by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Apr 24, 2018 | Ask Coach Al, Core Stability and Strength, Gait Analysis, Injury, Run Form, Running, Running Injury, ultrarunning
“You ain’t gonna learn what you don’t wanna know.” – Jerry Garcia “Should I ‘sta’ or should I ‘mo’? – The Clash Effective training is usually about hammering away at the basics. And that usually...
by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Apr 20, 2018 | Ask Coach Al, Coaching, Core Stability and Strength, Gait Analysis, Mindset, Mobility, Mobility, Musings from Coach Al, Musings on Training, Stability
I love the analogy of building a wall when it comes to how we should build our fitness, don’t you? In some important ways, our body is a lot like a house… If you’re going to age gracefully and remain durable as you prepare for your...
by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Apr 12, 2018 | Ask Coach Al, Authentic Movement, Core Stability and Strength, Gait Analysis, Injury, Musings from Coach Al, Running, Running Injury, Virtual Online Gait Analysis
Endurance athletes pride themselves on pushing through the most challenging, gut-busting workouts. Anyone who is on Facebook sees those “inspirational” memes where the message is always to push-push-push! We like to think of ourselves as tough and...
by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Jan 5, 2018 | Ask Coach Al, Authentic Movement, Core Stability and Strength, Gait Analysis, Musings from Coach Al
Believe it or not, we’re approaching mid-January. The sub-freezing temperatures have settled on the northeast and Midwest, and the snow is piling up. Whether or not it feels like it (can you say 15+ inches of snow and counting yesterday, if you live in the...
by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Oct 26, 2015 | Ask Coach Al, Coaching, Core Stability and Strength, Gait Analysis, Mindset, Mobility, Mobility, Musings from Coach Al, Musings on Training, Stability
I hope your Tuesday has started off great! I sent out an note to our email friends last week that included a reference to a fun Will Smith video. In the email, I shared my SSQ and how important it is to review this past season before moving on to the upcoming...
by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Sep 8, 2015 | Ask Coach Al, Before and After Videos, Coaching, Core Stability and Strength, Functional Strength Training, Gait Analysis, Mindset, Musings from Coach Al, Musings on Training, Running
…Or DO you? So listen, has a sports medicine professional, personal trainer or coach ever told you that your glute medius (or minimus) is weak, or that you need to strengthen it? Or, that this muscle “weakness” is the real reason you’re...