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Stacy Keibler Talks New Video Game, Top Fitness Tips and Ravens Football
by A Glam Slam
posted December 16, 2011 at 2:26am

With an impressive resume that already includes pro-wrestler, Baltimore Ravens cheerleader, model, actress and top three finalist on “Dancing with the Stars,” there isn’t much that Stacy Keibler hasn’t accomplished. Fitness has bee...more

The Gap Caused by All Star Players Leaving the Team Behind
by Loren Fogelman
posted December 15, 2011 at 12:52pm

Athletes come and go. They retire, get traded, and become injured. The athletes left behind need to rebuild once its all-star is off the roster....more

NACWAA Year in Review
by NACWAA Blog: Inspiring Perspectives
posted December 15, 2011 at 12:21pm

December 15, 2011 As the year comes to a close, we are thrilled to share and celebrate with you the success and progress made throughout all facets of the association in 2011. These new opportunities and enhancements will continue to add greater value to...more

The Women Talk Sports Holiday Gift Guide
by anngaff
posted December 15, 2011 at 10:13am

It's not too late to get someone the best gift ever. To help you out, we put together a list of the most sought-after gifts for the women's sports fan in your life. 'Tis the season! In no particular order... WPS Tickets Got soccer? Yes we do, thankfu...more

Snickers Marathon Training Week 1: Putting on my Mom Jeans
by Meggan's Running Blog
posted December 12, 2011 at 1:25am

Not literally but "hat" just didn't cut it......My daughter was very sick this week so I missed a bunch of miles as well as some precious ZZs.  As important as this 12 weeks of training is leading up to the Snickers Marathon in Albany Georgia (or NOL...more

Elite Athletes Possess a Strong Winning Vision
by Loren Fogelman
posted December 8, 2011 at 4:08pm

Many stories exist about athletes sitting on the bench, waiting for their turn to play. When you’re in the back-up position behind a superstar favorite on your team, patience is a necessity....more

Getting Started With Fitness
by Run Girl Run
posted December 7, 2011 at 8:16pm

You know how every year a ton of people make New Year's Resolutions to get in shape, lose weight, etc. etc. And those resolutions last approximately 2.5 seconds before people get distracted with their real lives? One of the big efforts the FitFluential t...more

Finding my inspiration. Two falls from the training wagon
by Meggan's Running Blog
posted December 4, 2011 at 3:29pm

When I was in high school I used to hang pictures of pro athletes all over my bedroom walls. My Dad hated it because I would use tape that would peal the paint away.  I don’t even think I knew who all the athletes were, but the pictures looked ...more

Using EFT for a Golfers Confidence and High Performance
by Loren Fogelman
posted November 30, 2011 at 3:53pm

  "Experience tells you what to do; confidence allows you to do it." - Stan Smith  As athletes strive toward high performance, setbacks and failures occur. It is part of the process. Some athletes are easily able to put the failures into persp...more

How To Get Over a Bad Race
by Run Girl Run
posted November 22, 2011 at 1:30pm

I'm still bummed about my less-than-stellar race performance on Sunday, but I'm trying not to dwell on it. Instead I'm distracting myself with other things. Retail Therapy: My mom and I hit the outlets to do some shopping yesterday. This served two pur...more

How Perfectionism Undermines an Athletes Performance
by Loren Fogelman
posted November 16, 2011 at 12:35am

Sometimes we get in our own way. Do you know what I mean? Recently I have been working with one of the contestants for Dancing with the Rogue Valley Stars....more

Brianna Glenn on Losing a Team Member
by My so-called FABULOUS life: Brianna Glenn
posted November 14, 2011 at 2:04pm

Training at the Olympic Training Center has numerous advantages that go far beyond the cool photo ops you see displayed in the previous post. We are provided with a team of people to help us be our best, all at no cost to us. If there was a cost to me, ...more

Are You a High Performing Athlete?
by Loren Fogelman
posted November 12, 2011 at 4:26pm

