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Category Archives: Sport-Specific
Trunk Stability for Young Athletes
Last month at the IYCA summit, I told the attendees one of my secrets to success. The secret is really quite simple, at least if you ask me! When it comes to training young kids, you must begin with the … Continue reading
Posted in Programming, Sport-Specific
Tagged IYCA, IYCA High School Strength Certification
3 Comments
Using the Ground in Training – An Under-Rated Tool
John Izzo is a lot like me. A hard-working guy that genuinely cares about getting better as a coach and trainer, so that his clients and athletes get better results. John offered to write a guest post for today, and … Continue reading
Pin ItThe TRUTH About Quickness?
Every year, I make it a goal to really dive in and learn as much as possible about several new topics. Last year it was the diaphragm, elbows, and ankles. This year, my biggest focuses are building better athletes – … Continue reading
Posted in Sport-Specific
Tagged Alex Maroko, Kelly Bagget, quickness, Truth About Quickness 2.0
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Ep. 36 – In the Trenches with Zach Even-Esh
Before we get started, let me apologize on two fronts: For taking so long to get another podcast out, and The audio quality of this recording. When we had Kendall it greatly cut down not only on my “extra” time, … Continue reading
Posted in Podcasts, Sport-Specific
Tagged bodyweight exercise, In the Trenches Fitness, wrestling, Zach Even Esh
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800 Pound Abs?
Last week, I actually gave my Complete Core Fitness presentation not once but TWICE! I’ve lost count but I know I’ve given that presentation “live” at least a dozen times this year; and that doesn’t even count all the rehearsals! … Continue reading
Posted in Programming, Sport-Specific
Tagged Complete Core Fitness, Eric Cressey, Jason Nunn
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Hockey Training with Kevin Neeld
Kevin Neeld is a sharp guy, and someone that I’ve followed for several years now. Furthermore, hockey is a sport I know pretty much nothing about, but figure I’ll be watching it a lot this winter since there’s probably not … Continue reading
Training the TALL Athlete
It’s funny how things happen sometimes. This past weekend, my good friend Joe Dowdell came in for the Midwest Seminar, with plans of flying out on Sunday afternoon. Evidently, mother nature had other ideas with regards to his travel schedule! … Continue reading
Posted in Coaching, Programming, Sport-Specific
Tagged basketball training, Indiana Pacers, Joe Dowdell, Roy Hibbert
3 Comments
Off-Season Football Training for In-Season Success
We all know (or most of us, anyway) that great athletes are made in the off-season. Far too often, though, we see sport coaches who get their athletes in mini-camp who are overweight, out-of-shape, and simply not performing at the … Continue reading
Props to Eric Cressey
One of the reasons Eric Cressey and I get along so well is because he’s a real-world, in the trenches strength coach. Unfortunately, a lot of people on the Internet who are talking about coaching and training are doing so … Continue reading
My Thoughts on Youth Training
As many of you already know, a huge section of our clientele at IFAST is young athletes. With kids as young as 11, up to those finishing off their high school career, I can say without reservation the most enjoyable … Continue reading
Posted in Coaching, Programming, Sport-Specific
Tagged Brian Grasso, Eric Cressey, IYCA, IYCA High School Strength Certification, Wil Fleming
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