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The Performance Life
Mark Verstegen and a team of experts and writers provide useful strategies to perform great, while talking about their own goals and challenges as they practice the Core Performance tenets in their daily lives.
The Performance Life
The NYT's Take on Core Training
Image by Dave Cruz
Is your ab workout hurting your back?
That’s the question posed by the New York Times in a recent article. The piece is worth a read—it challenges you to reconsider not just how you train your core, but the purpose and anatomy of the core itself.
To explain the core’s role, the Times called upon the world’s foremost spine researcher, Stuart McGill, with whom Athletes’ Performance is currently conducting several studies at our Florida facility.
In studies with McGill and the University of Waterloo in Canada, we’re continuing to challenge old beliefs and test new, cutting-edge techniques for improving performance.
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Conquering Kilimanjaro
As Linda and Ramon Nunez approached their final destination—the peak of Africa's Mt. Kilimanjaro—they were suddenly filled with elation, excitement, and an unexpected burst of energy.
At 19,340 feet above sea level, Ramon scanned the vast African landscape from the peak on his 59th birthday and realized the immense accomplishment he'd achieved.
The couple had just spent the day trekking the final seven miles to reach the place they'd only been imagining since they decided to attempt the treacherous hike and began training with Athletes' Performance.
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So What Exactly is VO2?
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For many endurance athletes, there’s perhaps no more confusing topic than V02 max. Most understand that it’s the gold standard for cardiovascular fitness. Beyond that, well, it gets a little confusing for the layman.
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The Power Boost Playlist
Even before I step out onto the gym floor, I make sure I have my headphones blaring. It puts me in the right mindset from the start, and helps me finish strong in the end.
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Breakfast Smoothie on a Budget
by maltman23 on flickr.com
I like smoothies for breakfast because I can’t eat a whole lot in the morning and they're an easy way to get some quality nutrients. Problem is, the ingredients aren't exactly in a student budget.
Last week I decided to treat myself and came up with this exotic, healthy and tasty smoothie recipe:
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There's Always a Way to Train
by ndanger on flickr.com
After two weeks of finals, I had arrived at my winter break location in Tucson, Arizona and I felt ready to start preparing for the Boston Marathon. So I got out my new running shoes, an early Christmas present to myself, and decided to try them out.
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"Hitting either slice or topspin will take the pressure off and will force your opponent to have to make decisions about how to handle heavy, high bounces or low, short shots."
—Brad Dancer, University of Illinois men's head tennis coach in "5 Tips to Win a Tiebreaker"
"The biggest determinant of calorie burning is your metabolism. And the biggest factor in that is your lean muscle mass. Build more lean muscle, increase your metabolism. "
— fat loss expert Alwyn Cosgrove in "5 Keys to Fat Loss".
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"While alcohol can make you sleepy initially, it should never be used as a sedative because it disrupts your sleep cycles, especially REM. This stage is particularly important to athletes because it’s when you consolidate and commit to long-term memory what you learned during the day."
— from "6 Ways Alcohol Disrupts Performance".
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6 Ways Alcohol Disrupts Performance
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Strong Thighs, Healthy Knees
A new study found that strong thighs can decrease the likelihood of painful knee arthritis in women.
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How One Guy Eased Pain and Raised His Golf Game
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New Core Performance Book for Women Coming Soon!
Core Performance founder Mark Verstegen and noted author Pete Williams have written a new book specifically for women.
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