Coach Dos

Checking in to see what Vaqs are gonna be coming to John Cicuto’s stadium dedication next Thursday?!? Just got off the phone with coach and there’s a lot of excitement and a ton of ex-vaq’s who are coming into town for this! Share this and let’s make this special night!

19 days until opening kickoff!

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In the field of physical training, performance training, fitness in general- many tend to rely on “opinions” and “experience” etc to justify or prove their training.

I believe a big part of this is that many lack the ability to read and understand research in this field. The sheer amount of peer reviewed research that’s available to all of us is pretty amazing. We can find just about anything even on the most random training methods but still most refuse to do their due diligence when it comes to researching.

Many cite “research” then post a blog article of an article from Men’s Health magazine - these are not research in any shape or form. It’s important to understand the methods of any research study especially when it comes to statistics.

I was very fortunate to have an amazing measurement and evaluation professor in graduate school (William Vincent Ed.D) who not only taught me about reliability, statistical significance, variance, sample sizes, correlation , standard deviations and much more. To top that, he made us figure all these things by hand before being allowed to use any software which was critical to our understanding.

This is my first peer reviewed publication (a survey) but the sample size was quite large so we had to make sure we were extra careful in how we analyzed all this data to avoid interpretive errors. To this day, this is the only paper analyzing the community college populations and comparing them to D1 football players. Yes, this was over 33 years ago!

Pretty cool having my 90-day, 3-phase workout challenge to kick off the New Year In the 2025 Training Guide✊🏽. These are workouts that I wrote and that were published years ago but always awesome to see that solid training never gets old like many fads we see these days 👍🏼🤓

While I’m far from finished with all things strength and conditioning, retiring marks the end of a significant chapter in my life.

This isn’t so much a nostalgic farewell but rather a reflection on the incredible journey of the past 25+ years at College of the Canyons. I’ve been fortunate to have so many amazing experiences—earning professional awards and recognition, traveling the world, writing two best-selling books, and connecting with coaches and trainers from Europe, Asia, South America, and across the U.S.

Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine that we would have visitors coming to shadow and observe our training—visitors from NFL teams, professional rugby organizations, and Division I schools—right here at our little junior college. We truly put College of the Canyons on the map!

What stands out most, though, are the relationships I’ve built and the lives I’ve been able to impact along the way. Coaching Hall of Fame teams and athletes, being inducted into two different Hall of Fame organizations as a coach, and influencing countless future kinesiology students have been some of the greatest honors of my life. Knowing I’ve played a role in helping others grow, both on and off the field, is a legacy I’ll always cherish.

The saying, “Life is a journey, not a destination,” captures it best for me. This journey—one that’s still ongoing—has been filled with adventure and extraordinary experiences that have shaped who I am today.

Here are snapshots that hold special meaning for me over these past two decades: from the books and seminars to the Hall of Fame inductions and awards. I have no regrets about choosing this path. Even though I passed up some “bigger” opportunities, I wouldn’t trade the life I’ve built and the experiences I’ve cherished for anything.

To all those who have supported me, challenged me, and shared in this journey—thank you. The work continues, and I’m excited to see where it leads next.

DO WORK!