http://www.tuckerstrength.com Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 24 Aug 2010 21:00:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A few months ago, at football practice, one of the coaches was talking about the relationship between physical conditioning and the role it plays in the mind. Of course this was right after we had just finished up with sprints and most of us gasping for air. The coach, who just ... http://www.tuckerstrength.com/index.php/how-to-develop-strength-through-preparation/ How are your training sessions going these days? Are you making gains? Stuck in a rut? Bored with your current program? Well one way you can fix your program if it's not working or you just want a change is to include other types of training tools into your workouts. You see ... http://www.tuckerstrength.com/index.php/strength-training-tools-of-the-trade/ I just got back from a small vacation in my small home town of  Ticonderoga, NY. While I was there I did what we are supposed to do on vacations, relax, rejuvinate, attended barbecues, and drank a few cool beverages. With that said I also got in a strength training session. ... http://www.tuckerstrength.com/index.php/strength-training-on-vacation/ We are all created to be athletes PERIOD! Whether you play competitive sports or not we are all made to run, jump, crawl, lunge, squat, push, pull, drag, throw etc... Therefore our bodies need to be trained athletically. We need to run, jump, squat, lunge, push, pull, drag, throw and carry things ... http://www.tuckerstrength.com/index.php/athletic-body-building/ Do you know how to be a winner? Do you know how to think like a winner? As some of you know I have been playing for a professional indoor football team in Florida and we had a game a week ago against a team in Maryland. We won the game ... http://www.tuckerstrength.com/index.php/how-to-be-a-winner/ Summer is upon us and guys it's time for the shirts to come off and ladies time to get in those bikini's! If you've been training hard over the winter and spring then you should be very confident in going shirtless and wearing that tiny bikini showing off your best assets! If ... http://www.tuckerstrength.com/index.php/ultimate-outdoor-workout/ Today I wanted to talk to you about direction. More specifically... The direction you are taking towards your strength and fitness goals. Are you headed in the right direction or do you find yourself starting out on the right path only to end up lost, or traveling in circles only to end up ... http://www.tuckerstrength.com/index.php/directions-to-your-strength-and-fitness-destination/ Do you workout because you "want to" or because you "have to"? Which category do you fall in to? The "want to's" or the "have to's"? The answer to this question could determine how successful you are in acheiving your strength and fitness goals. Think about it.... If you treat your workouts as ... http://www.tuckerstrength.com/index.php/want-to-versus-have-to/ Self-disipline is defined as==> correction or regulation of oneself for the sake of improvement... and just like the picture above says ===> It is the bridge between goals and accomplishments! Without commitment and self-discipline it is going to be near impossible to achieve your strength and fitness goals and any other goals ... http://www.tuckerstrength.com/index.php/self-discipline-equals-results/ Here are a couple videos I thought you might like to see. Video 1: Some workout motivation and.... VIDEO 2: Backyard Snowboarding fun! They speak for themselves! Let me know what you guys and gals think in the comments section below! Thanks! Let's get movin! -Tommy T http://www.tuckerstrength.com/index.php/work-hard-and-play-harder/