FROM THE LOCKER ROOM: Fighting the Good Fight While Fighting Illness

One of the greatest dilemmas any committed athlete faces is what to do when the always unwanted cold or flu bug takes hold. We all know that feeling well: the excessive soreness during what is typically a challenging but not stressful cardio routine. The unusual sweat odor after a barbell set. Then the dreaded tickly […]

FROM THE LOCKER ROOM: The Trials of the Traveling Amateur Athlete

Taking some time off or a vacation (or even a stay-cation or work-cation) is something I’ve only recently learned to do in my life.  Earlier in my career, I would hoard sick days in the hopes of a vacation or trip away that would never come.  The best I would get was a day off […]