?  Under the influence of one of our Junior W...

This past weekend was a super exciting weekend for Hayley Kate, and Jules posting huge totals at the AO Finals. Jake, Jess, and DJ all earning medals. That is 1/2 of our team earning medals!!

Special thanks to John Giacalone, DJ, and Dan Marrone coaching along with me this weekend.We had certain sessions with 2 different athletes lifting at the same time, and I am extremely grateful for their help!

Here are a few very simple principles of Deep Work: Focusing without distraction on a cognitively demanding task Cultivating deep work will mea...

Garage Strength has 10 lifters preparing for the American Open Finals in Anaheim, California this week. Check out the analysis of Pete Ferriello be...

I get a lot of questions and emails from clients and online followers that sound something like this, “Dane, I know you eat a lot of eggs and milk ...

There will always be days that weightlifters struggle to feel movement.  They may be warming up, not overly focused on positions and just rolling t...

Often times coaches are yelling at athletes to get off of social media while training, stop texting their friends and to stop worrying about what is going on in virtual world.  As I have progressed as a business person and as I have spent hours coaching at international and national competitions, there is something I have noticed.  Coaches tend to be on their phones just as much as athletes.