I believe that the individualization of programming in team sports is the real holy grail of strength and conditioning. The application of the 3×3 programming matrix will ensure that each player will have the best opportunity to improve in the areas of dire need.
At the bottom of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is food, shelter, and safety. If your athlete doesn’t have one of these three things, how can you expect them to perform at their best?
You want to leave the gym on a good note. Aichs explores what that really means.
As Strom prepares for Worlds, his coach reflects on what it took to get there.
At the core of our sport lies the power to overcome adversity.
If you are limited by the work and sacrifice that are required to be a champion, then embrace your mediocrity!
You will never be as strong to yourself as you will be in the eyes of others.
Get a grip on your addiction. You’ll love the result.
I’ve been told that to have obtained world records at age 71 requires extraordinary resolve. I don’t see it that way.
Physical strength is born in the mind and achieved through the body.
Your training journal is a very valuable tool in getting bigger, stronger, and better.
Pure hard work does pay off, and most of the time, it can trump talent.
I will never ever feel strong enough. I will spend my entire life needing to be strong(er).
Damn the torpedoes, full steam ahead!
It’s the strength that gives us the courage to fight when others run.
We are two different people and his experiences will not be the same as mine; they will be his own. I want SO badly for him to not to go through the things I did, that it’s taken me a long time to see that he won’t.
Kicking back some thoughts on tricep training…
Of course, you’ll find this in Chad Aichs’ bag, but you’ll also find it in McMillan’s.
I put this program together to try and maximize strength and mass as much as possible. I am a believer that you need to get stronger to get bigger. And also just want to be strong, but also large a lean.