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...
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 askew—you have an overload of information or an underload of information. Either way, you’re not receiving the information you need. If...
by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Oct 10, 2014 | 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 Here at Pursuit Athletic Performance, we believe there is a RIGHT or optimal path to improving your running technique, and there is also a less optimal way...
by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Sep 25, 2014 | Authentic Movement, Core Stability and Strength, Elastic Return, Functional Strength Training, Injury, Mobility, Mountain Biking, Musings from Coach Al, Recovery, Running, Running Injury, Stability
Today, more than ever, athletes are performing at a high level well into their 50s, 60s, and beyond! How are they doing it? How do I (a nearly 60 year-old endurance athlete/coach with 40+ years of training and racing in the legs) maintain the ability to keep...
by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Sep 18, 2014 | Ask Coach Al, Core Stability and Strength, Functional Strength Training, Injury, Musings from Coach Al, Running
Now that FALL is officially here in the northern hemisphere (or so it seems based upon those early morning temps!), its time to talk RUNNING! Fall is truly running weather! There’s so many great running events and races in the fall, and we get the benefit of having...
by Coach Al Lyman, CSCS, FRCms | Jun 25, 2014 | Ask Coach Al, Functional Strength Training, Injury, Podcast, Recovery, Triathlon
[powerpress] Today’s podcast is positively packed with powerful pearls of wisdom that are applicable in team sports, triathlon and life! Coach Al and Dr. Strecker start off with a discussion of the role of fats in the diet on the heels of the TIME magazine article...
