You Mother F**kers Have It Easy
Back when I started my journey into the iron game, even before I started coaching, there was not much to choose from.
Ruck & Maul: Off Season Rugby Plan for Club Players
Are you an athlete struggling with off-season fat gain? Ashley Jones has the program for you.
Just Sayin: Who Defines Discipline?
People tend to refer to others who workout and diet regularly as having discipline.
3 Things You Should Always Do as a Strength Coach
In the days of the entitled millennial, nothing ruins a young person quite like giving them something they did not earn.
How Training for a Single-ply Meet Benefited My Multi-ply
I knew I wasn’t done powerlifting, not by a long shot, but something needed to change.
Science of Lifting: Quick Thoughts (Part 4)
Brandon returns with a quick look at hypertrophy and running.
Training with Purpose: Individualization
When it comes to training athletes, certain individualities need to be considered.
Education of a Lost Woman
I want my body to be a fully functioning organism that can do, think, and be.
Training Frequency for Fighters
Lawrence outlines a schedule that allows a boxer to maximize sports performance and fitness while preventing the risk of overtraining.
Reprogramming the Overhead Press
The body has the amazing ability to adapt to any stimulus. This can be a bad thing when it comes to training.
The Practical Paradigm: Specialized Exercises Explained
Everything that was once old is now new again, and specialized exercises are sadly becoming part of this trend.
Three More Reasons Why Getting Old Sucks
As hard as it sometimes seems, I know I would rather fight the good fight and do what it takes to stay in great shape.
By the Coach for the Coach: Perceptions
How do you let people know that you are good at what you do and get them to believe in you?
WATCH: The Pull Through
Modify your pull through stance to help build your sumo or conventional pull.
Adaptive Sports: Competing with Extraordinary Resolve
Individuals with disabilities are being offered more and more opportunities to train and compete at a high level in various sports.
Two Diseases and the Deadliest Words for Coaches
The best coaches are the best thieves and this is something else I stole from Brian Cain.
Your First Year as a College Strength and Conditioning Coach
From cleaning benches to writing programs, here are some realizations that I have come across in my first year as a college strength and conditioning coach.
Iron Sport: The 30th Annual AOBS Dinner
Being a huge fan of all things strength, I have been attending the AOBS annual dinner for six or seven years.
Programming for Young Baseball Athletes
Baseball players tend to be a part of those particular athletes that do not see the connection of increased strength and power with increased performance on the field.
The Angry Coach: What We're Focusing on This Week
If you consistently do everything right, it all adds up.
JoshStrength: Herculean Traps 101
Big, strong traps scream power, and the best deadlifters in the world have herculean trap development.
The Flexible Periodization Method: How to Mix Oil and Water (Part 1)
Within strength and conditioning, some studies indicate that strength training and endurance training are like oil and water.
3 Mobility Drills for Olympic Weightlifters
While being coached by Leo Totten and Mike Gattone at the NSCA National Conference, they finally got me to the point where I could actually catch a clean.
Training with Purpose: In Retrospect
I think it is important to look to the past to avoid future mistakes.
11 Things You May or May Not Want to Know About Dave Tate
Is it true you train arms everyday? If not, is it twice a day?
Energy System Training for Football Athletes
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?”
A Lion in Iron: Time, It is All You Have (Part 3)
One day gives you 24 hours to get closer to your goal.
If I Could Do It All Again, Part 4
There is a fine line between having enough variety to elicit a training effect and being able to become proficient at the movement.
Developmental Strength: Modifications & Some Choices
Every client has the right to an effective program. It's all about applying accommodating, modifying, and offering support.
Standing in Shit
Throw people into the shit and pick them up when they can not hold their chin above the surface anymore.
Post-Meet Reflections: Building Momentum
It is easy to put too much pressure on ourselves as competitors, but we have to realize that each meet is building momentum toward long-term success.
Reno Hardcore: The Flying Scotsman
Mental toughness is the difference between getting huge PR lifts and missing them.
The Flexible Periodization Method: Program Design with Kettlebells (Part...
Jensen's conclusion to the Flexible Periodization Method series.
I'm Too Young to Be This Damn Old: Training Update
What the hell could this old man have discovered that is not already known?
Kentucky Strong: Five Tips for the Commercial Gym Lifter
Commercial gym woes got you down? Try these tips.
If I Could Do It All Again, Part 2
Thank goodness we got away from jogging a few laps before a ground—based warm—up.
Science of Lifting: Quick Thoughts, Part 3
This edition of quick thoughts looks at hypertrophy and muscle length, the final frontier, long-term dilemmas, and the interactions of illness and intense training.
11 Items the College Lifter Should Have in Their Gym Bag
Eleven items you need to become strong(er).
A Lion in Iron: Training—Ritual or Habit?
Training as a habit and training as a ritual are two very different things. Which one best fits you?