Category: Educational Articles

IMPACT Corner Questions- May

IMPACT Corner Questions- May

Todd Durkin • May 8, 2012 • Comments (0)

Question: I think I have weightlifters shoulder, how long should I rest? Hate this, any suggestions to your followers. — Shane Huffman Answer: Shane, this is common amongst us guys that overwork on the bench press and pushing exercises, at the expense of not doing enough backside work. This is commonly referred to as upper-crossed [...]

Category: Coaching Exercises, Educational Articles, Fitness Quest 10, For Fitness Professionals, General Fitness, Health and Fitness Articles, Todd Durkin

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Waggin’ Tails

Waggin’ Tails

Todd Durkin • April 24, 2012 • Comments (0)

Waggin’ Tails By Todd Durkin, MA, CSCS They say a dog is man’s best friend. I think they’re right. I have a 13.5-year old Golden Retriever named Sid. Sid is getting old. For his breed, he IS old. I have to carry him up the steps at night because his legs sometimes give out. His [...]

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5 Days to a Fit Family

5 Days to a Fit Family

Todd Durkin • April 17, 2012 • Comments (0)

5 Days to a Fit Family If you have young kids, a job, and other life commitments, you know how difficult it is to create a “culture of wellness” at home. Allotments of time and energy are not infinite, nor is the time span at which your son or daughter is not “too cool” to [...]

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Basketball Off-Season Training

Basketball Off-Season Training

Todd Durkin • March 29, 2012 • Comments (0)

Basketball Off-Season Training By Jeff King, MA CSCS Personal Training, Fitness Quest 10 The month of March signified a couple of things—spring is on the horizon and the high school basketball season has gradually wound down to its end. Since mid-November, high school teams all over the United States have put in countless hours practicing [...]

Category: Coaching Exercises, Educational Articles, Fitness Quest 10, For Fitness Professionals, Jeff King

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Home Sweets Home

Home Sweets Home

Todd Durkin • March 14, 2012 • Comments (0)

Brett Klika Brettklika.com If you have kids, I’m sure you want to do everything in your power to make sure they grow up healthy and happy.  With the current disturbing statistics about youth obesity (1 in 3 youth is overweight), fingers are pointing in every direction as to who or what is causing this problem [...]

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18″ – The Difference Between Success  and Failure

18″ – The Difference Between Success and Failure

Todd Durkin • March 10, 2012 • Comments (0)

18″ – The Difference Between Success and Failure By Todd Durkin, MA, CSCS I heard a quote a few weeks ago from a pastor friend and client of mine, Gino Mingo. We were doing a Bible study with our NFL Combine guys when he said, “The difference between heaven and hell is 18 inches. That’s [...]

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Todd Durkin • March 9, 2012 • Comments (0)

Thanks for your questions on our Facebook LIKE Pages (www.facebook.com/ToddDurkinFQ10) and on our Twitter feed (www.Twitter.com/ToddDurkin) this past week.  I always enjoy hearing from you and connecting via our Social Media outlets. If you have a question that you would like to ask, please visit one of the links above and share your question.  I [...]

Category: Coaching Exercises, Educational Articles, Fitness Quest 10, For Fitness Professionals, General Fitness, Health and Fitness Articles, Jeff King, NFL Combine, Personal Development, Ryan Burgess, Todd Durkin

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3 Ways to LEAD your Business to GREAT Success

3 Ways to LEAD your Business to GREAT Success

Todd Durkin • March 2, 2012 • Comments (0)

By Todd Durkin, MA, CSCS One of the questions I often hear pertains to “How do you find great trainers, build a staff, and keep them?” It’s a great topic and one that I feel is vitally important for the growth of any organization. Here are 3 ways you can build and lead your training [...]

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IMPACT Question Corner

IMPACT Question Corner

Todd Durkin • February 23, 2012 • Comments (0)

Thanks for your questions on our Facebook LIKE Pages (www.facebook.com/ToddDurkinFQ10) and on our Twitter feed (www.Twitter.com/ToddDurkin) this past week.  I always enjoy hearing from you and connecting via our Social Media outlets. If you have a question that you would like to ask, please visit one of the links above and share your question.  I [...]

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A Culture of Mental Toughness

A Culture of Mental Toughness

Todd Durkin • February 8, 2012 • Comments (2)

A Culture of Mental Toughness Brett Klika C.S.C.S. “Mental toughness!!” the overweight, out of shape, red faced, coach screamed as his team did their umpteenth set of “gassers” at a 10k pace.  He nodded and smirked knowingly at his coaching staff who was fervently echoing his sentiments.   They had succeeded that day.  The athletes were [...]

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I Would Like You to Meet AGNES

I Would Like You to Meet AGNES

Todd Durkin • February 8, 2012 • Comments (0)

I would like you to meet AGNES – Part 1 of a 3 Part Series on the Pillars of Wellness as we Age By Janet Bertrand ACE Every day we are faced with choices. We make those choices and build our lives based on a pattern of decisions, one after the next. Those choices dictate [...]

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