The purpose of accessory work is to bring up the weak areas of the athletes. It is the time when we do what most people would consider bodybuilding.

You may have several points in your life where you’ll see the contrast of differing lifestyles on training and programming. While the principles of your training philosophy may remain the same no matter what job you have, how those principles are applied differs based on the situation.

What we all want is to set our freshmen up for success for the future. How we go about it isn’t about ego and “our system” or anything like that; it’s about taking the time to put thought into what you’re doing and what will be the best for them.

This method has worked well in the past and could help you with your starting point in the programming for your athletes.

The principles of training are the same for everyone, but the details are different. If you want to learn how to tailor your training by fine-tuning these details, this is the article for you.

This program aims to take advantage of periodizing training frequency by training one lift five times per week, one lift four times per week, one lift three times per week, one lift twice per week, and one lift once per week.

In under three years of competing, he already has a 2210-pound raw without wraps total and has even bigger goals for the future.

Improving in the sport of powerlifting is simple if you know how to approach it. I prefer using a series of three macrocyles: hypertrophy and volume, general strength, and competition preparation and peaking.

If you do not follow these principles in your programming, you are building a house out of sand.

You’ve been away from the gym, but now you’re back. With some intelligent programming you can resume training in such a way that you’ll be blowing through your old numbers without ever getting stuck.

This fundamental movement requires an advanced technical proficiency. Use this video guide to help you reach total kettlebell comprehension.

Build conditioning, power and athleticism with simple and easy-to-learn kettlebell workouts.

Always a deep thinker, Duffin explores another method for improving your lifts.

Being a coach requires more than just body-slamming fans who storm the field.

Are you stuck and can’t seem to find a way to break though to the next level? Read on…