This weekend, my family and I went on a little getaway to King’s Beach in North Lake Tahoe. King’s Beach is one of our favorite places to...

"Bright Spots Friday" is our practice of thankfulness!

Why are aging adults going to assisted living? Losing muscle every year is a big deal! If we don't keep up our muscle mass, simple daily...

Everyone knows stretching is important. Ask someone how much they stretch, and you’ll probably hear, “I stretch a little here and there,...

When I went to "Bring Your Kid to Work Day" at Aerojet with my dad sometime in the late 90's or early 00's, I knew immediately. Aerojet had a bunch of large buildings on their campus. Some of those buildings were for manufacturing, fabrication, property storage, etc. Other buildings, like the one my dad worked in, were for office work. When you walked in you were hit with stale air, commercial lighting with a low hanging drop ceiling, and weird off-white half walls that seeme

January 2 is International Shortcut Day! A few days ago, you set some new year’s resolutions. A few days later, you were thrilled to...

If you are a field or court athlete, the part of your body that interacts with the ground 99.9% of the time is your feet. The strength and power developed in your legs and hips is transferred into the ground through your feet and ankles. When your foot hits the ground the position and function of the foot/arch directly impacts the position and function of the joints up the kinetic chain.

The goal of this post is to break your meal choices into three parts: protein, carbs, and vegetables. Looking at your meals in this way can help you reach your protein and carbohydrate goals for the day. It's important to remember that this is not a complete list of all of the options you can eat to reach your macronutrient needs for sport performance. This list should help you get on the right track to consistently reaching your macronutrient needs, and building a foundation

Protein is the macronutrient our body uses to repair and recover from training, exercising, practicing, or competing. In my experience, it also tends to be the most under eaten of the three macronutrients (the other two being carbohydrates and dietary fats). Below I am going to share a few breakfast options with you that are high in protein and can help you reach your protein needs. A great target for protein intake at breakfast (and every other meal for that matter) is abou

We see our adult members as athletes just like our youth, high school, and college athlete members. The demands placed on a competitive...

An important concept for athletes and coaches to understand is training alone does not drive physiological adaptation. Athletes must...

Traveling can be hard on the body. I know if I don't address the stiffness and tightness in my hips and legs it will quickly turn into pain in my back or my knees. Take a look at this video discussing 4 mobility drills I'm doing to get my body back to "normal" and ready to get after it!

By Robert Gray Before we begin, lets just get this out of the way. The supplements you take will be a waste of your money if you are not...

By Robert Gray For years coaches and peers would tell me “engage your core” or “squeeze your abs”. And for years I didn’t know what they...

By Robert Gray There is strong evidence to suggest that Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis (NEAT) is a major factor in a person's...

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