Emily Metz

Just because you’re no longer throwing on a jersey or competing in an organized sport setting doesn’t mean you should stop challenging yourself. Training for health is important. But if we’re being honest, training only to “stay healthy” can start to feel repetitive over time. Sometimes the best thing you can do is put something on the calendar that gives your training purpose outside of the weight room. A goal creates excitement. It gives you direction. It makes training feel meaningful...

The “Slow Cooker” Approach to Long-Term Performance One of the biggest misconceptions in strength and conditioning is that a training session only “counts” if you leave feeling completely exhausted. Many athletes and parent's associate: Heavy sweating Extreme soreness High heart rates Total exhaustion with a productive workout. But fatigue alone is not the goal. There’s a major difference between working out and training. Working Out Working out is often based around: Chasing soreness Chasing...

Why You Should Still Lift During the Season We put in so much work in the off season, then lose a lot of those adaptations when we stop training during the season. And with youth sports, kids are playing ALL the time. Is there truly ever an off season for them? Everything has its own context but in general let’s look at the following 3 graphs to help explain what your training should look like in season versus off season and why I still strongly encourage you to lift during season. Graph 1 =...