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Physical Preparation with Grant “Rufus” Gardis

Grant “Rufus” Gardis is a guy I’ve known and worked with for years. In fact, he was one of my instructors when I took the USA Weightlifting certification course way back in 2003! Not only is he one of the most knowledgeable coaches I’ve ever met when it comes to long-term athletic development, but one […]

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Physical Preparation with Fred Eaves

Fred Eaves is the head strength and conditioning coach at Battle Ground Academy in Nashville, Tennessee. And while you may not have heard of Fred before, I promise – this is a guy you can learn from. Fred is on the forefront and making a real difference with regards to the long-term athletic development of […]

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Interview with Grant Gardis

Grant “Rufus” Gardis is a guy I’ve been lucky enough to know for the last 5 or 6 years, and I’ve got to admit, he may be one of the sharpest coaches you haven’t heard of. The guy is just a wealth of coaching knowledge, and it’s an honor to chat with him here today. […]

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5 Keys to Successful Strength Training

Staying true to my theme from Monday’s post, today I want to talk about the long-term development of young athletes. Last night for part of my continuing education time, I was brushing up on som materials by the Russian powerlifting coach Boris Sheiko. If you don’t know anything about Sheiko – Google the man. He’s […]

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Developing Young Athletes

With the birth of my daughter a few years ago, I’ve been inundated with questions about training young people. What types of training should (or shouldn’t) they do? What can you do to maximize their long-term athletic development? How can you maximize not only their performance, but their health and well-being? These are all great […]

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