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In preparation for our next training session, I knew I needed the help of my coworkers. The next morning they all received the following email blast…
Using chains as accommodating resistance incorrectly can be detrimental to your athletes…and your street cred.
Most athletes will forget the win-loss records of their teams, but they won’t forget the way the coach treated them. This podcast episode focuses on the impact coaches can have on young athletes outside of sets and reps.
If you aren’t open to the knowledge and expertise of those around you, you’re only holding yourself back. These are some of the most influential things I’ve learned from others in this industry.
Sets, reps, and exercises alone have never made a great strength and conditioning coach. With host Jim Kielbaso, this podcast focuses on the things that truly have an impact on athletes.
Nick Showman built his facility with a purpose and, in the process of growing, has found a niche in softball, welcomed serious lifters, and expanded the services he and his coaches provide.
You must pick five and only five exercises or drills to train all of the university sports for all of the seasons. What makes your list?
I recently started going through some old boxes and found an article I printed and saved when I coached at Denison. The information was pertinent for coaches then and it still is now.
Stepping outside ‘the grind’ of coaching has given Mark a different perspective on his career in strength and conditioning and the challenges that young coaches face. He shares his thoughts on this topic and more in Episode 77.
All sports are rotational to some degree. Here are some effective ways to develop and assess rotational power within a team setting.
With an abundance of experience in strength and conditioning, Watts and Oakley share an in-depth evaluation of the opportunities for growth in the industry.
Why do strength coaches quit and the people that hired them don’t care? Before exploring some possible answers, let’s look at the problem.
When should the athletes lift? Where is the total training volume based from? How is intensity individualized within a team setting?
Most coaches rely on verbal internal cues, which may be the least effective. Here are several alternative options to help your athletes.
I had used the APRE Method with great results in the past. After trying some new things in the summer, we decided to implement these changes in the fall.
In a question-and-answer session, Dave Tate and Mark Watts talk training with a group of strength and conditioning students.
With a clinic and meet scheduled on back to back days, I was surrounded by influential members of the strength community and made a few discoveries.
Offering a standardized program of muscle-building protocols can keep your athletes engaged and motivated to complete the training demands.
It is no accident that The Spot Athletics has a distinct persona in the sports performance industry; JL and his coaches have worked hard to establish precisely the training facility they want for their clients.
It’s been a good two years and 64 episodes with elitefts and the Sports Performance podcast. Mark reflects on the ending of a great chapter.
Implement these multi-functional and easy-to-learn movements into your team training for greater time efficiency in the weight room.
Auto-Regulatory Training can give coaches an athlete-governed system to promote an optimal training environment with limited resources and shorter training cycles
Training athletes in a team setting poses problems that are easily overlooked. Here are several coaching strategies and cues to get your athletes moving smarter and faster.
The owner of Synergy Athletics and two-time NSCA featured speaker breaks down his career path and gives the advice that all trainers and gym owners need to hear.
A year-round training solution for the multi-sport athletes.
NSCA High School Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year Fred Eaves discusses the culture he has created at Battle Ground Academy.
Clear pathways of communication can optimize relationships and elongate careers.
The Head Strength and Conditioning Coach out of University of Delaware breaks down the beginning of the year struggles and how to set your program up for success.
Mark Watts visits JL Holdsworth and his staff at The Spot Athletics to discuss instruction of the squat and how to create proficiency in an untrained population.
The most recognizable strength coach from March Madness, talks about primal movements and programming,
The young strength and conditioning coach from BYU explains his development and the values he’s put into place in his new position.
Like no other sport in America, football relies on a productive off-season to dominate in the fall.
Team elitefts gives you this compilation of their favorite good morning variations.
What does it take to crank your training intensity? Team elitefts goes all Siskel & Ebert on that.
We invade Robert Morris University during football two-a-days to grill a prominent strength coach.
Kettlebell swings with bands around the kettlebell and bands around the hips
If your athletes were part of the Thursday night pub crawl, how can you expect them to squat heavy on Friday? #beergainz
Overcoming obstacles in strength and conditioning is what separates the best from the rest.
The impact a father has on his child can only be surpassed by the impact the child has on the father.
The job doesn't come with a guidebook, but you can learn from the experiences of Team elitefts!
Buddy Morris returns to the League as the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Arizona Cardinals
Clashing with challenging coaches or parents? Here are the most effective strategies to help cope with them.
Mark Watts explains how deviating from a traditional linear periodization approach in young athletes may yield greater performance.
We were promoting what was right, but small private schools sometimes do not have the money to do what is right.