Masters Athlete

We'd like to think we can do everything ourselves but sometimes we just need a coach to help us get through the madness of what it takes to be healthy. Whether it's fitness, nutrition, or health coaching, we all need a coach at some point and this episode is dedicated to guiding you to the right coach for the right job. 

https://www.nsca.com/

https://www.acsm.org/

https://www.nasm.org/

https://www.crossfit.com/certificate-courses/level-1

https://www.precisionnutrition.com/

https://www.eatright.org/

https://www.wellcoachesschool.com/

https://www.welcoa.org/

https://www.nchec.org/

Martial arts isn't something that's only performed in an octagon. It's also a lot more than learning how to do various forms to get the next belt. Martial arts is a means of survival and a way to protect yourself against danger. My guest this week is a martial art and exercise science guru and is the owner of Valhalla Academy in Frankfort, Kentucky and is a professor at a liberal arts college in Kentucky as well. He also runs the online community Old School Jujitsu and provides self-defense instruction to various tactical teams around the state. He has a fantastic way of bridging the gap between the science of exercise and the application of it on the street. For more information on Valhalla Academy and Old School Jujitsu, please click on the links below. 

Tell me you've heard this before...a friend/relative/client/coworker has justified their poor decision making regarding nutrition with the term "everything in moderation". Maybe you've even used it yourself. Or how about this one...the same friend/relative/client/coworker has told you they started a workout regimine and they are looking forward to "toning up" their arms or hips. When I hear both of those phrases, it makes me want to crawl into bed and cry. In this week's episode I discuss why those terms are bad and what we can do moving forward to fixing them. 

This week I delve into some of the articles I'm reading again and talk at great length about how they tie into what the masters athlete has to deal with and ways they can help the masters athlete train. 

https://donate.teamrwb.org/event/wod-for-warriors-2019/e235163?_ga=2.172732576.209550981.1568902229-1756156768.1504480037

https://elemental.medium.com/extreme-athleticism-is-the-new-midlife-crisis-d87199a18bed

https://www.amazon.com/No-Sweat-Science-Motivation-Lifetime-ebook/dp/B00TRF2LGU/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=no+sweat+book&qid=1569601484&sr=8-3

We all have a drop in motivation. Whether it's family related, or injury, or financial stress, it's there. So this week I wanted to talk about why we have those drops in motivation and how we can move forward to getting past them. 

I thought I'd try something a little different today and review a few of the articles I've read over the past week that I've found interesting. Below are the links to these articles and I highly recommend you read them for yourself. 

https://simplifaster.com/articles/acceleration-max-velocity/

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/why-it-was-easier-to-be-skinny-in-the-1980s?utm_source=Dan+John%27s+Wandering+Weights&utm_campaign=74ab3fb0f3-djww251&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d663067162-74ab3fb0f3-37003541&goal=0_d663067162-74ab3fb0f3-37003541&mc_cid=74ab3fb0f3&mc_eid=9475a2f271

https://simplifaster.com/articles/managing-travel-costs-track-field/amp/

http://main.poliquingroup.com/ArticlesMultimedia/Articles/PrinterFriendly.aspx?ID=1079&lang=EN

Last week's episode questioning the application of Olympic lifting, and to a lesser degree, power lifting, into the strength training program of a masters athlete generated quite a bit of discussion. I wanted to revisit the subject this week clarifying some of my stance and offering a further explanation on why I feel that Olympic/power lifting MIGHT not be necessary for the goal you're trying to accomplish. 

There's a lot of controversy surrounding the topic of just how much a masters athlete, or any athlete for that matter, requires the use of Olympic and power lifts incorporated into their training program. Yes, there are definite benefits associated with all of the lifts, but not every athlete requires this type of training as the benefits of this type of weight training simply aren't there when you are wanting to run/swim/cycle as fast as possible. 

https://simplifaster.com/

http://itccca.com/10925/2015/11/tony-holler-post-collegiate-training/

https://www.strengthandconditioningresearch.com/exercises/olympic-weightlifting/

https://www.scienceforsport.com/olympic-weightlifting/

https://www.completetrackandfield.com/does-the-squat-and-deadlift-improve-sprinting-speed/

We all have stressors. As masters athletes we may deal with them a little more than those younger athletes. Today we talk about the stressors in our life and ways to deal with them.

https://www.environmentalhealthproject.org/health-issues/stress

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3894304/

https://chriskresser.com/9-steps-to-perfect-health-6-manage-your-stress/

https://www.marksdailyapple.com/10-actions-for-an-anti-stress-protocol/