Explosive Power or True Plyometric: Is There a Difference Between Types ...
Coaches need to be careful about how often and at what intensities they play their ace cards. You cannot draw on all training methods year round, so know when and why to use these variations.
DAILY MOVEMENT - Groiners
A great way to help prevent adductor strains or rehab them if they do come up!
DAILY MOVEMENT - Chest Supported Roll Over Y Raise
All athletes should do some variation of these at least once a week. Think of it as reverse hyper for the upper body.
DAILY MOVEMENT - Fat Bar Face Pull
Get your grip AND your upper back up! What more could you ask from an exercise!
DAILY MOVEMENT: Banded Overhead Sidebend
Train your torso every day you are in the gym. Make sure to train in various planes of motion.
DAILY MOVEMENT: Squatting with Specialty Bars
KEEP YOUR KIDS ON THE FIELD, COURT, CIRCLE, POOL, MAT AND PLATFORM!!
Aquatic Bulls - Men's and Women's Swimming Fall Training Block...
Strongest swimmers in the conference! We can go do what you do, you can't come do what we do.
The Conjugate Method is NOT a 'Powerlifting Program'!!
Just another reason to punch myself in the face. Can we please get past this misconception?
A Case for Max Effort Work and How To Introduce It
For the most profound results we need to train the area of the force velocity curve our athletes have spent the least amount of time on.
Aquatic Bulls - Men's and Women's Swimming Fall Training Block...
They hated these but we got good feedback from our indicator athletes, so we kept using them.
Aquatic Bulls - Men's and Women's Swimming Fall Training Block...
SFW(ater)! Making sharks out of minnows while working around typical swimmer issues.
A Case for Dynamic/ Speed WORK Using Speed Squats and Pulls
An excerpt from the upcoming ConjugateU book. The Dynamic Chapter. Get tons of work in, bring up weak areas, increase mobility and increase power output! Seems like a no brainer!?!
Phase 3 of Baseball Fall Training from Conjugate U for Position Guys and...
This is the final phase of our first month of fall baseball lifting! Including how we prepare our freshman for MAX EFFORT training...probably not what you were thinking.
Four-Week Block of Baseball Fall Training from Conjugate U for Position ...
Power is power and strength is strength. No matter what position you play, we have to develop both to the greatest potential. Here are the first two phases and the differences between positions.
Go follow me...
Here are a couple more places you can find me for some more day to day things and my training as well.
Phase 1 of 4- Block of Baseball Fall Training - Position Guys and Pitchers
Our meathead squad has a baseball hobby! They were pretty damn good at both!
Women's Basketball- 2016 post season training - TEST WEEK
Testing results- 7 weeks after Conference the Championship
Circa Max Phase for Throwers
Each time I use this method myself I feel like I could run through a wall come meet day. Now after six years of using this cycle, we have proof that it works for our athletes.
Women's Basketball - Post Season Training 2016 - 2nd wave
"Coach Nate you're going H.A.M. this spring. Are you mad about somethin?!!"
Women's Basketball - Post Season Training 2016
Watch for content teasers as Nate finishes writing his upcoming eBook, Conjugate U — a thorough, effective, and efficient guide to implementing the Conjugate method for improving athletic performance. Follow along as he prepares for the 2017 IPA National Powerlifting and Bench Press Championships, come November.
WATCH: Table Talk with Nate Harvey — Max Effort Training for Athletes
The max effort scheme you used for your last powerlifting meet will not work for your athletes. Keep these things in mind when implementing this style of training in athletes.
Meet Report: 2017 Iron Battle at Showtime Strength and Performance
This was my first meet in a year and a half, since October 2015, when I was battling through a torn supraspinatus and a half torn right biceps. Training went well, but the meet reminded me of a few crucial powerlifting lessons.
Men's Basketball 2 Weeks Out From Conference Championships
BURN THE SHIPS
'Conquer or f@cking die!'
-Andy Frisella
Training Lanes: A Guide to Conjugate Programming for Athletes
Some people say that being a good teacher means explaining things in the simplest, easiest-to-understand terms. When it comes to conjugate programming, using training lanes is the way to accomplish this.
Men's Basketball 5 Weeks Out From Conference Championships
Strength-Speed to Speed-Strength. Our emphasis is starting to shift this week. We want the guys to be faster so that is the emphasis on our main movements.
WATCH: Cambered Bar Band Setup with Tension at the Bottom
Much like setting up your squat, get your bands set up correctly from the bottom up and the rest will fall into place.
Men's Basketball 6 Weeks Out From Conference Championships
'...Opinion of the coach, opinion of the athlete and the opinion of the athletes' body'
- Buddy Morris
WATCH: Nate Harvey — Training and Coaching with the Conjugate Method
There are a lot of insights to gain from being both a powerlifter and a collegiate head strength coach.
Men's Basketball 7 Weeks Out From Conference Championships
Everyone wants to tap into the highest motor unit recruitment exercises...but don't forget that high recruitment also means high cost to the CNS.
Throwers 3 Week Summer Block and The Dude Above Our Door
Meet our newest coach, Nate Harvey! Nate is the Head Strength Coach of Olympic sports at The State University of New York at Buffalo. Follow his log as he preps men’s basketball for conference championships.
Men's Basketball 8 weeks out from Conference Championships
Our top 3 priorities right now are:
1. stay healthy
2. Be/ get more explosive
3. build up weak points through accessory work
WATCH: How to Teach Athletes to Box Squat
Use this teaching protocol to help your athletes learn the ideal squatting technique and build better athletic performance.