Legends of Athletics

This episode I revisits many obstacles I personally faced early on being a young entrepreneur that I feel could help others. I hope if you’re a young entrepreneur/leader this episode helps you in some capacity. Remember get 1% better each and every day and be legendary.

Do you want your cake & to eat it to? Do you rather do now and plan later, or plan now and do later? This is a thought provoking episode that is meant to permeate and conjure up thoughts. I hope you enjoy like, share, comment, subscribe, & Be Legendary.

We detail in this episode the importance of ankle strength/mobility & it’s effects on athletic performance. Great ankle mobility helps to cut down on injuries and boost athletic success. Strong mobile ankles helps increase vertical leaping ability which also boost speed. Vertical leap is correlated positively to speed output. Don’t forget to like, share, comment & subscribe.

Fear & pain are associated with many negative adjectives, but what if we could take these negatives to push us to the next level. The short answer is that we can it just takes some changes in thought then application. Take a listen to this episode and don’t forget to share it with a friend. Be Legendary.

We dive into plyometrics aka plyo’s in this awesome episode. This episode is one big smorgasbord of information. Many details are discussed from who plyometrics are appropriate for to who shouldn’t worry so much about incorporating plyometrics into their exercise routine. I hope the gems I’ve dropped are gleaned to make you the best you that you can be. Don’t be discouraged but study ,execute and...

This episode is a can be a tough cookie for some of us to swallow, for some it may not be to rough but I think it will apply to many of us. We discuss skill mastery and ambition in this episode. We all have ambition but we have to have a clear road map to get to where we want to get to in life. Without specific goals we don’t know where we are going; without a consistent work ethic we never move a...

It’s been a while since I’ve given you all some pure motivation. Being strong is good, but we all need a little kindling to our fire at times. This episode is off the cuff but it still has many jewels. I hope you enjoy this episode and Be Legendary.

Health and wellness, often a term used to describe general physical health. But if you study and look at the definition overall to be well or in good health entails many things. Health and wellness extend to covering mental, spiritual, emotional, and physical health to name a few. This episode I get to have a great discussion with my brother Minister Darius Brown. I understand everyone may not bel...

Can speed be taught? This is an age old question that has been asked time and time again, and to simply answer the question yes it can be taught. But the unique thing about athleticism etc is that we have a ability to beat out genetics to an extent but we must train in a smart way to do so. We must have a good program and use the right tools to maximize our talents and abilities. So give this rich...

Happy New Year, it’s a new year so many people are in a scramble to get to the gym. Many apps are exploding (ex. couch to 5k etc.). With going from being sedentary to more active soreness come with the territory. What do you do when soreness sets in? You keep exposing yourself to that stimulus. This episode details what’s happening to your muscles, and how to combat that. I hope you enjoy and don’...

In another rich episode from Legends of Athletics two topics are discussed setting healthy boundaries & plans for the new year. This episode is another off the cuff episode (not scripted) and we share personal insight as well as helpful perspective on different situations and scenarios. If you’re like me then you’ve fallen in some respect to setting healthy boundaries and felt the effects. I hope...

This is a huge episode, with 2011 National Strength Coach of the Year coach Jason Spray. We discuss many things in this episode from load management to what it takes to play at the collegiate level. If you are a high school athlete or parent I implore you to give this episode a listen, take notes, and implement these jewels into what you do consistently. My goal is to always give you all quality e...

This episode gives light to ankle mobility and foot strength. We now live in a society/time where having weak feet/ankles isn’t uncommon. Ankle mobility is a great precursor to knowing what may happen with the lower body in the future. This podcast may help you answer a few questions on why your ankles may be weak, rolling, or unstable. Hope you enjoy this episode and learn a few new things that y...

This episode is motivational, the rhetorical question is “Do you need makeup to look good?” Do you need to have everything to go right, be set just right, and be the right time in order to do what you need to do? Some people do, some don’t but no matter the situation or what you have to do life requires that you step up and deliver. For athletes it’s the same, don’t wait on everything to go well t...

In this fun filled episode we talk about overall nutrition, touching on many different forms of nutrition. Everything from making sure you have a colorful plate, to portion control. This episode was a ton of fun and even I learned a lot from it. I hope you are able to take and apply the things you hear in this episode to help you become a better, healthier, and more energetic version of yourself....

This is a quick off the cuff episode. In this podcast I discuss the do’s and don’ts of the gym, from the proper use of the hand dryer to gym etiquette. Enjoy this episode, and BE LEGENDARY.

In the episode we dive into the effects of traumatic experiences, and the effects of our current social media society. In this fruitful conversation Mrs. Nixon explains what the ACE’s study is and how it effects children to adults. We also talk about social media use and family dynamics. How over consumption of phone use effects teens, families, moods etc. Traumatic experiences and social media co...

Another one. This episode we discuss some strength techniques for amateur athletes with assistant strength coach from the University of Cincinnati Dre Ward. If you are a coach or player this episode is for you. Learn things from how to train a pop Warner athlete, to a high level high school athlete. Give this episode a listen and pick up some of the gems. Be Legendary.

We back, yes we are back and we are talking about dirty macking. This is definitely barbershop talk, but also open dialogue. This episode we are addressing men and women talking about the dirty mack. I think many have experienced this in there life, but let me say what everyone is thinking that’s not cool. Don’t ruin a good home being the dirty mack. This is a fun conversation, I hope you enjoy th...

This is a first for this podcast we have two of my boys on at the same time. We are talking about being loyal as a friend, in relationships etc. Loyal friends etc. aren’t to common these days so it’s imperative that we check our friendships and relationships. Are you being a loyal friend, are your friends loyal to you? Have the tough conversation and ask yourself these questions. Keep the squares...

The goal of fitness is to strengthen the mind body and spirit to name a few. But many times we neglect training the body entirely, of course we focus on the major muscle groups such as chest, legs, bi’s, tri’s etc. But there is an importance to training the entire body and really taking the time to focus on your programming entirely. Give this episode a listen, I hope you glen from it. Be Legendar...

MMA & grappling, growing sports that have been on the rise for some time now. It’s not a sport that I am an expert at, but I know a guy who is and also participates in the sports. Me and Lavelle discuss what it takes to be a fighter, and even use the sports as a means to fitness. With the sport being on the rise why not talk about it. I hope this is another very informal episode that you can take...

Another one. We are back with a hot and trending topic. We talking injustices for minorities. Are we past kneeling, do people know what we are protesting for, is this just a hoax? Information, information, information that’s what we are here to give. Give this episode a listen and give us some feedback. I think this is great for Hov partnering with the NFL, I see many great things coming from this...

In the world of athletics it is imperative to be a great coach, it is dually important to be coachable. In life whether we choose to be an entrepreneur or a valued employee manager etc we have to be coachable. Even to become a great coach you have to take proper instruction from a great coach. So I hope this episode ignites your fire to be legendary, as well as provoke questioning yourself if you’...

Another fruitful discussion, good cleansing for the soul. We are talking music preferences, and how things have changed over the years. We all have our gym playlist and musical choice. In this episode me and my boy Dr. Curtis Davis discuss music. Who is the G.O.A.T. Give this episode and play and enjoy. Subscribe, comment, like, and rate. Be Legendary.