Adam Plagens

 
Perseverance
Perseverance

If you persevere, there are fewer competitors.

My Advice to High School Athletes
My Advice to High School Athletes

After working with high school athletes on a daily basis for the past year, there are a few things I strongly suggest all high school athletes start doing immediately to improve in their sport.

Improvements for High School Athletes
Improvements for High School Athletes

After working with high school athletes for the past year on a daily basis, there are a few things I strongly suggest all high school athletes start doing immediately to improve in their sport.

Why Your Attitude Will Make You Weak
Why Your Attitude Will Make You Weak

I’ve been working for a year as a high school strength coach, and the one issue I have besides lifting technique is attitude.

Breaking Them In: Beginners Guide to Lifting
Breaking Them In: Beginners Guide to Lifting

As a high school strength coach, my biggest challenge is preparing kids to lift correctly.

 Coaching Versus Training
Coaching Versus Training

While training a client the other afternoon, I began to wonder what exactly separates me as a trainer and a coach?

 No Prowler? No Problem!
No Prowler? No Problem!

About two years ago, I developed an unhealthy relationship.

 In the Field: Working as a High School Strength Coach
In the Field: Working as a High School Strength Coach

The most glaring issue I’ve seen is the lack of athletic movement in all kids in all sports of all ages.

 Flying Solo: When All You Got Is You
Flying Solo: When All You Got Is You

As a lifter, I love training with a crew. Nothing will get you more physically prepared to lift big weights than a group of like-minded individuals.

 Underground Strength Session 2009 Review
Underground Strength Session 2009 Review

It was Friday night. I set my alarm for 5:00 a.m. This was nothing new, but when I woke up in five hours, I would be starting my trek to one of the strongest gyms in the Midwest—the EliteFTS compound.

My First Three Weeks as a Strength Coach
My First Three Weeks as a Strength Coach

Since I enlisted in the U.S. Army, I’ve wanted to be a coach. My drive is directly related to my high school experiences as a student athlete and the positive impact one person can have on another individual.

 Problems of Progression
Problems of Progression

During my humble personal training career, I’ve witnessed some interesting training philosophies that personal trainers have in relation to training their clients and themselves.

Making It Work
Making It Work

As a powerlifter, grad student, father, and husband, I hear piles of insane BS from the general populace. “Wow, I could never do that.” “You can lift how much?” “You must be on steroids.” “I used to do that and then I broke ____.”

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