Jeremy Frey joined team elitefts™ in 2007 and brings to the team a world of hands-on experience. His best lifts are a 1047 squat, 815 bench, and 820 deadlift, making him consistently one of the best lifters in the 242 and 275-pound classes. Frey’s also been a strength and conditioning coach at the collegiate level for 15 years, working at both the Division I and III levels. He is currently the Director of Strength and Conditioning at a Division I University. Frey received a Master’s of Science degree in Kinesiology and Recreation from Illinois State University in 2006. He also has his CSCS (certified strength and conditioning specialist) through the NSCA, USAW-1, and is HFI certified.
When buying a new power rack for your home or gym, you’ll need to consider the space you have, how much money you can spend, and how versatile it can be to accommodate more than a handful of exercises. This is the process I went through when shopping for a power rack.
A belt is a support mechanism. Your trunk still supports, contracts, and strengthens while wearing a belt and gaining strength. Again, when not used properly, a belt is useless and has downsides. Here’s what to know as a coach with a listing of the belts I recommend for high school athletes, college athletes, and lifters.
I never cease to be amazed at how messed up new collegiate athletes are when they start lifting in the weight room. Year in and year out, this keeps happening without any sign of improvement. Why does this keep happening?
Not everyone has been there — there being a facility on a tight budget — but I have. If you’re feeling the financial squeeze but desperately need new equipment, these should be more than enough to get your weight room by.
Enough with the “back in my day, kids did this…” crap. Today is today. Things haven’t changed that much, and if you can’t adapt to what has changed, maybe you shouldn’t be a strength coach.
I’ve covered the negatives about being a collegiate strength coach. If that didn’t scare you off, good — because there are some really awesome things about the job, too. For me, the pros outweigh the cons. If they didn’t, why would I still be doing this?
If you’re new to powerlifting, you don’t need gear. Seriously. Start training raw and see where it takes you. Oh, and if you’re an athlete, I’d better not see you putting on lifting gear.
The lifting world is small — if I’m being generous, there are a couple hundred thousand of us. There are over 7 billion people on this planet. You are no one. How’s that for some perspective? If you haven’t noticed, I’m going to rant about the crap that annoys me.
Do you seriously call that a squat? I’ve seen babies squat better than you! No, seriously, I have. Babies don’t know how to do the squat wrong! By the time your kids are toddling and in soccer camp, their squats start to fall apart. Here are the three things I do to correct athletes’ poor squats.
Why are we not focusing on the mechanics? Why is this not important to more coaches and personal trainers? Why are we not laying the groundwork for these athletes to be successful? Staying healthy is a huge part of being successful and in the world of college athletics, if you are injured, you’re not playing.
I especially like it when I see an individual doing wrist curls behind the back with a barbell. I love those moments. My reaction anymore is a smile and a little shake of the head while I move on.
I was just recently asked this again by one of my former athletes and colleague, who is now a collegiate strength coach as well as an aspiring raw powerlifter. Here’s my answer.
I had those days, especially early on in my career, that I didn’t understand why the athletes weren’t as enthusiastic as I was at 6 AM. I mean, what the hell is better than getting up early and training your ass off?
A lot of individuals take what’s arguably the most highly coordinated regimen you can perform in the weight room and start individuals doing it day 1. At the collegiate level, these are the movements I make sure that my athletes can do before they are allowed to perform a proper clean motion.
To be used as a standalone exercise or as a way to build the weightlifting clean from the floor, the conventional deadlift is one of the most important training movements for your athletes to learn.
Range of motion should be limited by the hamstrings for this exercise, which means the bottom position may vary between athletes. That’s not a problem if they follow these rules.
Missouri State University Director of Strength and Conditioning Jeremy Frey has a few ways to make front squatting easier to learn and more effective for your athletes. Here are the things that are most important to focus on.
This is where you need to start if you want to get one of the strength coaching jobs you’re dreaming about. It’s simple but not easy, so swallow your pride and ego before you move forward.
11/13/2017 Bench(raw) - 335x3, 4sets; 315x3 Metal Sling Shot - 385x3, 425x3, 2sets; 405x3 225x10 raw DB Incline Press - 4x8 Where these sets are not difficult persay it shows how much time I've had off. Writing them down pisses me off but for me, it's a good thing. Tip: Stop wearing so much […]
I have been trying to train on and off for quite some time now, with little success. My life was turned upside down back in 2012 and I honestly haven't recovered from it. I have tried to put the pieces back together but I keep finding more laying around. That is about as detailed as […]
Day 1 - Clean - 5x5 Bench Press - 5x5 GHR - 4x8 DB Incline - 4x10 Band Pull-aparts - 4x10 CG Floor Press - 4x10 Day 2 - Squat - 5x5 DB Row - 4x10 RDL - 4x6 Band Lat - 4x10 Leg Curls - 4x10 Curls - 4x10 As boring as this […]
Taking the kids trick or treating tonight. Built my son a coffin for his vampire needs. Extremely not comfortable building my son a life size coffin but I just kept telling myself it's just for Halloween! Day 1 Bench - 2x5, 1x4, 4x3 Seated Row(wide) - 5x12 Military(SA) - 4x10 Chain Tricep - 4x10ea […]
Still garage training since I don't like being in a gym right now, hence the lack of different exercises though I usually do my training 3-4 weeks in a row. Day 1 Bench - 2x5, 3x4, 2x3 Seated Row(wide) - 5x12 Military(SA) - 4x10 Chain Tricep - 4x10ea Day 2 Squat(SSB) - 3x5, […]
So, not trying to make this log hard to follow; not that anyone follows anymore. Just get busy with work and I really have no other excuse other family...which is my top priority. Day 1 Bench - 2x5, 3x4, 2x3 Seated Row(wide) - 5x12 Military(SA) - 4x10 Chain Tricep - 4x10ea Day 2 […]
Day 1 Bench - 3x6, 3x4 Seated Row - 5x10 Military - 4x10 Cable Tricep - 4x10ea Day 2 Squat - 3x5, 3x4 Wide Row - 5x12 RDL - 4x8 Shrugs - 4x12 Curls - 4x12 I know this crap is boring. I find it boring. I wish i had more for you […]
Day 1 Bench - 3x6, 3x4 Seated Row - 5x10 Military - 4x10 Cable Tricep - 4x10ea Day 2 Squat - 6x5 Wide Row - 5x12 RDL - 4x8 Shrugs - 4x12 Curls - 4x12 There really hasn't been a goal with my squat. Everytime I do it and it's been pretty light […]
Day 1 Bench - 3x8, 3x6 Seated Row - 5x12 Military - 4x10 Cable Tricep - 4x10ea Day 2 Squat - 6x5 Wide Row - 5x12 RDL - 4x8 Shrugs - 4x12 Curls - 4x12 I only have so many things in my garage so the exercise choice is somewhat limited. My goal […]
Day 1 Bench - 4x10 Seated Row - 5x12 Military - 4x10 Cable Tricep - 4x10ea Day 2 Squat - 6x5 Wide Row - 5x12 RDL - 4x8 Shrugs - 4x12 Curls - 4x12 Been Training out of my garage lately. Athletes are back and everything is back in full swing. Also, When […]
Day 1 Bench - 5x10 Seated Row - 5x12 Curls - 5x12 Sick right now. Probably strep throat and feel like crap. Summer Training is over for most teams right now and we are reporting next week. Will see how the seasons go!
Day 1 Mowed Grass - 30minutes push mower, not self propelled...LOL Washed Car - 20min So Memorial Day Weekend I used more unconventional means of exercise. Spent time with my kids and family, what matters most!