As coaches, we often associate stress with what we do in the weight room. But there is so much more to stress, as daily activities like work or school, our relationships, our family's and our lifestyle habits all stress our system. By understanding stress, we can make better decisions as coaches and athletes, and improve our athletic performance 

Winning. A word that is thrown out there a lot, but not something that people truly understand. What does it take to win, why are there so few winners, and why winning isn't for everyone.

I have Chris Delgadillo join me for a conversation about his fitness journey, how he started working at Forshey Training Systems and how he trains his athletes, a little bit about nutrition and some questions from our Instagram followers.

In this episode Jake Forshey talks about the differences between training for performance in a sport and training for a specific purpose. He explains his views on the differences between the two and why both have merit in training athletes.

A re-run of episode #9 with performance trainer Alex Cost. Gems on top of Gems 

Quasi-unilateral training, how we can bridge the gap between bilateral and unilateral training

The mental side is more than half the battle when it comes to performance. This weeks episode with professional mental skill coach, Keith Jenson. We talked everything about mindfulness meditation, how it works, the benefits it can have on performance and life, and how to stay mentally strong when stress is high. We ended with Coach Jenson putting us through a quick and easy mindfulness meditation to help us focus on the present moment.

Key highlights from a previous epsiode with NBA shooting coach, Andrew OlsonShooting Myths How to get out of shooting slumps Blocked vs Random Practice Arm length/hand size and its effect on shooting 

In today's episode, I discussed fiber typing, how to maximize fast twitch fiber recruitment and adaptation, and whether or not you need fast-twitch fibers depending on your sport. In addition, I gave you three things that are must in all my athletes training. Let's Grow