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Super Bowl 2015: An NFL player’s game-day performance may depend on pre-game meal

With Super Bowl 49 set to kick-off Sunday at 5:30pm (CST) in Glendale, Arizona, an often overlooked factor...

Optimum Performance: Why major-league umpires should be considered athletes

First base umpire Quinn Wolcott signals a home run after reviewing the instant replay on a Texas...

Optimum Performance: How economics impact decision to exercise

January is the time of year when many people make a “contribution” to begin an exercise program...

Optimum Performance: Internal strife caused New Orleans Saints’ downfall | NOLA.com

Last Sunday, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune columnist Larry Holder addressed four questions that need to be answered...

Optimum Performance: Winning in the NFL is about understanding your opponent, yourself

Being fit to lead is not about your physical shape. Rather, it has much more to do...

Optimum Performance: 2015 NFL draft preparation starts now for athletes eyeing the next level

Every year about this time a select number of college players will make a decision as to how they...

Optimum Performance: Playing with pain is not just for the pros

Pro athletes commonly say playing hurt is “just part of the game.” But how important is playing...

Optimum performance: A 5-step program to fix the New Orleans Saints

New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton has words with defensive coordinator Rob Ryan during the game against...

Three NFL injuries that can be life changing: Optimum performance

Robert Griffin III, Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III (10) leaves the game on a cart after...

Optimum Performance: Visualization and other mental keys for a New Orleans Saints turnaround

Have your heard the expression “cream rises to the top, but sometimes it’s impersonated by skim milk?”...

The Fire Is In The Fat

Exercise can help to mitigate inflammation caused by excess visceral fat.

“Chronic...

Optimum Performance: NFL players need to stop renting their health long before retirement | NOLA.com

In last Sunday’s Money Watch column, NOLA.com | Times-Picayune columnist John H. Gin, said, “According to the...

Optimum Performance: Offensive tackles better have the quarterback’s back

Have you heard the expression – “I’ve got your back?” In the NFL, it could mean that...

Optimum Performance: Are NFL cheerleaders athletes?

So wat does it take to become an NFL cheerleader? According to dallascowboyscheerleaders.com,...

Optimum Performance: NFL injuries are just part of a brutal game

New Orleans Saints defensive end Glenn Foster (97) is carted off during the game between the New...

Best of Both Worlds

Combining resistance training with endurance exercise: Does order matter?

Anyone who has lifted...

Optimum Performance: NFL kickers are a unique breed

On more than one occasion, I’ve heard an NFL head coach say: “If the game comes down...

Optimum Performance: Drew Brees’ arm strength should not be questioned

When would you ever think that Saints’ Quarterback Drew Brees’ arm strength or lack of it, would...

Optimum Performance: New Orleans Saints’ Jairus Byrd must be patient in recovery of meniscus tear

The season-ending knee injury to Jairus Byrd certainly raises the question about the decision to make Byrd...

Optimum Performance: NFL player weakness found in Achilles

Greek mythology tells the story of the great battle between the Greeks and the Trojans at the...

Know When to Stop

My son’s bout with rhabdomyolysis shows the dangers of overdoing extreme training.

Optimum Performance: Sudden impact – the cause of pain in the NFL

The Merriam -Webster Dictionary defines physical pain as, “localized physical suffering associated with bodily disorder (as a...

Optimum Performance: Is there a link between repeated head trauma and off-field violence among NFL players?

Last Friday, actuarial data related to the $785 million proposed settlement between the NFL and thousands of...

Optimum Performance: Is the NFL’s policy on marijuana outdated?

Is the NFL’s policy on Marijuana outdated in light of the fact that as of July, 35...

U.S. Open postcard: Unique drill helps Serena Williams capture 18th Grand Slam

New York — Sunday afternoon Serena Williams showed the world why she is No. 1. Her 6-3, 6-3...