Are You a High Performing Athlete? Peak performance. A buzz word used by coaches, trainers and athletes. What if that was only a small part of a bigger picture? By solely seeking peak performance athletes might be missing an even greater endeavor. High p...more

Smart Softball Players Take Control
by Softball Performance Blog
posted November 9, 2011 at 3:39pm

Guest post by Ken Krause, Life in the Fastpitch Lane blog The other day I had a hitting lesson with a girl named Erin, a girl I converted to a slapper last year and who is now playing at the 16U level. As we were working on various techniques she can d...more

Loree Smith: Secrets of Success… not so Secret
by Loree: A Skirt, A Hammer, A Life, and A Dream
posted November 9, 2011 at 3:31pm

A little birthday trinket from friends to remind me of what I'm training for! Everyone wants to know the secret to success, to being great. We’d like to think there is a secret (and highly complex) formula that will amount to what we’ve always wa...more

The Highly Focused Athlete
by Loren Fogelman
posted November 4, 2011 at 3:17pm

Where is your focus, past, present or future?...more

Creating time to train in my schedule
by Byline to Finish Line
posted October 26, 2011 at 10:24pm

One look at my Google Calendar was enough to elicit a big sigh. It’s one of those days with endless meetings, phone calls and deadlines. It’s one of those jam-packed schedules that causes me to become anxious in anticipation of the day and wish I had ...more

Confident Athletes Win Competitions
by Loren Fogelman
posted October 25, 2011 at 8:15pm

Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are - Forbes Performance is the best measure of an athlete’s mental game. Let’s face it as athletes move up in rankings some unexpected circumstances will appear. At that mo...more

7 Qualities of Winning Athletes
by Loren Fogelman
posted October 19, 2011 at 8:38am

With all things being equal, what is different about winning athletes? When elite athletes are competing, the gap in abilities between the first and last place athlete is relatively small....more

Training for the week..7 days out from 26.2
by Meggan's Running Blog
posted October 17, 2011 at 11:46am

Monday: 9.7 milesTuesday: AM: 30 minutes PM: 2 miles with the nieghbourWednesday: 2 mile w/u, 4X 1 mile on the track, 5:29, 5:22, 5:16, 5:13 (rest of 3-3.5) 10 min c/dThursday: 9.16 milesFriday: 45 minutes easySaturday: 12.7 miles in 1:27 (relaxed and eas...more

Mary Winebeg: A little update on London 2012
by Mary Wineberg: I'm Back....for my 2012 Olympic Quest
posted October 11, 2011 at 2:37am

Hey hey Thanks for stopping by I wanted to take a moment to update you all on how I have been doing. So here it is….I have been training for three weeks now and I am so happy to be back on the track pain free. I would like to thank everyone who ...more

Two Schools of Padwork in Boxing
by The Glowing Edge
posted October 11, 2011 at 12:44am

I’m a “train for what you are going to do” kind of person. Yes, I put in road and trail work, stadium stairs, jump rope, and so on, and none of those things are what I actually do when I roll into the boxing ring. They do give my muscles the kin...more

Race Eve Tips (aka, staying sane the day before a race)
by Sarah Stanley Inspired
posted October 8, 2011 at 4:11pm

Race eve can be an exciting and yet nerve-shattering time. Did I train enough? Did I get in my long runs? What about the weather? Will I finish? Can I finish? Will I miss seeing my friends on the course? First of all, it is a-okay to be nervou...more

Athletes Creating a New Response to Pain
by Loren Fogelman
posted October 5, 2011 at 2:54pm

“Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.”General George Patton...more

Philadelphia Half Marathon Training: Week 3
by Run Girl Run
posted September 29, 2011 at 1:53pm

This week of training started out great, but unfortunately ended on a crappy note with a really bad long run last Friday. I know not every run is going to be perfect, but Friday's run was definitely one of the worst I've had in a while. More on that later...more

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