You can choose to be a wise builder or a foolish builder. You may not notice the difference at the start, but once meet day comes, there will be no way to hide a weak foundation.
If you want to be elite in this sport, there are distinct qualities you must possess. This is my guide to identifying and training those traits.
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.
You may or may not like it, but your girlfriend would love to bang a Men’s Physique guy. Can you really blame her?
As you focus on moving maximum weight on squats, benches and deadlifts, wimpy isolation movements just don’t have a place. Or do they?
One doesn’t need to look that hard to see glimpses of this rebirth of powerlifting because they are all around us. I caught a glimpse (one of many) of the resurgence at the 2015 APF Chicagoland Summer Bash.
The emphasis is always on the athletes, but keep in mind, in order to be a productive leader, you must go through what you’re asking others to do.
Are you still searching for the holy grail of programs? Here it is, in all its perfection.
Is your program letting you down? These three aspects of Triphasic Training will repair the damage of repetitive incompetency.
Julia, in conjunction with Alexander Cortes and Scott Paltos, discusses how training like a bodybuilder and adding in higher reps might help powerlifters with the big three lifts.
This comprehensive guide to sprint training will give you the drills, dynamic movement patterns, and training tools to improve acceleration and athletic power.
The three laws of motion are the roots of athlete programming. Find out how to apply these rules and improve your athletes.
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.
Several popular training programs call for a regimented stretching protocol as part of every workout. Is this all hype, or could it be the secret to your next 25 pounds of muscle?
Discourage injuries through coaching basics that will appropriately prep your athletes for the field and weight room.
Your career in this world of strength will only go as far as your desire to win. Lose that, and you lose any chance you ever had to succeed.
There is a well-known saying in our industry: information in strength and conditioning doubles every eighteen months. How will you keep up?
There’s a lot of hatred thrown around when a lifter hits a federation record. Should we be celebrating the PR with them?
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.
You might need a long-term progression to overcome nagging pains and to increase your lifts. Or maybe you just need these simple tips.
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.
Training partner bailed again? Molly Edwards shows you why you shouldn’t throw out your bench workout due to no spotter, but instead do pin presses and let the power rack be your spotter.
We gave up the glamour and comfort of a commercial gym. Here in our dungeon, 15-feet underground, we’ve found the secret to building strength.
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.
Athletes are always changing direction on their playing field; start training in a different plane of motion to increase athleticism.
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.
Bad information is passed from lifter to lifter, website to website. Let’s end the charade.
If you can survive these challenges it will be good for…but it won’t feel that way.
Pack in the calories and pack on the pounds. Does your stomach have what it takes to eat like Chad Aichs?
John Meadows performs a Hack Squat with a Reverse Band alteration. Add Hack Squat to your training regime and also incorporate band or chain variations.
The human body is a system of levers. When we understand the concepts of these mechanisms, we then increase our force-production capabilities.
What if I gave you a singular technique that would improve your athletic performance in any way you wanted?
Stop thinking of your traps and start thinking of your clavicles.
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?
Two programs outline how to use the ballistic methods of kettlebell training to improve joint mobility and strengthen ligaments and tendons for a competitive edge.
I run my kitchen and gym the way I want to. Follow the rules and there won’t be any problems.
Let’s climb in the driver seat of that car with a performance-tuned suspension and a set of tires that will connect that power to the ground and put the pedal to the floor!
You can adjust thousands of variables in your training but until you find which ones truly matter, you’re going nowhere.
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.
Overcoming my life-altering issues started with taking back control by seeking a clinical explanation for what I was experiencing.
Before determining the process I would use during this grueling path to the leanest I’ve ever been, I first had to ask myself, “Is there a good reason why?”
