The three laws of motion are the roots of athlete programming. Find out how to apply these rules and improve your athletes.
You inevitably need to change up what you’re doing after stalled progress. What do you change? How do you go about deciding what to keep and what to remove?
GPS tracking for sport’s performance may seem overwhelming at first, but I have found with the right data and tracking methods, proper technology will yield improved performance.
Some people will tell you that overtraining isn’t real. Don’t listen to these people. Take the time to consider your recovery just as much as you consider your training.
Remember all those things you wish you would have known when you started? Maybe we should do more than laugh at the guy across the gym doing machine decline iso-lateral presses.
Deloads are extremely useful for making continual progress from harsh training. When the time comes for you to back off the weights, make sure you do it the right way.
Discourage injuries through coaching basics that will appropriately prep your athletes for the field and weight room.
You can expect a good program to make you stronger. What I didn’t expect was a program to overhaul my neural network and solve every training problem I encountered.
If you’re going to emulate someone great, make sure you’re picking out the things that matter and not copying the things that don’t.
Make each training session sensory-rich, personal, and dynamic for the child with special needs. Tweak your approach by considering these six exercises.
NSCA High School Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year Fred Eaves discusses the culture he has created at Battle Ground Academy.
Build your winning culture the same way you build in the weight room: every session, every set, and every rep leading to game day.
Can proper implementation of unilateral exercise produce healthier, higher-performing athletes?
You might need a long-term progression to overcome nagging pains and to increase your lifts. Or maybe you just need these simple tips.
From your job, from your marriage, or from a loaded barbell, your body is going to revolt against stress. How will you adjust?
In your search of what is new and exciting, do not forget the principles that are proven to produce success.
When I tore my rotator cuff, I transitioned to more concentrated stimuli and a higher frequency per muscle group to avoid being forced to reduce my training intensity.
With all the new technology for improving athletic performance, strength coaches should remember why they are there in the first place.
When you’re chipping away at that all-time PR, every pound matters.
Approach your training and your progress with the mindset of a problem-solver. Sometimes this means asking others for help and sometimes this means figuring shit out for yourself.
Having the opportunity to bring up the next generation of strength athletes is a task as much as a privilege. Use your influence wisely.
Doctors and strength athletes frequently argue over the effects (good and bad) of performance-enhancing drugs, but some facts aren’t debatable.
Whether you’re an off-season athlete or an athlete who isn’t getting everything you want out of your school’s team sports, powerlifting can be a viable option in your yearly process.
If you can survive these challenges it will be good for…but it won’t feel that way.
No time but need to shed some fat? These quick sessions will leave you in a puddle of sweat.
Do more than count the reps of your clients. Build these skills and you’ll increase the value of your personal training services.
This program outline gives you the ability to insert the gym-based training, conditioning, and specialized development that addresses your individual pre-season needs.
What if I gave you a singular technique that would improve your athletic performance in any way you wanted?
Is the Russian conjugate system superior to the Westside conjugate system? Are they they same?
Stop thinking of your traps and start thinking of your clavicles.
We cut the time in the gym and on the field, hoping to increase efficiency. Now we find out: did it work?
You can adjust thousands of variables in your training but until you find which ones truly matter, you’re going nowhere.
Now that you’ve committed to this tiring, sometimes painful process, there are several things to remember to make this experience achievable.
In this industry, you start at the bottom and work your way up. Level your expectations, respect those who give you the opportunity, and be ready to sacrifice for the profession you love.
These alternate setups for non-traditional microcycles in a powerlifting program have allowed my clients and I to target the specific needs of individual athletes.
Whether you’re a beginner to a training program or a personal trainer working with first-time clients, these progressions work as a fool-proof guide to producing results over time.
Implement this exercise variation protocol to keep your athletes training at an optimal loading standard.
Coach Hamer interviews strength and conditioning coach Drew Wilson from the University of Maryland to find out how he gets the Terrapins strong and ready for football season.
How you spend your time on this earth determines what you define as meaningful. Does your lifestyle reflect your vision?
As your athletes grow and develop, so should the movement patterns of their program.
It may seem simple or it may seem stupid, but does it produce results?
You’ve spent days, weeks, and months preparing for the meet. These tips will ensure your efforts were not in vain.
When you begin to see your training as more than sets and reps, you’ll find the balance you need to program intelligently.
With these tweaks to the most electrifying training program of our time, you will be able to master the Raw Revolution.
Stuck sitting at a desk all day? Try these movements and tips to wake up those sleepy muscles.
Before writing off a training method, look deeper into the reasons for the program design. The perception is not always the reality.
Technique and programming are so complex that bench pressing is a sport in, and of, itself.