Christine Stark asked:

Should I make my son go out for sports when he is a gifted athlete? he excells in baseball/football. now he is wanting to take a yr off.

Barry’s answer:

Thanks Kirk...
All of us can come away learning from one another..I think so anyway :)

Christine Stark asked:

Should I make my son go out for sports when he is a gifted athlete? he excells in baseball/football. now he is wanting to take a yr off.

Barry’s answer:

This is a tough one...

Being around so many athletes and seeing, say 80% of them being forced to play a sport is very sad. Are they good athletes, yeah. Does that mean that is what 'they' want? No..

Every young athlete I train is mentally drained by ... Continue reading »

Dawn Martin asked:

Unable to import contacts from Yahoo!.

Barry’s answer:

ha! Thanks man...JUST send a message..Sorry..Didn't see this earlier :)

asked:

i a high school athlete and work out a lot but cant seem toloose any inches or pounds i just keep gaining pounds in muscle what should i do?

Barry’s answer:

great answer Kraig..

Large muscle groups are great to work as well as the core, which is made up of 30 muscles, but I would caution on working those groups only. Simply, because the body needs to be balanced both anterior (front) and posterior (back).... Continue reading »

Kristen Sansing asked:

What I the best way to learn how to slide in softball?

Barry’s answer:

Hi Kristen..

The link below is a DVD from a guy I met a few weeks ago in Atlanta while filming my new softball training DVD. he showed me the dvd and it is pretty cool how he can get someone afraid or new to sliding to slide within minutes.

Please kn... Continue reading »

Alex Burrow asked:

How should I train for conditioning in any sport?

Barry’s answer:

Agree with the plyo's, flexibility, but let me add core training and interval training. You cannot beat either one and whatever sport you play, you will notice a difference in quickness, speed, vertical, power etc if you train the core and train it cor... Continue reading »

asked:

How do you increase swing speed?

Barry’s answer:

One way to see a change in your swing speed very quickly is to train your core.
Some great ways to train the core are as follows:
-Simply hold a push up position (Plank). Arms fully extended, back straight from your hips to your shoulders. Stop when y... Continue reading »

~ T@ylor ~ asked:

in volly ball i almost got my over hand surve down but i can't get the amount of power i need, wht would help?????

Barry’s answer:

Lots of great answers, but what everyone forgot to mention where 'power' comes from :)
The 'core' is our 'power pack' and where all power is generated and where all movement begins.
Here is a video I did explaining what the Core is and WHY it is the ar... Continue reading »

Felicity C asked:

I Need help with my volleyball serve, I did what my coach said, but i am still having trouble. Any tips?

Barry’s answer:

Felicity...Although I cannot help you with 'technique', I can suggest a few core exercises to do that will have you hitting harder within days :)

Here is a FREE download Ebook with tons of exercises and tips :)
http://tinyurl.com/yddwje9
ENJOY!

Good ... Continue reading »