Ask Coach Al | Pursuit Athletic Performance

Musings From Coach Al: Are You Ready?

by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Jan 29, 2015 | Ask Coach Al, Musings from Coach Al, Musings on Training

“If people can make permanent decisions in their life regarding their choice of mate, religion, or political party, then they are equally capable of making permanent decisions regarding their food choices, fitness commitments, and goals. (The human species is not...

Team Pursuit Athletic Performance: It’s Been A Banner Year!

by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Dec 31, 2014 | and Life Balance, Ask Coach Al, Musings from Coach Al, Triathlon

2014 was a banner year for Team Pursuit Athletic Performance. It isn’t just that we have expanded into a new training space on the top of Inspiration lane in Chester, Connecticut (with a completely new offering of classes and clinics for kids and adults in many...

Musings From Coach Al: What It Really Takes To Be Successful

by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Nov 25, 2014 | Ask Coach Al, Musings from Coach Al

“What a pity that so many people would rather believe their doubts and doubt their beliefts. Why don’t we just decide to have no doubts, and believe our beliefs! Fear and worry are just the misuse of the creative powers we originally got to dream.“ — Jannie Putter...

Minimum Standards: Can You Hit “X” Of Something To Ensure “Y” Result?

by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Nov 14, 2014 | Ask Coach Al, Authentic Movement, Functional Strength Training, Gait Analysis, Injury, Mobility, Musings from Coach Al, Run Form, Running, Running Injury

Hi Everyone! Coach Al here. On the heels of our “Team Pursuit” Re-Set Camp this past weekend, a team member emailed me and asked about some proclamations I had apparently made with regard to minimum standards, that you, as an athlete, ought to be shooting for prior to...

Be Careful WHO You Get Your Running Advice From…

by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Nov 3, 2014 | Ask Coach Al, Injury, Musings from Coach Al, Run Form, Running, Running Injury, ultrarunning

“Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.” – Albert Einstein “Caveat Emptor” – Latin for let the buyer beware Hi Everyone! Coach Al here. Today I’m jumping up onto my soapbox. I guess I’m a little tired of looking around me...

Would You Benefit From More Hip Mobility?

by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Oct 26, 2014 | Ask Coach Al, Functional Strength Training, Injury, Mobility, Run Form, Running, Running Injury

“If your mobility is compromised enough to make you compensate, the sensory input that you have to your reflexive behavior is askewâ€”you have an overload of information or an underload of information. Either way, you’re not receiving the information you need. If...

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