My first experience with elitefts equipment was from the days I was a Division I strength coach at the University of New York at Buffalo. Let’s just say the price was not the only factor in why I decided we should go with elitefts equipment.
Not everyone has been there — there being a facility on a tight budget — but I have. If you’re feeling the financial squeeze but desperately need new equipment, these should be more than enough to get your weight room by.
To quote the third single from The Offspring’s album Americana: The kids aren’t alright. But a solid school weight room can make a huge difference in these kids’ lives and overall education. Here are five things the best school weight rooms have.
When I fully shifted to powerlifting and really began learning about strength, I just kept thinking about why I never got any of this information when I was an athlete.
Whatever the reason, what does a strength coach do when things are not going as expected? This is one of the hardest things to deal with, whether you are new at this business, or have been in it for a while.
When the tall, piper-cleaner thin baseball player showed up, I didn’t think he’d last long. I was wrong.
If you do not follow these principles in your programming, you are building a house out of sand.
Young coaches often find a spot late in the summer leaving little time to prepare for the year ahead. Here are the planning and scheduling factors to consider as you construct your program.
These six missteps of sports training could keep your athletes small and weak — or worse, injured on the sideline.
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?
When new athletes come into your program you don’t know their abilities, training history, or technical proficiency. This is a crucial part of your program: preparing your athletes for their sport.
It is no accident that The Spot Athletics has a distinct persona in the sports performance industry; JL and his coaches have worked hard to establish precisely the training facility they want for their clients.
One of the most important lessons is not learning how to accomplish your goals, but rather how to carry yourself once you do.
Build it in the gym, show it on the court -- sample programs to condition your ballers.
Do you know the difference between a coach and a cartoon character?
You will never be as strong to yourself as you will be in the eyes of others.
The barbell has been vilified and unfairly characterized as an “unsafe” and “unnecessary” outdated member of the “fitness center.”
To me, the training environment doesn’t change. All the expectations and styles are present and consistent with every team.
The idea for this article came about from a conversation I had through the Q&A with the Angry Coach.
Aside from all the ridiculous things I’ve seen and heard, nothing compares to what happened to me earlier this week.
Safety is much more than just spotting and cleaning up. It is what can define your entire program.
Lately, a few of the leaders in our business (Cosgrove, Cressey, and Robertson to name a few) have published articles with this catchy “ah-ha” title. I’m sure they’ve made each one of us sit in front of our computers and say, “Dang, he’s right.”
We all know that you can spend all day lifting, conditioning, and running agility drills. There just isn’t enough time in the day whether we’re talking about a student athlete who has NCAA regulations on time spent strength training and conditioning or maybe even a professional athlete who has a hectic travel schedule mixed in with a personal life and family.
