Both are scary to endure, but as an athlete, it’s part of the game. A little bit of knowledge can go a long way in managing this kind of stress.
You must be in control or have autonomy, to set goals, move through intrinsic and extrinsic motivators, and grittily, hardily, toughly keep on track — especially if your choice is to be or continue being a successful high-performance athlete.
The Rack is an athletic performance facility that prides itself on its intelligent, passionate coaches, state-of-the-art equipment, and a community of members who are supportive and thrive in a fun and competitive environment.
Our success at JYT, with this approach, has been demonstrated by our consistent growth year after year in our membership, as well as the wide range of people we are able to help and train.
It is of great importance for all involved in sport participation, especially athletes, to understand what is exactly being asked of them when they make the choice to compete.
Is winning all that matters or is participation the purpose of competition? This is the final article in this series.
In wrestling, as in every weight class sport, proper nutrition can save you from enduring grueling last-week weight cuts. This off-season plan reduces the need for the old-school dangerous approach.
When should the athletes lift? Where is the total training volume based from? How is intensity individualized within a team setting?
Since competing at the XPC Finals in March, I took the last few months to regain control over my physical and mental health. In the process, I transitioned back to raw.
There are three very important priorities for a strength athlete to keep in focus during a competitive year.
Your psych-up, intended to prepare you for a new PR, could actually be costing you precious pounds on the platform.
I will always push the envelope on the implementation of science into strength training, but there’s something even more important to remember about our jobs as coaches.
The purpose is simple: bridging the gap between Strongman and the public.
If training is getting lost on your daily to-do list, change your approach.
This is where we find the relationship between hope and two other concepts that are directly important to sports performance and powerlifting in particular: motivation and risk.
A player’s lean body mass has effect on the optimal mode of programming and dictates the methods you should use to improve athletic performance.
You’ve put 8-16 weeks of hard work into your meet prep. Why ruin it 24 hours before the competition?
Mike Mastell has helped me with my nutrition which varies by training days, off days, and event days. Here’s a detailed breakdown.
This model allows you to assess and modify the training of your athletes based on their daily performance and movement proficiency.
We need to discuss passion and our affective response to any autotelic activity: it is important to understand that humans engage in things for internal forces other than survival.
In coaching, it’s easy to lose hope in the student athletes that don’t seem engaged or interested in your help. It’s your job to find a way.
Should you do twice as much pulling volume as pressing volume? Some people think so, but it’s not that simple.
Power output is what you’re looking for. Will a speed day produce it?
By assessing the strengths of each athlete, you can better determine their training needs and how to address them. This chart makes it easy to evaluate progress for each player.
There are three types of people in the world of strength and conditioning — which one are you?
Let’s evaluate how to train in the final four weeks leading to a competition. Most importantly, what does it mean to taper and how should you do it?
Owned and operated by Tyler Petro and his wife Sarah Connors-Petro, this gym started in a storage unit and has grown to a premier facility in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
You will have the opportunity to learn about any topic in strength training you choose, from execution of the main lifts all the way down to minute details of accessory work.
Trial and error over time has led me to where my programming is today. This has produced a philosophy that includes a different approach to upper and lower body training.
After months of research, development, and testing, we’re finally releasing an ammonia product unlike any other.
This presentation from the University of Western States Chiropractic College breaks down the bench press and examines why there is a benefit to performing the movement outside of a posturally correct position.
The most basic source of recovery is free and easy, powerful enough to improve your strength and conditioning without resorting to any prescribed medication. Are you taking full advantage of it?
This four-year journey following the development of a young athlete has finally come to a close, with many lessons learned.
Working in conjunction with other professionals and experts, owner Tyler Miller has created a home for strongman athletes in Fishers, Indiana to train and prepare for any athletic endeavor.
Talking with founders Shawn Sherman and Jonathan Loos, I learned of the benefits and limitations of this restorative system that aims at pinpointing and eliminating joint dysfunctions.
This beloved exercise may not be quite the core developer you believe it is.
The key to breaking my long-term training plateau was turning to someone with more knowledge and training experience than me. He knew exactly what I needed.
Learning to connect with and effectively motivate your athletes can go a long way. Choose your words wisely.
The style of your coaching and the content of your program say a lot about you as a coach. If someone questions your approach, do you have an answer?
A respectable level of fitness will not make you the best player on the field, but without it you have no chance.
How you choose to prime your body for a training session is up to you, but not all warm up and recovery methods are equal.
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