“I didn’t do my training day today. I’m so lazy. LOLZ” “I’m too lazy to go to the gym.” “I’m lazy and don’t want to go to practice.” I…
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How often should you train? What days should you train? When should you rest? And how much? These are the needs that have to be assessed as you determine your…
Raising a toddler is like watching an exercise in wasted energy. Case in point, yesterday I was watching my toddler pick up Legos. Which, on it’s surface, is awesome for two…
The title for this article is a little facetious. A lot of skaters that don’t cross train 5 to 6 times a week for 60 to 90 minutes often joke…
Sorry about the World’s Longest Title, but before we can talk about cross training for roller derby, we need to talk about regular training for roller derby. The kind that…
Let’s go back. Back. Way back. To just before I found out my whole life was about to change. 2013 was going to be my year: It was the first…
I have this tendency to throw myself whole-heartedly into things. (Usually too many things at a time…) And this tendency often ends up with me getting burned. Case in point:…
People at the very top don’t just work harder, or even much harder than everyone else. They work much, much harder. MALCOLM GLADWELL; Outliers In 1993, I was 11 years…
Embarking on #intelligentcrosstraining if you’ve been stuck in the “no pain, no gain” mindset (or even the “meh, no thanks” mindset) can feel a little bit weird. Here are a…
Intelligent Cross Training is sometimes easier said than done. When we talk about taking into account your weekly practices or special events or non-skating physical activity when planning your schedule,…