Gymnastics Long Term Athletic Development

January 24, 2023

5 In-Season Gymnastics Tips for Maximizing Meet & Routine Performance

Today’s episode of the Shift Show, is some quick tips for coaches, athletes, and parents for the upcoming competitive season. This is a quick episode packed full of beneficial information

December 6, 2020

The 3 Biggest Nutrition Mistakes for Gymnasts and How to Help

Nutrition is by far one of the most important, yet most intimidating topics in the sport of gymnastics. It serves as the foundational base for gymnasts to fuel themselves properly,

November 11, 2018

Gymnasts Who Lift Weights and Have Off Seasons – How to Build “New School” Gymnastics Strength Programs

I’m incredibly excited to get this blog post and free lecture out to the gymnastics world. While I fully understand the need to use traditional gymnastics specific physical preparation programs,

November 10, 2018

Free Access To All Of My Gymnastics Book Chapters Now Available

6 Months ago I released a pretty big e-book called “Changing Gymnastics Culture: Lessons, Reflections, and Visions for the Future”. It was 450 pages and 16 chapters, and in an

November 10, 2018

Help Gymnasts Hit More Routines in Meets with These Essential Workload and Recovery Tips

It’s around this time of the year that many people in gymnastics worldwide are gearing up for their first competitions. It usually brings with it lots of anxiety, an increase

November 10, 2018

Changing Gymnastics Culture : It’s Time to Have Some Really Hard Conversations

Before I dive into the background and why I wrote this book, if you are just looking for the download form you can find it here. As I will explain,

November 10, 2018

Brain Spill #5: Stress Neuroendocrinology, Physical Therapy, Epigenetics, and Youth Athletes:

My blog posts in the last few months have been on the “meta” side of the fence, talking about things like overcoming failure, coaching style, and life psychology. I’m ready

November 10, 2018

Why I Have Gymnasts Track Sleep, Fatigue, and Soreness Every Day

Click Below to Download Free Tracking Sheets 2017 Tracking Sheets Wildcats One of the most helpful things I have started doing with our gymnasts is basic daily tracking and monitoring.

November 11, 2018

The #1 Cause of Overuse Injuries and Burnout in Gymnastics, and How To Help

Every year I get a huge influx in emails from coaches and parents regarding their gymnasts having large spikes in overuse injury rates and burnout. They also report a lot

November 10, 2018

Avoiding Pre Season Pit Falls In Gymnastics: 5 Training Concepts We All Must Consider

For almost all gymnastics programs, the summer training cycle has finished and teams are now moving towards pre-season. In order to maximize performance and reduce the risk of injuries over

November 10, 2018

Competitive Season Is Done, Now What? 5 Tips For Gymnastics Post Season

For most gymnasts across both high school and college levels, the season has come to a close or is almost at a close (with nationals being last few weekends). Elite

November 10, 2018

Building Off Aly Raisman’s Comment on Increased Ankle Injuries – 5 More Reasons To Consider

Aly Raisman said in an interview recently that she hopes the landing rules may change, so that the next generation of gymnasts may not suffer so many ankle injuries. She