Practice

The Fresh Prince Way to Have Fun at Practice

by Ian Warner January 8, 2012
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Anyone who follows me on the Cover Ground Twitter may have got a hint of the fact that my brother and I are huge fans of the show “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”. One thing that sticks out to me about Will Smith in the that show is the fact the he has FUN at all the [...]

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5 Reasons We Need at least ONE Awful Coach

by Ian Warner August 17, 2011
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Many athletes reach a point where they are stuck in a coaching situation that they would much rather not be in. Many athletes miss the lesson that they are being taught when they go through these circumstances. This age old problem is one that is meant to break the weak, or make the strong invincible.

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Increase Strength = Increased Volume & Increase Volume = Better Athlete

by Ian Warner May 19, 2011
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Look at the equation and study it.  The goal is to become a better athlete, but some athletes cannot always see the number of roles that strength can play in achieving those goals.  Strength clearly makes your muscles stronger, but a lot of athletes only equate this to being able to lift heavier things.  This [...]

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Make Workouts Become The Easy & Breezy Part of Your Day

by Ian Warner April 9, 2011
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For some athletes practice is the hardest, most challenging and the most frustrating part of their day. I decided this season to make practice the easiest part of my day.  I did not have to change my eating patterns, or my sleep and I did not need to buy anything. It just took one thing, [...]

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Beginners: Great Training Practices

by Justyn Warner May 9, 2010
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To be a good athlete you must have good training practices. Training practices are more than just what you do on the track; they involve how you live your day to day life.

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(Vol1/Jour2) Muscle Memory – No Thinking Needed

by Justyn Warner September 11, 2009

Week 1 of practice is in the books and it went great. I will say that the beginning of the week was rough…(especially since I hadn’t been doing anything all summer) but it seemed to lessen down and become less grueling as the week progressed. It was a week of 500, 400, 300, circuits, hills, [...]

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