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December 5, 2020

Mark Williams on World Championships, USA Gymnastics, and Creating Coaching Success

Anyone who is familiar with men’s gymnastics knows that Mark Williams, Head Coach of Oklahoma University Men’s Program and 2016 Olympic Head Coach, has quite a list of accolades behind

December 5, 2020

9 Ways to Be Happier In The Gym and Life

I wanted to take a little bit of a pivot this week to offer people a lecture/podcast on happiness that was highly requested from people. Mental/Emotional health is such an

December 19, 2019

Huge News! The New Gymnastics Medicine Textbook is Here!

I haven’t been this excited to write a blog post in a long time! Anyone working in gymnastics knows that there is a lot of room to go on sports

December 5, 2020

When To Progress Young Gymnasts to Big Skills, and Advice on Developing Young Gymnasts

Part of the ‘art’ of coaching is being able to read the athletes you work with, and understanding when to push them forward vs pull back a bit. Specifically in

December 5, 2020

My Thoughts on The Gymnastics Abuse Scandal

Over the last 3 years, I have been quite observant of everything going on in gymnastics related to the abuse scandal, the cultural dynamics that have been implicated as a

December 5, 2020

Steve Gluckstein Shares How Weightlifting Can Help Gymnasts and The Benefits of Trampoline

Really excited for this today! My good buddy and former Olympic Trampoline athlete for Team USA Steve Gluckstein was gracious enough to join me for a long podcast chat. Anyone

December 5, 2020

Helping Gymnastics Coaches Stay Happy In The Gym and Change Their Cultures

If there is one thing that I know all gymnastics coaches deal with, it’s frustration and times of burnout. I have delt with it, I’ve seen coaches I work with

February 2, 2020

The Ultimate Gymnastics Flexibility Guide

*Readers Note – This gymnastics flexibility guide is a very long and in-depth blog post. The first few sections of this blog are background and explanation for flexibility methods using

December 5, 2020

Tom Meadows on Developing Elite Male Gymnasts and His Best Coaching Advice

Really excited to share some amazing content with everyone today! I was able to sit down and chat with one of the most highly respected coaches here in the US,

December 5, 2020

What Gymnasts Need for Nutrition with Dr. Josh Eldridge

Nutrition for gymnasts, and more specifically what they can eat to fuel themselves for training, is one of the most highly talked about topics in gymnastics. Rightfully so, as it’s

December 5, 2020

Must Hear Advice for Gymnastics Parents on Not Living Through Gymnasts, Motivation, and Injuries

I’m so excited to share an amazing conversation I had with Diana and Chelsie, hosts of The Routine Podcast, related to some absolutely crucial advice for gymnastics parents. As many

December 19, 2019

3 Ways to Reducing Knee and Ankle Injury Risk By Building Impact Volume in Preseason

It’s been a few months since I have put together some brand new blog content. I have been brainstorming on some ideas, and also found some useful concepts in the