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In-Season Program Design
Okay my friends, it’s time for a little Wipe Board Wednesday! Today we’re going to talk about in-season lifting. For many years, lifting in-season was vilified…but should that have been the case? Too often, as the competitive season goes on we see lean body mass and force production go down, while overall fatigue and the […]
Continue ReadingMay Q&A: Movement Models, Con Ed and Augmented Eccentrics
And we’re back! It’s been over a month since we did a Q&A episode, so I knew I needed to get one in sooner than later. This week, we’ve got a ton of fun topics to discuss. For starers, how do you determine your own weaknesses and plan your continuing education? How do you help […]
Continue ReadingThe Reload Week
When it comes to program design people like to talk about de-loading, or deloads. A deload is a period of time – generally one week – where you strategically drop volume and/or intensity to reduce fatigue and improve overall fitness. But something I’ve used with great success over the years is what I call a […]
Continue ReadingJulia Glanz on Using Your Hormones to Super Charge Your Results In the Gym
Julia Glanz is a Registered Dietitian with a Masters Degree In Nutritional Science, a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist, a former College Strength & Conditioning Coach and a former Division 1 soccer player. Julia’s education in nutritional science, exercise science and physiology combined with years of her own personal struggle with hormone imbalances fueled her […]
Continue Reading1 Set-up and 1 Performance Cue
As trainers and coaches, we REALLY want to help our clients and athletes. We want those squats to be deep. We want those deads to be strong. And we want those split-squats and lunges to be stable and balanced! But sometimes those good intentions get the best of us. Instead of letting our clients and […]
Continue ReadingAlwyn Cosgrove on Fat Loss Training, Mentorship and Paying it Forward
When you reflect on life, it’s interesting to see how some people step in at exactly the right point in time. As a young coach growing up, I didn’t have a lot of great mentors. I knew I wanted to create content, I wanted to use speaking as an avenue to educate other trainers and […]
Continue ReadingThe Extended Warm-up
One of my favorite programming tricks is to extend the warm-up. Maybe you’ve got a few more years under your belt and need a bit more time to get warm and loose. Maybe your R4 work isn’t super intense, but you want to maintain some power and athleticism. Or maybe you want to get a […]
Continue ReadingBen Ashworth on Outcome-Driven Shoulder Training & Performance
Ben Ashworth is a dual qualified shoulder specialist who has over 20 years of experience working with athletes as a physio and strength coach in a wide range of performance environments. Ben has worked in elite rugby at London Wasps, across Olympic sports in the lead up to London 2012, and spent six years as […]
Continue Reading13 Push-ups for Athletic Dominance
Hey friend this week I’ve got a 2-for-1 for you – a new article AND a new video to go along with it! If you’ve followed me for any period of time, you know that I LOVE push-ups…but that wasn’t always the case. Back in my powerlifting days, I thought if you weren’t doing heavy […]
Continue ReadingAnthony Donskov on Using Tech and Applying Sports Science in the Private Sector
Anthony Donskov is the founder and head performance coach at Donskov Strength and Conditioning, and the author of the amazing book, Physical Preparation for Hockey: Biological Principles and Practical solutions. But more importantly, Anthony just went back and got his Ph.D., so I was curious – at 40+ years old, what makes you do that? […]
Continue ReadingMike and Luka on Wins, Losses and Playing the Long-Game in the Fitness Industry
I’ve got a pretty special podcast for you this week my friend. As you may or may not know, I spent last weekend in Seattle giving one of my Complete Coach Seminars. These are always great weekends, which are only made better by the amazing people I have around me. Now if you know anything […]
Continue ReadingMarch Q&A: Assessments, Program Design and YOUR Coaching Evolution
We’rrrreeeee back! It’s the March edition of our Q&A podcast, and I’ve got some really great questions and topics for you this month. Online assessment and program design. Are your clients extended? Flexed? In a posterior tilt? I’ll explain the difference and why there’s so much confusion. And my best advice for young and older […]
Continue ReadingDr. Ebonie Rio on Strength, Springs and Rebuilding the Athletic Knee
Here’s a crazy stat: Recent research by Bunt et al suggests that roughly one in four adults will suffer from chronic knee pain, and it’s prevalence has increased almost 65% over the past 20 years. And similar to that, McNerney and Arendt state that roughly 30% of young athletes suffer from anterior knee pain, with […]
Continue ReadingDr. Courtney Conley on Assessing, Treating and Training the Foot
As children, most of us are born into the world with two happy and healthy feet. They move, bend, and push just like they were designed to. But over the years, whether it’s through bad shoes, lack of motion, or flat out weakness, we tend to lose those ideal foot mechanics – and the downside […]
Continue Reading10 Programming Tips I Wish I Would’ve Known Starting Out
When you’re just starting out as a trainer or coach, as the saying goes: You don’t know what you don’t know. And I think this is especially true with regards to writing programs. Whether it’s using antiquated ways to program intensity, making everyone conform to 4-week training cycles, or skipping key steps early-on in the […]
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