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Reevaluating Lower Body Training


Far too often as coaches we read articles that are full of scientific research, but a lot of times bridging that gap to practical application is far more difficult. One of the biggest challenges to coaches is fitting in various types of training with... Continue reading
Starting a Weightlifting Team


This month, I decided to provide a simple guide to starting a weightlifting team. More and more interest is developing in weightlifting competition, and the process can seem mysterious to those who have not yet been exposed to it. This article should... Continue reading
Recipes: Issue 70


This month, we'll check out some different root vegetables. This is a sort of a quasi-Paleo area. Purists will tend to avoid many root vegetables such as yams, as they are a newer addition to the human food supply. However, on the other side of the c... Continue reading
Then It Taketh Away


This is a big month, because I’m going to do something I said I would never do. When I started writing for Performance Menu a couple of years ago, I made a decision that I was never going to write an article about steroids and performance-en... Continue reading
10 Ways To Stop Driving Away Your Clients


I’ll admit it. I have quit a lot of gyms. In fact, I’m jaded. Whenever I am thinking of joining a new gym, my shields are up. I look closely for any reason that the gym or coaches might not be up to my standards. I ask around. I keep my e... Continue reading
The Skinny on Fat


Over the past years I have spent way too many hours reading discussion forums about training and nutrition. I’ve learned quite a lot, laughed quite a lot and despaired quite a lot. Learning almost always involved the topic of weightlifting, to ... Continue reading
It’s Not a Race for Last


This July, my youngest son Peter was going through his first training camp of organized tackle football and I was very excited. With football, as with most other team sports, practices are pretty much all the same; start off with a warm up, move to p... Continue reading
Recipes: Issue 69


I write this month's column from the remote mountains of Eastern Oregon. I'm out here getting "Paleo" - bowhunting and hoping to bag some wild game for the upcoming winter. This month's recipes are very simple camp meals. I didn't bring ... Continue reading
The Essence of Time


In sports, when the word “time” is used in a conversation, most discussion will be focused on an individual’s 40-yard dash, or how fast they can cover 40 yards in a maximal effort sprint. This is usually discussed in seconds, as in,... Continue reading
A Simple Matter of Intensity


Intensity, intensity, intensity…the higher the better! Higher intensity means faster results! If you’ve been paying attention to the world of performance training in recent years, it’s a safe bet that you’ve seen this mantra ... Continue reading
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