FLO FITNESS

I was walking down the halls today of the High School I work at and saw all of the soon to be freshman walking around the halls. They were holding their papers and looking up at all the room numbers trying to find where their classrooms will be. As I looked at them I smiled because they looked so lost and helpless. I thought to myself, I wonder what that feels like. Then I remembered when I first entered the fitness/athletic training industry and thought to myself, “Wow,   that really sucks for them. “. Haha!                 Whenever we enter a new unfamiliar industry we all have that same blank and scared look on our faces. Remember when you trained your first client, or when you had to eval your first injury on the field? This is something that not many veterans tend to remember.   After working in your field for a few years you begin to develop a pattern and comfort level with what you do. We ...

Should your youth athlete train with a trainer while in-season? This is a question I have been asked by clients and parents.  It is a tricky questions because as a business owner it would be really smart for me to say YES, but as a realist I know that most trainers don't have a clue on how to train athletes while they are in season. The honest truth is that almost ALL athletes need some sort of maintenance fitness program while they are playing their sport. The other gods honest truth is that 90% of fitness professionals have no idea of what this should consist of.  The following list is just the tip of the iceberg as to what a maintenance program should entail. If your child's fitness person is NOT addressing these issue, it is time to go elsewhere.  Address muscle adhesions for common overused muscles from the child's sport. If you have worked with sports long enough you will understand that many sports have common overuse patterns. For example, soccer players...

Judgement Day is here for trainers who say they train Athletes.       So now the true test is coming. All those who say they "train athletes" and claim to get great results. All the summer sessions were NOT the test. The test is coming with their season here. Who built athletes that can last a season and who built good looking athletes that can't make it thru preseason without pulling a hammy?  There are a few things I have noticed with trainers who work with Athletes. One is that many of them never follow up to see how their client performed. The true test of how good your training system is, is the performance of your athletes during their season. If an athlete gets a non contact injury during the first few weeks of practice, that means you FAILED them.  I say this because if an athlete trained with you two to three times a week for an entire summer, that athlete should be ready for whatever sport they are going to play. If they are not ready a...