Most trainees neglect grip strength, and athletes are no different. In today’s article, Romain dives deep into how essential grip strength is for athletes and trainees alike.
The art of bro lifting has infiltrated the ranks of strength coaching like never before. What in the world are we teaching these kids?
Jim Seratt doesn’t understand how anyone wouldn’t want baseball players to bench press. Here is his method for implementing conjugate training in his baseball program.
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There are four components of a weight room atmosphere: coaching, equipment, training, and athletes.
Brandon Holmes and Marlon Woods open I3 Strength in Performance in Augusta, Georgia for a client base committed to high-level strength and fitness.
As an intern, it’s up to you to make the most out of this experience and push yourself to be the best coach you can be. Remember, this is your chance to make an unforgettable impression and rise within the profession. Good luck!
An old football programming staple, the clean is used (and misused) by hundreds of coaches every year. Clint Darden starts at the bottom and fixes everything a football player needs for better carryover and better performance.
Athletes are always changing direction on their playing field; start training in a different plane of motion to increase athleticism.
The presenters at the Sports Performance Training Summit didn’t only explain the virtues needed to be a great coach—they demonstrated them.
Implement a cutting-edge measurement system to regulate your training.
Mentoring athletes is a given. Here are four other benefits of the profession.
You have two options during the competitive months: progress or regress…I digress.
No athlete who has a competitive bone in his body would choose a passing FMS score over being an Olympic champion.
If you are about to enter your freshman year of college, follow these tips for an easy transition.
Simoneau Sports Performance distinguishes itself as one of the premier sports training facilities in the country.
It may at first seem like a small change…but this one minor adjustment can be helpful both in and outside of the gym.
It’s incredible what you can learn under the bar, especially as a strength coach.
The old—school meat—head coach way of asking your question is, “how do I keep my fat—ass lineman in shape without pounding their legs?”
Each athlete has an optimal weight for their position where they can play at their best. The key is finding it.
Plyometrics (jump training) is a great tool for improving an athlete’s speed, power, explosiveness, elasticity, eccentric strength, and other aspects of the neuromuscular system such as rhythm, balance, proprioception, movement coordination, and agility.
Everything is a competition to this guy. Even in a basic email exchange, he has to get the better of you. To some people this is probably grating. To me, it’s funny, and it’s also a valuable lesson in realizing that it pays to be “on” and paying full attention at all times.
The number one reason you aren’t getting recruited is because coaches don’t know that you exist.
I wish someone had told me all this from the start.
I want to discuss how important it is to build trust in your athletes and their parents.
All the good types of grunt work that involve hammering, screwing, twisting, grabbing, and heavy carrying are rarely seen in training.
Nutrition and recovery are of equal importance and a missing ingredient in today’s athletes.
The other day in the gym, the topic of ab training for strength came up. I figured there was nobody better to ask than 1100 pound squatter Matt Wenning.
Aerobic exercise is often very rhythmic, and many people detest it because it is so boring. Every time I go into a gym, the so-called cardio section is full, and the weight area is somewhat like a ghost town.
The other day I had to suffer the great indignity of paying for a day pass at a commercial gym. Lifting in a commercial place isn’t all that bad. It can actually be good from time to time to expose you to new equipment or just get a change of scenery.
Here are the top 11 movements for athletes. Add them to your rotation and work them hard.
Typical bodybuilders and gym rats have forgotten about the old school ways of developing a great physique. Back in the old days, great physiques were made without the use of free weights or machines.
