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If You Don't Like it, Pitch Better

I’ve been a fan of David Price for a long time, since his Vanderbilt days.  I loved watching him throw out of the pen for the Rays in the 2008 playoffs, and so when the Jays got him in 2015 I was fired up (mostly because it meant we
May 7, 2018 1 min read

3 Easy Nutrition Strategies to Look & Feel Better

Nutrition can be complicated and it’s really easy to be confused about what dietary approach is best.  Should you go keto?  Is intermittent fasting the best option to lose that stubborn fat? What the fuck is paleo and am I saying it right? This post outlines three simple nutrition
Apr 22, 2018 4 min read

The Difference Between Mobility and Flexibility (And Why It Matters For Throwers)

Flexibility is defined as “the ability of a muscle to lengthen”. Mobility is defined as “the ability of a joint to move actively through a range of motion” There are many contributing factors that go into a joint’s mobility: muscle tissue, joint health, motor control, and the fascial system.
Mar 24, 2018 2 min read

3 Exercises You Should Do If You Sit All Day

One of the most common postural issues in people is kyphosis, which is just a fancy name for a rounded upper back.  This can cause a host of problems and is created by sitting in front of a computer all day, staring down at your phone, and driving long hours.
Feb 23, 2018 1 min read

From The Archive: My Story

I wrote this one year ago on Bell Let’s Talk Day. I’ve decided to share it again this year in hopes that it may help someone going through a dark time.   It was a late winter night in January of 2013.  I sat alone in my car, parked
Jan 31, 2018 5 min read

The 4 Biggest Lessons I Learned in 2017

2017 was a wild rollercoaster of a year, to say the least.  I achieved a long held goal of pitching again, I moved back to Canada, entered into a relationship with a truly wonderful person, observed my mother endure literal hell as she battled through six rounds of chemotherapy, lived
Jan 21, 2018 3 min read

Creatine: Everything You Need to Know

There are a lot of rumours about creatine that simply aren’t true.  I hear them often when I recommend an athlete consider supplementing creatine. This post will dispel some of these rumours and explain why creatine is probably a very beneficial supplement to take.  It is in fact the
Dec 31, 2017 2 min read

It's the Road, Not the Inn

In Don Quixote, Cervantes states, “it’s the road, not the inn”.  This short phrase is something that I have tried to – never mind remind myself consistently, but ingrain into how I live. Have you ever achieved something incredible, something worth striving for?  I mean something really worth striving for:
Nov 6, 2017 2 min read

The Power of Gratitude

For almost two years now I’ve started my day off the same way.  I write down three things I’m grateful for.  I’ve found it to be incredibly powerful in shifting my attitude to being positive first thing in the morning and I find I am more likely
Oct 12, 2017 1 min read
Squat to Squat Better

Squat to Squat Better

Our bodies are meant to move.  We were never meant to be sedentary beings, and sitting at a desk and in a car for the vast majority of your day creates a number of different problems.  For thousands of years human beings were nomadic; constantly on the move hunting and
Oct 3, 2017 3 min read

You Reap What You Sow; Except You Don't

I haven’t written a single word about the year I got to play college baseball again.  Quite frankly, I’m still not ready to – I’m too afraid of what I’ll type.  As I continue to transition back into ‘reality’ I’ve set and begun the process of
Sep 1, 2017 2 min read
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