Advancing Athletics

03/28/2026

We are honored to have Michele Ionno represent the company for the forth year! He will be there for any runners or walkers who have issues the weekend of, want help with goals planned for beyond the race, and can explain Advancing Athletics' available services (rehab, running programs, strength training, and even nutrition/supplement reviews).
We are here to help you advance your wellness AND performance!

For those of you familiar with our presence during past events, You should have picked up on the most prominent change for this year. We will be offering supplements for purchase that have been selected by our registered dietitian, Tara Smith, specific to the common needs of a runner! The supplements are of the highest quality and independently tested to ensure only what is said to be in the bottle is in the bottle. Nothing more or less!

We will offer more information soon and we can't wait to cheer all of you on in a couple weeks!

Not sure about your pre-race routine? Need advice for post-race recovery? Have a question about your running form? Join us at the Run for Home to visit with Dr. Michele Ionno of Advancing Athletics. Michele has masters-level training in kinesiology and a Doctorate in Physical Therapy. He works with athletes of all levels and sports. His special interests are in orthopedics and sports rehabilitation, running analysis, and performance coaching. Michele will be with us before and after all the races on Saturday and Sunday.

03/25/2026

From Hoodletown Brewing Company to Route 250 Health and Performance and stadiums to local races, Friendly Run Club was started for a way to be healthy and social. Work hard. AND have lots of fun!

But make no mistake about it, this crew is fierce and has earned all the smiles you see! The only regret is not including every single member. Past and present!

03/23/2026

LDIT - 4. Same Effort, Different Weight

Learning to listen to and acknowledge how your brain and body are ready to perform in the moment is the most elusive and powerful performance soft skill.
No one feels 100% charged everyday so learning to estimate that level and adjust your approach is important. This means the sensation of WORKING HARD occurs sooner and more intensively than the days you do feel 100%. this does NOT mean you shouldn't be working hard. That's true mental toughness!

03/21/2026

Rain or shine. Fast or slow. Runner or Walker. Competitive or not. Fit or just starting. No matter what, everybody is welcome to join the friendly run Club!
All you got to do is show up. Join the Facebook group for updates. Ann attendance and special events. See you next week!

03/16/2026

Let's Do It Together - 3

There comes A Time when we need to decide if a lack of progress is due to unrealistic goals or poor ex*****on. The majority of the time, it's it's the latter, not the former.

The kind of person who needs to create an objective approach to making change is also the kind of person who needs time to figure out how to implement that change. Not many people can draw reasonable conclusions based on 2 to 4 weeks of evidence or lack thereof.

I'm choosing to do that myself. Rather than making some profound proclamation, I'm going to stick with my plan for the time being. Keep at it. And don't concern yourself with the little details but focus on the big stuff.

For example, my attire in this video can be described as hobo chic. And while it's not my best look, I decided to get it posted and not be vain. Because it's good enough, damn it! Good luck to anyone reading this. I hope it helps!

03/15/2026

Incredible performance by one of our former athletes that I also have the pleasure of calling a friend.
If you know anything about track and field, you know that this time is blistering.
If you know anything about this event, it's the premier indoor track competition in the country!
To go from winning the state championship to competing against the most badass milers a week later is one of the most incredible feats. Plus school. Plus travel. Plus nerves. Can't wait to see how he does during the outdoor season!

02/23/2026

The message I'm telling myself in LDiT 2 is a reminder of the power of better.
A lot of Us get real upset when we failed to achieve a good day or good workout. Yet a lot of us don't acknowledge impact of external factors in real time, or the past when determining if we did a good job at whatever.

Today's post is certainly relevant to that topic. Ever one knows the expression " when life gives you lemons, make lemonade."
My take on the concept is a step further. If you think you're going to get served lemonades in the near future, spend some time researching how to make the best damn lemonade you're capable of!

The moral of this story is not to regurgitate a cliche. Rather, let's use a cliche to make a little bit of progress, at best, or minimize the loss of previously earned progress, at worst.

I'm going to get sick. I'm going to get sad. I'm going to get lazy. I'm going to get sore. I'm going to get hurt. It's unavoidable. I used this weekend as a way to to minimize the negatives and the guilt. I'll feel about inaction when I'm back to feeling good.

02/18/2026

Kaleb's tremendous effort inspired us to provide information on how you can improve your shoulder mechanics!
Front squat. Shoulder press. Throwing. Push-ups. Brushing your hair. Putting on A t-shirt. All things require a properly functioning posterior rotator cuff. We hope this demonstration provides insight.

Do this banded exercise 1-2 workouts per week until you get DOMS in the Target areas. Aim for 12 -18 reps per side. Split the reps per needed. Perform 2-4 sets. If it hurts in the front of your shoulder or not where it's explained it should in the back, shoot us A DM for tips or to make an appointment

02/18/2026

Technique Tuesday: #1. Improve your front rack. Improve your front squat.

Your ability to hold your barbell in a stable and sustainable position is essential to a proper front squat. A proper front squat is important like football as you see here with Kaleb.

The tricky thing is how to maintain this position so that you can train your front squat and eventually get the benefit from progress in the movement itself!

Ensuring your front rack position can be successfully and reliably obtained is critical to putting up 200 lb three-rep Max's while being barely old enough to drive.

So we build your rotator cuff, and along with additional progressions, get each athlete strong in the position before the progressive overload that is essential to making strong and productive athletes.

Great job Kaleb! If you need tips, you know who to reach out to. Come see us at Route 250!

02/27/2025

All are welcome here and it was cool to hang with the boys in a session! Different skills. Different goals. Different levels.
Looking forward to seeing what these dudes do in the spring! 💪