What must competitors put themselves through to attain championship notoriety? Being confined to a wheelchair? Torn relationships? Shortened lifespan?
Entering the time period away from pre-season or in-season training, our head coach made his expectations clear: “I want to see bench presses go up by 20 pounds and squats by 40 pounds in the next five to six weeks.” Easy, right?
There’s nothing wrong with trying the newest, flashy technique, but if you don’t know how it will help your team, stick to the basics.
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?
I can only imagine from my personal experience with depression how athletes like Dave Mirra reach the point of tragedy.
This problem started to creep up on us several years ago and I only see it getting worse.
Personal training is like any other craft, it takes time and perseverance through many mistakes to master. I recently reflected on my climb as a professional.
If I never did another meet, wrote another article, or coached at another seminar, I would still love lifting.
In an endless flow of meaningless words, latch onto the lessons that challenge your mind and dictate your actions.
A proper weight room strategy provides adequate attention to the development of strength and size — two qualities necessary for your team’s improvement.
If you spend all your time in high gear, you need to find a way to downshift. This technique is what works for me.
After two heart surgeries, I was starting to recover. I was making progress. That’s when my cardiologist called with more bad news.
Instead of telling you about the event, I’ll do you a favor: here is an eight-hour video of every presentation.
The success of your program depends on your ability to balance what your head coach wants to do, what you want to do, and what your team really needs.
To be a successful trainer, it takes more than showing up and looking the part. It takes more than you think.
Now that we’ve tackled the squat, let’s break down the bench set up and introduce a cue system to use during every set.
If we want to get better, if we want to improve the future of our profession, we need to be honest with ourselves. We need to understand and address the real issues.
We have known for years that the Glute Ham Raise (GHR) was regarded as one the best movements for the posterior chain (lower back, glutes, hamstrings and calves).
The advice of other business owners will be an invaluable asset to growing your company— but only if you’re listening to the right people.
These warm-up movements will build strength and power while keeping your body unilaterally symmetrical.
Trends dominate the personal training industry. Rely on self-education to determine the difference between what sounds good and what IS good.
To develop and ingrain the habits of success overlook no fine details.
When it comes to training athletes in the weight room, remember that just because you love science doesn’t mean your athletes do. Learn to speak their language.
I’ve lost, I’ve won, and now I’m tied with adversity. I refuse to the lose the next round.
Breaking into this profession is difficult and requires determination and sacrifice but if you’re in it for the right reasons, that won’t be a problem.
If you’re a woman who holds a supervisory role in a male-dominated field, you’re going to encounter unique challenges. These four principles have helped me improve management processes.
These strength and performance methods for positions 9, 10, and 12 maximize individual player abilities on the field and produce more capable athletes.
If your allegiance to a gym only lasts as long as your free membership or you bash your old gym on social media, this term may apply to you.
These 10 coaching mistakes can hurt you, your team, and your entire program. Are you making any of them?
There are a lot of factors involved in being a good strength athlete. From most to least important, here is my list of what you need to excel in this industry. Do you have them all?
I have made the mistake of letting other programs distract me from my own. It is a waste of time and effort and I vow to never do it again.
These three velocity-based sessions build the trainable aspects of athletic speed development.
It isn’t the squats. It isn’t the cleans, nor the reverse hypers or pull-ups.
Expectations and beliefs about work ethic are changing. Are our kids striving to maintain high energy, good health, and proper nutrition in order to train hard consistently?
Having the support of fellow lifters and training partners is really significant to progress in your lifting career. However, having the support of your family is especially important.
This comprehensive guide to sprint training will give you the drills, dynamic movement patterns, and training tools to improve acceleration and athletic power.
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.
Build your winning culture the same way you build in the weight room: every session, every set, and every rep leading to game day.
With summer programming for athletes, control what you can control and don’t sweat the rest.
Can proper implementation of unilateral exercise produce healthier, higher-performing athletes?
In your search of what is new and exciting, do not forget the principles that are proven to produce success.
With all the new technology for improving athletic performance, strength coaches should remember why they are there in the first place.
In constant strive to get better as a coach and staff, these six things will prove useful.
Bad information is passed from lifter to lifter, website to website. Let’s end the charade.
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’re relying on the wave of popularity to bring you clients, what will you do when the dry season comes.
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.
Is the Russian conjugate system superior to the Westside conjugate system? Are they they same?
Experts weigh in on the reasons behind all of training pain and preparation of competing in a strength sport.
We cut the time in the gym and on the field, hoping to increase efficiency. Now we find out: did it work?