The subject of sleep seems elementary, but it is important to understand just how crucial it is to athletic performance. Quality sleep, in fact, is as essential to survival as food and water. Let me elaborate on why this statement about quality sleep is not an exaggeration. There was a study done on individuals who work a graveyard shift (overnight shift) for a prolonged part of their lives (think 10+ years). The study shows that these individuals are 80x more likely to get b

Anytime I post anything about distance running on social media it gets the most likes, retweets, and comments mostly from frustrated athletes whose coaches are running them into the ground. They intuitively know that these long runs are not helping their performance; if anything, they’re hindering it. At Redline we work with mostly baseball and volleyball players so I’m going to gear this post towards these athletes. Baseball is the most power-driven sport there is. Those tha

Today's guest post come from Bekka Hepford. Bekka runs our general fitness classes in the mornings at Redline. There are three common things I hear from clients or random people I meet who find out that I am a personal trainer that make me cringe a little on the inside. With the amount of false information given on the internet and the myths about exercise that continue to live on, I think it’s time we address some truth about resistance exercise for the general population. H

Power cleans, jerks, and snatches are amazing exercises. They do a great job when it comes to developing speed, power, and overall athleticism. These full body movements engage your fast twitch muscle fibers by moving the weights faster than conventional strength training exercises. It’s impossible to perform these movements slowly. They’re a great combination of power and speed, and they’ve definitely helped a lot of athletes of all sports get better, but are they right for