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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
Food, Shelter… Racing?
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If you have participated in a road race or triathlon this year, you would never know that the U.S. economy is in its worst condition since the Great Depression. At a time when Americans are slashing spending in all aspects of their lives, attendance is up at marathons, 10K races—even triathlons, where entry fees typically start at $60.
The Performance Life
Let's Stop Trying to Raise the Next Tiger Woods
This is a video on how NOT to develop young athletes. We learned about it today in a newsletter from LiveStrong.com—only they appear to present it in all seriousness as an instructional how-to for raising superstars given the title, "How to teach kids to play golf."
While we certainly don't intend to bash LiveStrong or this coach, we had to share the video with you as an example of what's wrong with youth sports.
Here’s the problem: Most parents and coaches don't truly understand the complexity of what they're doing wrong. (And most sites that deliver this information don't get it either.) I don't mean to excuse them or vilify them at all, but it's a lack of understanding regarding neurological, mental and emotional development that has gotten us to where we are in youth sports.
The Performance Life
Why Should Core Performance Center be Featured at Twiistup?
We think Core Peformance Center should be one of the "showoffs" featured at Twiistup 6, a tech industry meetup on July 30th and 31st in Universal City, CA. Check out this video to see why.
The Performance Life
The NYT's Take on Core Training
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.
The Performance Life
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.
The Performance Life
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.
The Performance Life
Mark Martin's Longevity Roadmap
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With young NASCAR drivers like Joey Logano rising fast, it’s easy to underestimate experience. Or fitness, for that matter. But at age 50, when most drivers have handed over the wheel, Mark Martin is still racing strong. At just 5-foot-6 and 130 pounds, he’s among the smallest drivers and attributes his longevity to a conditioning program he adopted more than 20 years ago after purchasing Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Encyclopedia of Bodybuilding.
For years, he tried to keep his conditioning a secret, not wanting his competitors to find out what was giving him the strength and endurance to thrive on long Sunday afternoons of racing in temperatures that average 130 degrees in the car.
The Performance Life
Breakfast Smoothie on a Budget
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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:
The Performance Life
There's Always a Way to Train
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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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