Short-Term Periodization: Get More Bang for Your Buck
Short-Term Periodization: Get More Bang for Your Buck
Short, off-seasons mean one thing: you must get the most out of every workout. Here's how.
Making the Transition
Making the Transition

Personal training and strength and conditioning coaching… the two require a very different mindset and approach to programming.

The PTC Philosophy: Preparation of an American Football Player
The PTC Philosophy: Preparation of an American Football Player

Sports and strength coaching is all about biology. Physical performance is all about biological adaptations, and training is about manipulating and improving biological outputs.

Plyometric Considerations for Young Athletes, Part II
Plyometric Considerations for Young Athletes, Part II

Is your athlete a power athlete or one with more elastic qualities? Fine tune a plyometric workout to fit their needs.

Training Guys and Girls: Is There a Difference?
Training Guys and Girls: Is There a Difference?

I noticed that the guys responded well, yet I couldn’t figure out why the girls weren’t getting it and didn’t want to try.

Five Tips to Maximize Athletes' Training Results in Minimal Time
Five Tips to Maximize Athletes' Training Results in Minimal Time

One of the biggest challenges for a performance coach when working with athletes is finding the time to train them while working around their other commitments.

How to Introduce Power Phases for Athletes
How to Introduce Power Phases for Athletes

For athletes, it’s important to build strength levels using the big exercises—the squat, deadlift, bench, pull-ups, and other similar movements.

10 + 1 Tips for Strength Coaches
10 + 1 Tips for Strength Coaches

Having worked my way through the ranks to be a collegiate strength coach, I’ve picked up a few things that other coaches can use to improve their own careers.

Parent/Athlete Appreciation
Parent/Athlete Appreciation

Let your results speak for themselves.

Chronicles of an Intern: The First Week
Chronicles of an Intern: The First Week

The interview is over, and I’m jumping into week one headfirst.

Selling the Combine
Selling the Combine

From coast to coast, trainers are preparing NFL hopefuls for the most important race of their football career—the tests where millions of dollars are on the line.

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