Advancing Athletics

05/18/2026

Let's Do It Together - 8: How Great Can Ruin Really Good

This episode of LDIT is not about "perfect is the enemy of good." That'll be in a different episode.

Great ruins good because of the positivity that comes from good! You can be having a good day or good conversation or good workout. Taking the success of the good thing and trying to use that as a reason to make a GREAT thing only to see all of it fall apart is the point.

This is more along the line of "leave well enough alone" because of how we undervalue (or under acknowledge) the premeditative efforts of success. Sometimes it's so routine that you don't even remember you made said efforts in the first place. I hope this helps you encourage yourself to be thrilled with good and the efforts it takes to achieve it! Simply plan for the next awesome thing the next session rather than expecting to get it all done today!

Where have you ruined a good day/session/workout making it a great one? We'd love to hear your thoughts if you're willing to share!

05/10/2026

Let's Do It Together 7 - BB Guns or Bazookas

When you're wanting to master something, it's important to understand whether the path you take is leading to learning or just successful results.

BB Guns versus Bazookas is a phrase created to help you be patient! If you want to learn how to hit a target, you need to be patient and dedicated cuz mastery takes time! You'll have a lot of misses (literally) along the way but with struggle comes progress and with progress comes mastery (eventually)

Don't be discouraged if you're getting good results but can't consistently reproduce them. You may just be using a bazooka! A Bazooka gets good results (hits the target) but those results didn't come from your progress in aiming. Instead, it's so much more intense so good results are a part of the method whether you meant it or not.

This is useful when you're learning a new habit (aka, making better food choices and cooking at home) or learning a new exercise routine. Remember this! Early success is hard to come by. Be a healthy skeptic and keep practicing, success will take longer to achieve consistently but once you do, you'll be in control of it! This means you won't relapse or struggle getting it back if you take a break for it. There's a reason why it's called "mastery" cuz it takes dedication and patience!

04/23/2026

In this AATT, best practice of the Hip Flexor/Quad stretch is explained.
There's 3 key points for you remember.
1. Neutral pelvis
2. Squeeze your glute. This is the number one most important component! We work with more people who deal with the negatives of this scratch without the glute squeeze then the negatives of not doing this exercise at all!
3. Elevate your foot. No need to include this until the stretch migrates down from the front of your hip.

Make sure you compliment this stretch with glute activation. That's why it's best done before you Weight train. It's also best to wait until after your run or bike ride if you want it as a part of that routine.

If you're a nerd like us and want to know the why behind the how, watch the full length video on YouTube. The link to our channel is in our bio.

04/20/2026

Let's Do It Together - 6: Decision Triage

In this LDIT, I encourage you to read the word triage and envision priorities more than decision making.

Triage is a term we use to describe a process where we analyze a scenario and work to come up with the best path for moving forward.

Not the correct path. The best path. Life usually gives us opportunities to make multiple good decisions. Useful decisions. Where is it? The options include one good and one bad.

Like the example I gave in the video, try to analyze your options. Tried to think of what will be the best springboard to other good decisions, even if it seems counterintuitive in the short term.

Think about pro basketball and baseball where players are given games off during the season. The teams are deciding that some games (short-term good) are less important than the player being healthy and capable for the whole season (long-term good)

04/17/2026

Post-Race advice: fuel edition.

Here we have CNO Tara .science.nutrition to guide you through the first couple weeks of recovery from your previous race and preparation for your next one!

There are seven hot tips for you to utilize. This information will be valuable for your current recovery from your recent race and optimize recovery for future races! Make sure you save this one so you have it when you need it.

As always, if you have questions, send us a message and we can connect you with Tara to get personalized guidance! We're here to help you fuel, move, and recover at your best.

04/16/2026

Fuel QOD. Does it matter when you take your creatine?

Our Chief Fuel Officer, Tara Smith, is here to answer that question. TL/DR is No! Daily consistency is the key. Not when. By itself or with food is more complicated. Tara explains the details in the video.

If you have questions (related or not) comment with them below.
Wanna meet with Tara to talk about your Nutrition or Supplements? We have to covered. Send a DM and we'll get you started!

04/14/2026

Acute Post-Race Advice

The most important thing in these first few days after a race (Run for Home) or any other is to identify if the soreness you are feeling is good or bad. We will be offering more information later top help you through this process.

Does your sorenss indicate a potential start of (or worsening of) an injury?
Will doing some physical activity help to "wash off" the soreness?
Do you need to take some time off or see someone like us?

This is meant to be the first pass at offering some of that information. Reach out if you need help. Watch until the end for info on our services.

Become a Fuel. Move. Recover. Athlete to see what makes Advancing Athletics different.

04/13/2026

LDIT 5. More than Zero

A lot of people would consider this concept to be the most powerful of those I've come up with so far.
As is so common, necessity is the mother of invention! I needed a way to help myself deal with my knowledge and my goals. Deciding what and when to do something. When you're supposed to be an expert in what and when to do something can lead a person to in action as an expression of avoiding a mistake.

But really, doing nothing is probably the biggest mistake.

There's nothing wrong with figuring things out on the fly. I encourage you to use this as motivation to get yourself started on whatever project you have in mind and then figure out how to make what you started with better the next time around.

I have lots of examples to offer but will save them for other episodes or individual conversations if you want to reach out at a later point in time! Good luck and feel free to comment with how you could implement this in your own routine?

04/11/2026

These supplements are in addition to the usual offering of advice with past, present, future movements issues and first aid if needed (but hopefully not). Have a great weekend, runners!

New for 2026, Advancing Athletics is offering supplements for purchase. These supplements are provided by Tara Smith, a Registered Dietician, so the quality and usefulness of these is verified by a licensed professional!
Every product is NSF certified to ensure what is on the label is in the bottle. Exact amounts. Nothing more. Nothing less.
All supplements are made by Thorne and offered at a 25% discount!
Cheaper than Amazon and available to pick up next week.
Here's what Michele Ionno has on display
Creatine - bulk and travel packs
Collagen
Complete biotic (pre/pro/post)
Hormone advantage
Advanced Iron complex
Magnesium - travel packs
Sleep stack
Training stack

Not sure what you need? Have questions about what you're already taking? What to add to your current supplements? Sign up for a Supplement Review for a one-on-one discussion of what you need with additional discounts on products!

Stop by to ask questions, make a purchase, or sign up to get what you need!

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! 💪