The PFP Blog
Here you’ll find practical tips, training insights, and motivational stories designed to help athletes and adults unlock their potential — on and off the field. From injury-preventing warm-ups and performance-boosting workouts to mindset strategies that build confidence and resilience, our blog is your go-to resource for level-up guidance fueled by real experience and results. Dive in and start your journey to becoming stronger, faster, and more confident with every read.
Being a Coach or Parent of Principle
What I believe is missing most from youth sports today are: Coaches of principle who teach their players to be young men and women of principle.
Knuckle Head Kids, Patience, Encouragement
Regardless of religious beliefs, this story highlights a powerful lesson for parents and coaches who want to be better leaders.
Have You Created an Asset Map?!
I just learned about this and I think it’s one of the most important exercises any person can do if you want to improve or get clarity in a certain ar
3 Players. 2 Difficult Coaches. 3 Different Outcomes.
It’s a sad reality that being beaten down by coaches is all too familiar to many young athletes today. Right?! While that fact is tragic, there IS a way to BOUNCE BACK and SUCCEED. But you have to know what to do. I have two quick stories to share with
Would you rather Win or Succeed?
“Seek winning with all you’ve got and yet do not allow it to be the arbiter of whether you succeed.” Coach John Wooden said it this way: “We will play to win, but winning will never be our measure of success.” Coach Wooden won 10 March Madness National Championships in
“Raise Your Standard, Change Your Life.”
“Raise Your Standard, Change Your Life.” Daniela, We tend to get whatever our standards are. Most people unspoken standards over summer are to gain 5 to 10 pounds, get off track with their workouts, and drastically reduce their energy and vitality because of what they eat and drink. It’s
Metabolism, cancer risk, kids being attacked
It’s never been easier to be anxious, overwhelmed, depressed, overweight, sick, and hopeless.
Try this, change your life
I used to have thoughts about Monday, then I would feel crummy on Monday, then my Monday would be crummy. Now, I exercise first thing Monday morning.
Tense, anxious athletes (this may be the reason)
The other day I was talking with a college athlete who was feeling tense, anxious, and nervous before competitions.
My Story, My Why [What’s Yours?]
My life at 19 was not good. It was 2009 and I had just quit college after almost getting kicked off the basketball team.
Cardio alone isn’t the answer?
I just got this message from one of our new adult members yesterday:
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