Every Thursday and Sunday for the last year, I’ve gone through the same sprint workout. This time, I find myself dreading following that routine. A warm-up followed by four 100s, four 60s and four 40s…I can’t do it today. I need something different. From business2community.com: Ask anyone who fell off the bandwagon with their New Year’s fitness resolutions: boring workouts … [Read more...]
Jumping is a great way to build power, explosiveness and athleticism.I’m of Eastern European descent (sounds more interesting than white, right?), but I used to be able to leap. I swear. You don’t believe me and that’s what video is for.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wq_KIe9Rh3sEarly in my career, I trained with a Zen master. Okay, he was really just a trainer who … [Read more...]
Hello, I’m Kap, and I have skinny calves.Over the course of my MLB career, my teammates often busted my balls about my lower legs. Perhaps their ribbing came because I showed my little guys off by going socks up with my baseball pants, but more likely, it’s because they don’t quite match the rest of my physique.For many years, I tried to build them up. I worked on … [Read more...]