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By Pursuit Athletic Performance
 The need for a solid foundation, which starts with quality movement, is universal for any athlete in any sport, and it is ESSENTIAL for top performance. It is essential for YOU. . . . → Read More: How We Trained A Top Junior Olympic Gymnast, and How it Applies to YOU!
By Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FMS, HKC
 Coach Al Lyman tells the story of working through a triathlete’s crisis in confidence about his run preparedness for Ironman Coeur d’Alene coming up in June. . . . → Read More: Training for an Ironman? Read This
By Pursuit Athletic Performance
John says he thinks of us as “the holy grail,” and what he has been searching for for many years. We are truly flattered. We also know that what we do WORKS. Take a look at his before and after video, and see an athlete who is ready to respond to training, get faster, and be much more resistant to injury. . . . → Read More: Triathlete Calls Us The Holy Grail! Watch His Amazing Improvement
By Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FMS, HKC
 A runner who is more stable through the lumbar spine/pelvic girdle, and whose entire body is more functionally strong, will have less energy leakage when the foot comes into contact with the ground, facilitating a faster stride rate. . . . → Read More: Training Run Cadence
By Pursuit Athletic Performance
Four weeks into my current 12 week plan, my cycling functional strength threshold improved 10 watts and my swim 100m Vasa threshold time decreased by 5 seconds. I have also experienced more consistent and improved pool time intervals. For the first time since I can remember, I was able to cycle outside for 2 ½ hours with no low back pain. . . . → Read More: Fantastic Improvements for Triathlete in Only Four Weeks
By Pursuit Athletic Performance
Brian had an “AHA! moment” at Coach’s Al’s talk, clearly understanding that the best way for him to compete at his fastest, and to stay his healthiest, is to understand his movement patterns and shore up weakness and instabilities BEFORE piling on the training.load. . . . → Read More: This Triathlete Gets It! Meet Brian Czak
By Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FMS, HKC
 In this audio Coach Al Lyman discusses what it means to have a stable core, and he explains the purpose of training that stability. Let’s just say that consciously trying to “engage the core” when swimming–or doing any other sport for that matter–is NOT the way to generate power. Rather, it’s all about building core stability as the foundational element of proper and powerful movement that translates across all sports. . . . → Read More: Core Stability and Swimming: What’s The Connection?
By Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FMS, HKC
 One of the triathletes I coach, is inspiring in her unending quest to be a better athlete and to achieve her ultimate goal of qualifying for the Ironman Triathlon World Championships in Kona. She posted a question on Facebook, hoping her friends would chime in with some wisdom that would help her answer THE dilemma…”how to be better than my best?” . . . → Read More: How Can I Be Better Than My Best?
By Pursuit Athletic Performance
 Attending Multisport World Boston on March 31? If you are, stop by our booth to say hello! At the NYC event, we offered Guided Movement Screens, and they were a hit! We will be offering them again in Boston. This 15-minute screen will help you begin to discover what is impeding your performance—where you are leaking speed, or if you have hot-spot areas ripe for injury. It’s only $25 for expo participants ($95 value). Slots went fast in New York, so secure your spot by registering here in advance. . . . → Read More: We’re At Multisport World Boston Triathlon Expo This Saturday!
By Pursuit Athletic Performance
Triathlete Rich Markowitz came to us for a gait analysis. Among a myriad of things, he learned that improvements to his posture would help him become a more injury resistant and efficient athlete. He did the work, and the changes are remarkable! . . . → Read More: Before and After Video: WOW! Watch This Triathlete Run Now!
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