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06/17/2023

https://9dfit.com/hard-worker/

Learn how being a hard worker in youth (and beyond) can build a foundation for a strong mindset, functional strength, and athletic success.

06/01/2023

https://medium.com//rise-to-the-challenge-resilience-and-strong-mindset-5-tips-5c05353caeaf

Have you ever felt defeated by a difficult situation, even though you had a strong mindset? Maybe you didn’t compete your best, were…

05/28/2023

https://medium.com//stepping-outside-your-comfort-zone-with-a-90-day-challenge-c1270dac89ef

Are you looking to get out of your comfort zone and try a challenge, say perhaps, a 90 day challenge?

10/18/2022

https://9dfit.com/how-to-get-rid-of-lower-belly-fat-2022-8-most-effective-ways/

By Jason Shea M.S., CSCS, TSAC Learning how to get rid of lower belly fat is not only good for your physical health, but can also dramatically improve your self-image, mood, and emotional well-being. How annoying is it that no matter what you do and how hard you work, that belly bulge just doesn’t...

09/10/2022

https://9dfit.com/how-to-relieve-lower-back-pain-the-free-ultimate-guide-2022/

If you’re looking to learn how to relieve low back pain, you’ve come to the right place. From the daily ache to the serious “uh oh” version, dealing with low back pain can leave you in a constant state of fatigue and worry. It can zap your motivation and rob you of your energy. For … How t...

09/02/2022

How do you know what the culture of your athletic team is?
What are the common threads of a winning team culture?
How do you build a successful sports team culture?
Over the years we've had the tremendous honor of working with and picking the brains of some incredibly inspiring coaches, business leaders, commanders, SME's, and more.. We've had the opportunity to implement many of the lessons, values, and practical exercises we learned across a broad spectrum of environments including athletic, club, tactical, and more. The first Building A Winning Culture book was a compilation of many of those interviews. This one is a practical program/guide including team and coach questionnaires, on and off-field team building exercises, candor, openness, and communication drills, team challenges, and much more. Hope you enjoy!

Building A Winning Team Culture In High School Sports and Beyond: The 9D Method: Winning Team Culture Books

08/08/2022

What values and lessons does manual labor work teach us while growing up? Can it build a physical and mental foundation for athletic and future job success?
Before catching passes from Joe Montana, did you know that NFL Hall of Fame receiver Jerry Rice used to catch bricks while growing up working for his dad? Did you know that all-time major league baseball strikeout king Nolan Ryan used to throw over a thousand newspapers per morning before school to help his dad? Did you know all-time great NFL running back Barry Sanders used to lug bales of shingles up ladders for his dad's roofing company while growing up?
Had the awesome honor of working on this book project with former Micheli Center rehab specialist/strength and conditioning coach and good friend Farren Davis. With dozens of stories, a look at the theories and science, and training examples, we tackle the potential role exposure to manual labor work plays in building hardiness, functional strength, character, and grit.

Hard Work Strength: Stories, Theory, and Science of How Manual Labor Can Build A Foundation For Athletic Success (Specific Sports Training and Athletic Workout Programs)

06/20/2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdEWuMhtHYc

How quickly can you improve posture, strength, range of motion, weight distribution, and performance? Weeks? Months? What about minutes? Over the past year we have had the incredible opportunity to work with Annette Verpillot and her PosturePro team learning cutting-edge methods to improve officer health, wellness, and performance. Annette and I now have the tremendous honor of presenting these findings/methods at the NSCA TSAC Annual Summit in San Antonio, Tx on August 25th. Below is a teaser of what we will be presenting

06/10/2022

https://9dfit.com/how-to-improve-functional-strength-for-police-in-2022-5-exercises/

What does functional strength for police look like? Is it standing on a BOSU ball or wobble board doing single leg/single arm bicep curls? Or is it the ability to climb, hurdle, grapple, drag, sprint, and endure lactic acid accumulation? Years ago I had the tremendous honor of co-authoring Law Enfor...

05/20/2022

https://9dfit.com/how-do-you-respond-when-you-cant-find-your-keys/

By Jason Shea M.S., CSCS, PICP IV and Lauren Corthell TSAC, NSCA-CPT, Wellness Manager, Hampden County Sheriff’s Department (Excerpts from How Do You Respond When You Can’t Find Your Keys Book) You planned everything perfect. Up early. Showered, coffee, breakfast. Teeth brushed. Then you look on...

04/30/2022

https://9dfit.com/burning-fat-and-building-muscle-with-the-100-rest-pause-rep-challenge/

Disclaimer: If burning fat and building muscle is the goal, this workout may be for you. But, it is not for beginners or for those who haven’t been working out. You may be very sore or experience “grumpy or angry soreness” for a few days after. Do you find yourself scanning the internet of soc...

04/29/2022

https://9dfit.com/how-to-build-a-winning-culture-2022-building-a-solid-foundation/

Building a Solid Foundation Holliston is small Middlesex County, Ma, suburb located the about 30 miles south west of Boston. It is a quintessential New England small town, with Colonel Asa Whiting’s house built in 1812, its picturesque downtown, white steeple church, the Charles River, and more. A...