Taylor Burns

Mark Bell Wasn't Mark Bell

“Mark Bell wasn’t Mark Bell.”  If you don’t know who Mark Bell is, he’s a former competitive powerlifter and incredibly successful strength coach.  This quote comes from Stan Efferding, an equally successful lifter and coach – and I heard him say this on the JuggLife podcast a while

Stuff to Read/Listen to This Weekend

I hope everyone has a fun weekend planned.  Up here in Edmonton we enjoyed a wonderful three day fall, and now it’s winter…   The Top 19 Nutrition Myths of 2019  – Michael Hull (Examine.com) Free Solo (Documentary) I thoroughly enjoyed this 100 minute documentary about Alex Honnold, a professional

Why You Should Include Fillers In Your Athletes' Training Programs

I was recently asked how I would go about training a swimmer.  I outlined the benefits of 1-2 resistance training sessions per week for endurance athletes.  I talked about if the swimmer was a sprinter then I’d attack their training much like a track sprinter to ensure we’re

Stuff to Read/Listen to This Weekend

It’s an exciting time.  We are nearing playoff baseball, the NFL season is up and running, and most importantly we are less than two weeks out from the Oilers breaking my heart yet again!   Senior Pitch Counts – Alberta Dugout Stories I was asked for my input for this article

Stuff to Read/Listen To This Weekend

I’m planning on making this a regular feature.  In the beginning, a lot of the content will be from the archives: some of my favourite blog posts, articles, and podcasts that have impacted me greatly over the years.  Eventually it will be only stuff from the past week.  I

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