Plantar Fasciitis, or "PF," has got to be one of the worst injuries for an athlete, runner, CrossFitter, or any human being. It can make or break your physical aspect and also your mental aspects, (click here to know more about plantar fasciitis). You wake...
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What is “Over Racing?” There are 52 weeks in a year. I will see triathletes or runners who are “racing” 45 weekends out of the year. This is “over racing.” As a coach, I will look at my athletes' priority races, which could be considered a...
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For some people, the 24 hours in a day is still not enough to fit in a workout schedule. Between struggling to balance a full career with family life and possibly studies, it may seem like there is hardly any time left to exercise regularly. However,...
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It was awful. It was December 29, 2017, coming back from vacation in FL. We got in early and being a dork, I did a twist and lift with my 45 lb luggage in the back of the SUV to head home. We go home. And something felt off. I stretched. Did some lower back stretching and ended up taking a nap for almost 3 hours (it was early flight).
I got up. FOOOOKKK. My back is jacked. Something isn’t right.
Long story short, as I have shared this story a lot on my social media, I have three bulging discs and dealing with degenerative disc disease.
WTF? I am 47 years old, had an EPIC year in 2017 and now I wasn’t able to freaking walk or flip turn in the pool because I pissed off the disc.
Well, you know me, instead of bitching and complaining about it. I did something about it. I learned everything I could about bulging disc, went to Stratton Sport & Spine, 3x’s a week and have to maintain my back exercises since this all started.
Today, I wanted to chat with you all about lower back pain, the muscles involved, why things happen the way they do, and some exercises that I have done with Stratton Sport and Spine!
We are at the last part of the "Mental Training" Summer Series! I hope some of these tricks will help you get through your fall triathlon! Let me know how it went! A year ago, I had a Sports Psychologist, Lynn McDonald, come out and talk with my athletes...
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