Jerry Hughes - Indianapolis Colts
Hey Mike,
Keep up the great
podcast!
One question for ya; your Designer Athletes
article was one of the first articles I ever read on T-Nation.
Still think it's awesome, but I know it's
been 6 years or so since you published it- what changes would you make now
based on what you've learned over the years?
Thanks,
Travis
Travis -
Thanks for the kind words!
As far as
Designer Athletes goes, here are a few random thoughts.
Could
you make arguments for some power work? More unilateral work?
Different exercise selections? Sure on all accounts.
BUT,
overall the template I outlined still works pretty well.
A few
changes I might make now (it may help to have two browser windows open so
you can toggle back and forth between the article and this blog):
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The Kettlebell Windmill
One of my favorite kettlebell exercises is the KB windmill. I'm sure
if Brett Jones is reading this he's getting a laugh out of it. Here's
the 1-minute story.
I wrote an article for Dragon Door a while back about
how powerlifters can benefit from using kettlebells in their
programming. I put a picture of myself in there performing a
windmill, and Brett subtly let me know that my technique was off. It
wasn't so much on purpose - I had been taught in correctly, but it was
funny nonetheless.
I like the windmill for several
reasons. First and foremost, it's a great assessment tool.
Obviously you won't load this up on the first session with a client, but
you can learn a lot of things about how your client moves from watching
them attempt this exercise.
Do they move through their
hips or lumbar...
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Keep it simple!
Here's another mistake I see far too often.
Trainer Johnny starts to learn a little anatomy and training jargon, and
so he assumes that everyone and their mother knows this stuff as
well.
After all, who doesn't know what their TFL
is?
Or why they shouldn't hyperextend their lumbar
spine?
Look, I hate to break it to you, but your clients really
don't care how smart you are. If you can get them results, they will
love you forever. They don't care about their anterior pelvic tilt,
they just want their back to stop hurting!
A smart man once
told me, "If you can't explain it to a cocktail waitress on a
napkin, you're making it too hard."
Sage words
indeed.
Do your best to explain concepts and thoughts to your
clients, without inundating them with technical jargon or fancy words
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Barcelo Los Cabos
It's been a crazy week, but I wanted to put this up before I left.
Here goes!
- Evidently, Cressey and Reinold's DVD is
still on sale! Click here to pick it up before Wednesday, when the
price goes up $30!
- As I mentioned
Thursday, I'm dialing in the details for the Midwest Performance
Enhancement Seminar. I think we've settled on a location, and I'm hoping to
have the presenters info pulled together by the end of the month.
Stay tuned!
- A quick congratulations
to my buddy Mike Irr, head strength coach for the Charlotte Bobcats.
The Bobcats qualified for the playoffs for the first time in team history,
and I'm sure Mike played a big role in that. Congrats Mike!
- My gosh, the Single-Leg Solution (SLS) is so
close! Unfortunately I leave...
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