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What Supplements Should I Give My Child Athlete?

What Supplements Should I Give My Child Athlete? It seems like every day a new product comes out that is suppose to enhance your athlete's performance. All these outrageous claims are made by all these companies promising things that are just completely false. In this very short blog I will give you every piece of "performance enhancing supplement" advice you will need to make sure your child athlete is performing their best.  Rule #1 is NO SUPPLEMENT CAN INCREASE SKILL! I hope this is not a surprise to anyone. Taking creatine, or some magic protein shake will not make you better at any sport. The secret to getting better at a sport is Hard Work and Dedication. Its as simple as that. Supplements will not make you jump higher, they will not increase your free throw percentage, they will not give you a better touch on a soccer ball, and they will not teach you how to hit a fast ball. Skill development does not come in a bottle or pill.  There is not substitute for

Are you ready for SLOBATA???

                                                         SLOBATA Experience At the end of every session at FLO Fitness we have a finisher. Normally we have a high intensity metabolic circuit that we call a FLOBATA.  It's normally 2 to 4 high intensity exercises that we do at a 20/10 work to rest ratio. It is by no means a true TABATA type of training, and that is why we switched the name up for our own personal fun.  However I recently read a book called "The Little Book of Talent" that my schools soccer coach gave to me.  The book gives quick tips on how many successful coaches have created talent in their athletes.  Two key points jumped out to me and we now use them at FLO to end our sessions and we call these finishers our SLOBATA.  The first point that jumped out to me was having athletes perform a move with their eyes closed. There has been research done on the benefits of this style of teaching a person new movement but hardly anyone knows how to implemen

Trainers vs Coaches on Concussions

This is a must read article for ALL ATC's and anyone involved in the sports world. Concussions are serious and we need to increase awareness of players coming back to soon due to pressure from coaches. Lives are at risk here folks and winning is NOT everything. I ask that you please read and share this article. http://m.chronicle.com/article/article-content/141333/