Winter Workout Highlights

Winter workouts have been going awesome thus far. Our DIEHARD athletes (those that train with FOCUS year round) are well beyond this time last year. I can really see program targets clicking with these kids. It truly makes a different when a high school athlete knows you care about them, and in return they trust [...]

We have a winner!

Chase was a Monkey! For Halloween I ran a contest to see who could guess what my son was going to be for his first Halloween (he’s only 5 months old). To play, all you had to do was reply to one of the normally scheduled emails that go out to subscribers. You could only [...]

Highlights of Bishop Canevin HS Athletes Training

Check out this highlight reel of local athletes from Bishop Canevin High School. FOCUS has worked with athletes from this district since 2004, seeing kids develop from 7th grade into their first year of college. You’ll see training at the school’s weight room and field, plus the facility we use in Robinson. This past summer [...]

Lunge Exercises for Lower Body Strength/Power

Check out this video of Greg Jones (Denison University) and Nick Sylvester (Bishop Canevin HS) doing a couple barbell lunge variations. Both are super talented and aggressive athletes who take it to a new level every workout. Check out Greg’s balance and flexibility – something he needs as starting wide receiver in college. Nick on [...]

Lift Weights or Agility Drills?

I’ve touched on it many times , but recently it was brought back up. Last week I received a couple phone calls from girls basketball coaches (one from Georgia, the other from Wisconsin). They had seen a FOUCS training video on YouTube (see it here). Both coaches said almost the exact same thing: “Hey Ryan, great video… it [...]

6 Tips For Training On Summer Vacation

The good days of summer vacation. The time when families schedule quality outings together. When the pace slows a bit and food tastes a little sweeter. When you can do your own thing for a few days on end. I’m a believer in summer vacations, espically when you’ve been putting in the time training like [...]

The Coveted Black Shirt

The coveted Black Shirt. Everybody wants one. Not everybody gets one. These are reserved for coaches and top performers. If you’re out and about and see an athlete sporting an all black FOCUS t-shirt with DIEHARD down the spine.. take notice. You’ve just witnessed something special. Take Patrick Clark, pictured here with Coach Josh and [...]

Intense lifting with poor nutrition is dumb

Athletes need to keep track of what goes into their body… if improved performance is the goal. The sooner you master your nutritional needs the sooner results will come. Way too many athletes overlook nutrition and put all emphasis on weight training alone. Big mistake. Click on the spreadsheet above and print out the PDF. [...]

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