Is Glassman correct? Is there no need for science in programming?
Are you falling victim to one of these three common lifting mistakes?
One Size Does Not Fit All, Pt. 1: Programming and Qualification in Powerlifting
A properly constructed training system is one with a synergy between training means such that the result is greater than the sum of the individual training means.
The final block in Coach X’s GPP program… Get ready to work.
These can make a significant difference in your training, technique, and strength gains.
It’s time for the second training block in Coach X’s GPP program.
Coach X reveals the first training block in his GPP program.
It’s been two years since his first article on block periodization was published. What has Gabriel Naspinski changed?
This is part seventeen and eighteen of the original elitefts™ Tour De Force Strength Training Seminar (video). We will be posting all parts of this seminar so keep checking back.
This is part fifteen and sixteen of the original elitefts™ Tour De Force Strength Training Seminar (video). We will be posting all parts of this seminar so keep checking back.
Ladders—get stronger, fitter, and faster, all without touching a treadmill or resting for light years between sets.
You are only as strong as your weakest link; when that link breaks, the related injury can keep you out of the gym for an extended period of time.
I care about results and that’s what we get—results!
There are no special mystery exercises that only the best of the best know.
I simply don’t like frauds who attempt to practice their fraudulence at my expense.
The three common strengths the athletes displayed were hard work, dedication, and sacrifice.
Your coaching facility should be a place where work is accomplished, goals are met, and pride is instilled.
When I was younger, I read about Hatfield’s 1000-pound squat and said to myself, “I will do that someday.” That day never came.
Dave shows up for work pretty riled up. He feels the need to say some things…
If you live a healthy enough lifestyle and perform the correct preventative movements, your body’s ability to heal will be exponentially greater.
So, to sum up: pick a program you believe in, work HARD at it and get brutally strong.
Setting up a strongman program is no different than any other type of program.
A great coach knows that he didn’t know and does everything in his power to figure it out.
There are a number of things that can be done to help a lifter that has a weakness off the chest.
Thinking fondly of my favorite brain hemorrhaging Smolov sets and the growth one can literally feel, I chose to include one single drop set in this spirit.
I’ll try to give you my advice as best as I can without reviewing your strengths, weaknesses, training, etc.
Will I ever cure my kyphosis totally? Probably not, but I can at least work on keeping my shoulders healthy.
Many gyms and facilities give free trial sessions to athletes in order to get them in to test drive their program.
Anyone can learn the science, the research, and the X’s and O’s, but a great coach leaves the kids smiling.
Most strength athletes would rather go through an all night torture session listening to pop music while being forced to eat tofu instead of doing “cardio.”
There’s certainly a time and place to test your strength, occasionally in the gym and always on the platform.
You don’t need to be a cheerleader, but your interest had best be served by serving the athlete.
These videos made me realize what I needed to do in order to preserve longevitiy in doing what I love…lifting!!
There are many different schools of thought, each with their own ideas on how to train athletes in order to increase athletic performance. So how does one know which particular program will work for any given athlete?
This is a must read for any trainer, coach or athlete interested in the programming of training.
From August to October of 2011, I did the Smolov squat routine for no reason other than I just wanted to.
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.
I hope this article gets everyone thinking in very simple terms and approaching programming your training with this step by step approach.
I’m looking forward to my first intensification block in a few weeks when I can blast weight up like I’m used to.
So, hopefully if we all continue to do our jobs really well, every coach will be educated on proper exercise execution.
I’m not sure if I described in past articles how I got in touch with John Meadows and why I’m using him for my training and nutritional programing.
I had the opportunity to sit down and talk to Paul Childress recently and talk about how he sets up his squat cycles before a meet.
Choosing the “right” program can be an intimidating decision. The truth is, this might not be as critical a decision as you think.
Following the dynamic day, we will work up to a max using the same accommodating resistance as the previous week.
We are the United States, home of the free and apparently land of the weak
On my speed day I alternate grips of close, medium and wide.
