When accountability is low, hiring decisions often lean toward comfort and familiarity. So basically, people hire their friends. When accountability is high, leaders look for skill and alignment with the mission. Being a “good fit” or “good teammate” matters, but it isn’t the

From a strength coach perspective, this paper draws attention to flywheel resistance training as a method that can bring unique benefits to runners. Unlike traditional weights, the flywheel provides both explosive work during the push and significant loading during the return,

One of the most important lessons I’ve learned in human performance is this: athletes do what they’re taught. Too often, I’ve seen coaches shut down ideas with, “That won’t work here.” Not because it’s impossible—but because they never took the time to learn it, coach it, or see

The real power of the team concept is understood when you pursue a goal and come to the realization you can’t reach it alone. That moment reveals why teams matter. To truly be part of a team means every person is committed to the same ultimate goal, showing up consistently,

Everyone wants the title of leader-until the bill for sacrifice, responsibility, and accountability shows up. That's when most realize they only wanted the spotlight, not the invoice.

Brand new weight room, same old attention to detail. This is the first time most of these 36 6th grade boys have ever touched a barbell. Plenty to fix, plenty to be proud of, and plenty of time to get really, really good. HERO!!!!!

Within Human Performance, athlete testimony is not sufficient rationale for best practices. While subjective experience can offer insight into what feels effective, it cannot serve as the primary driver of training decisions. Performance outcomes are influenced by numerous

Within Human Performance, athlete testimony is not sufficient rationale for best practices. While subjective experience can offer insight into what feels effective, it cannot serve as the primary driver of training decisions. Performance outcomes are influenced by numerous

When guiding individuals in exercise prescription, it is insufficient to merely assign a fixed load, as if handing them a fish for a single meal. The more enduring and transformative approach is to teach them how to interpret and apply loading principles relative to their own

This is a very interesting short read I went through while on the stepmill - all about the importance of muscle power. A new editorial in Mayo Clinic Proceedings points out that while strength has long been linked to health and longevity, it’s actually muscle power = force ×

Errybody wants to be a leader... until they see the invoice, lol. If you are a leader, make sure you pay your bill-unpaid debts of sacrifice and integrity are always visible.

Today I feel like being a little philosophical, so I have to go into the language of exercise prescription. The real language of training is physical qualities: strength, power, endurance, rate of force development, and speed. These are the qualities that can be measured,

I’m excited to be attending NEXPLORE 2040 Summit this week and to serve as a moderator for one of the summit’s panels. This event brings together leaders and innovators to explore the future of human performance, technology, and spaceflight. 🚀 If you’ll be in town for the

🚀 Leadership Isn’t About Being Liked Too often people confuse leadership with personality. Being “nice” or “likable” is not what makes a leader. Leadership is measured by what gets accomplished through the group under their direction. Take Nick Saban. I doubt anyone has ever

Traditional rehabilitation clinics are designed to address injury and restore baseline function, but they are not synonymous with human performance. Their focus is often reactive—aimed at symptom management and gradual return to daily activity—rather than proactive development of

A great leader will never affirm what they know to be in error. To them, truth is not negotiable, and to stand silent or lend support to what is false—even when it is not spoken in malice but simply in ignorance—would be to deny the very essence of who they are. People may be

One ticket leads to soccer’s biggest stage, the other launches you into orbit. Which would you choose? 🚀⚽️

In human performance, one of the more consistent patterns I’ve observed is this: those with the weakest understanding of the field are often the ones most resistant to frameworks, structure, and established best practices. Instead of leaning on proven methods, they push hardest

Microsoft’s talk-to-text feels like a superpower—ideas flow faster, hands are free, and “typing” becomes effortless. But here’s the question I keep circling back to: if I lean on it too much, will my fundamental typing skills slowly fade? 🤔

The article Rehabilitation Using a Systematic and Holistic Approach for the Injured Athlete Returning to Sport lays out a simple but powerful three-pronged process built on range of motion (ROM), strength, and hop testing. Each step is measurable and transferable across settings,