Learning from Louie Simmons, Ed Coan, Stan Efferding, Stuart McGill, and more, this is my training philosophy to guide my programming.
Let me walk you through a new weight room and share my processes for creating an exercise selection chart to best meet the needs of your athletes.
In this interview with Mark Dugdale, we discuss the mental side of training and competing, along with the various challenges that we meet when life, training, family, work, and all of the other areas of our lives intersect.
I had a conversation with Coach Jeff Ward that not only humbled me, but shook me to my core. I thought I had been focused on convictions, but ego had slipped into the driver’s seat.
I have looked at my personal success and observed who in my life has helped me move toward my goals. These are the types of people who can bend my ear, grab my attention, and then push or pull me toward the place I need to be.
Tampa Bay Lightning takes home the 2020 Stanley Cup! Learn how they train off the ice with strength coach Mark Lambert.
There are four components of a weight room atmosphere: coaching, equipment, training, and athletes.
I spent a year of my master’s in Michigan Technological University’s “Rhetoric Theory and Culture” program. The time spent in this field has made me a better coach with lessons all coaches can benefit from.
If I can teach a kid to squat correctly, I can teach him anything.
Dave’s back at The Table, and this time he’s answering your questions back-to-back with no preparation.
Having recently read Michael Speidel’s “5 Lessons from 13 Years in Leadership”, I reframed it to personal training.
The first step to having a good program is following a training outline that balances every need of the athlete.
This video is Jim’s full 20-minute introduction to his UGSS presentation.
There’s a lot of history shared between these two men. Now they’re adding to it.
When an argument comes up about training women and the differences, I have a perspective that many of my male colleagues do not: there is no difference.
Brandon Holmes and Marlon Woods open I3 Strength in Performance in Augusta, Georgia for a client base committed to high-level strength and fitness.
Knowing now how to set up and execute the lift, there is one final process to perfect your bench press.
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.
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?
This program is built on the foundation of tried-and-true conjugate training methods and includes personal adjustments from a world-record philosophy.
Elitefts strength athletes and coaches discuss the most influential knowledge they have gained in their careers.
As an intern, it’s up to you to make the most out of this experience and push yourself to be the best coach you can be. Remember, this is your chance to make an unforgettable impression and rise within the profession. Good luck!
Business partners J.J. Stepien and Seth Lee lead the development of strength in this Denver, Colorado training facility.
The owner of Synergy Athletics and two-time NSCA featured speaker breaks down his career path and gives the advice that all trainers and gym owners need to hear.
An elite level competitor shares the major factors that have influenced his training.
You can follow someone else’s program and just lift, or you can develop your own training philosophy by figuring shit out for yourself.
In this audio clip, Dave explains how to apply the motto to real life.
Selling your program to the various sport coaches and administrators is one of the biggest tests you will face as a strength coach.
To be a great lifter, you must be willing to find out what works for you in a program and what doesn’t. And you must be willing to devote the time to doing so.
My personal training philosophy is to use any and all available tools that allow me to maintain a strong, flexible, and conditioned body to maximize my health.
