All posts by: Luke Couture

Let Your Athletes Experiment (Keto Edition)

One of my biggest pet peeves as an athlete for so many years was the feeling of being restricted by my training program. I always felt that I was at...

Don’t Make it Harder Than it Needs To Be

Almost every single day I get asked what I think about some sort of new fitness trend (i.e. intermittent fasting, keto, isagenix, joe’s youtube workouts). My response is always “sure,...

My Sleep Experiment

Anyone who knows me well knows that I love Microsoft Excel. Someone once told me that if I could put my life on a chart I would. I have been...

The Single Biggest Error in Performance Training

In the past 10 years as a full time athlete I have had the pleasure of working with and sponging information from some of the best coaches in the world....

Like Shooting a Cannon from a Canoe

Everyone knows or has heard of the importance of having a strong and stable core for strength and sports performance, but have you ever wondered WHY? The best analogy I...

If Your Training is Not Individualized, Does it Matter?

I want to preface this by saying that all movement is good movement, and that I fully endorse any type of physical activity. But let’s talk today about RESULTS. Making...

How one Moment Can Change Everything: My Experience at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics

I still remember it like it was yesterday. I walked into my basement room on Mahogany Island Court around midnight in July of 2009. I had just finished the late-night...

How to Build Strength During a Pandemic

There are a lot of people out there struggling because they are missing their regular gym routine. At the same time, people are being flooded with exercise content from around...

Why is Exercise Important for the Elderly During COVID-19?

The hot topic right now is COVID-19 and the sheer volume of elderly people dying due to the virus. Everyone knows that exercise is generally important for health maintenance, but...

3 Things You CAN do to Make Progress Amongst this COVID-19 Madness

The sentiment in the world right now is one of fear and anxiety. But what if I told you this could be the ultimate time for you to make progress...