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Online Coaching: Past, Present and Future
Online coaching (or online personal training) is something that I’ve done since 2006. And to be quite honest, I kind of fell into the whole thing. I was writing fairly regularly for T-nation at the time, and an avid reader named Mark (who lived in Japan) reached out to see if I could write training […]
Continue ReadingMike Ranfone on Training the High School and Collegiate Athlete
Mike Ranfone is the founder and president of Ranfone Training Systems located in Hamden, Connecticut, and for the past decade he’s dedicated himself to improving athletes as a performance coach and manual therapist. Mike is one of those guys that I’ve heard about for years, but had never actually crossed paths with, so I was […]
Continue ReadingSetting up for Speed: Base, Balance and Angles
Over the past five years, I’ve made a concerted effort to become a better coach of speed and agility exercises. I’ve read books, purchased products, and actively sought out some of the best speed coaches in the world. Just looking back at our own seminars here at IFAST, we’ve brought in Boo Schexnayder, Lee Taft, […]
Continue ReadingMike Young Discusses Everything Plyometrics
Mike Young is the Director of Performance and Research at the Athletic Lab, an athletic training facility in Cary, North Carolina. Whether it’s his work with track and field athletes, classifying plyometrics, or training soccer players, Mike is a guy who I’ve truly enjoyed learning from for years. In this show, Mike and I discuss […]
Continue ReadingShould You Tweak Your Stance for Squats and Deadlifts?
Note from MR: Dean Somerset reminds me of, well, me back in the day. There was a 5-10 year stretch were I was obsessive about functional anatomy. Nowadays, it’s not that I’m not that into it – but there’s just so much other stuff to cover, I can’t obsess about it like I used to! […]
Continue ReadingDarcy Norman Reflects on His First Two Years with AS Roma Soccer Club
Darcy Norman is the Director of Performance for Serie A club AS Roma. Prior to his stint with the club, he’s also spent time at Bayern Munich, and won a world cup as the fitness coach for the German National team. So yeah – in the soccer world, Darcy is a pretty big deal! In […]
Continue ReadingRob Pilger on How to Build a Better Boxer
Rob has been involved with boxing since 1990, and the strength and conditioning industry since 2001. He has interned with and studied under some of the biggest pioneers of the industry, including Paul Chek, Charles Poliquin, Louie Simmons, Mike Boyle, and Tom Purvis. He’s also spent time observing legendary boxing coaches working such as Freddie Roach. […]
Continue ReadingRob Oshinskie on Single-Leg Training, Deceleration and Sports Performance
Rob Oshinskie is the owner of Victory Sport and Fitness in State College, Pennsylvania. I was originally put on to Rob’s work via our mutual friend and awesome human being Lee Taft, so when Lee gave me the seal of approval I knew I had to get Rob on. In this show, Rob and I […]
Continue ReadingHow I Chose the 2017 Physical Prep Summit Speakers
Want to know one of the most stressful times of my year, every year? You might think it’s when I’m busy coaching and in the trenches with my athletes. Nope. You might think it’s when I’m traveling across the US (and sometimes internationally) to do speaking engagements. Stressful – but not that stressful. Or you might […]
Continue ReadingDarren Burgess on High Performance and Life in the AFL
Darren Burgess is the Head of High Performance at Port Adelaide of the AFL. This is actually his second stint with the club, and prior to this tenure he also spent time with Australian National Soccer team, as well as Liverpool FC of the English Premiere League. In this show, Darren and I discuss Aussie […]
Continue ReadingUsing the Micro to Build the Macro
It’s been an awesome week at RTS and IFAST. Lots of training going on, working on a handful of new projects, and making some serious headway on my goals – so needless to say, I’m pretty darn pumped! It took a bit longer than expected, but I also wanted to wrap the week with a […]
Continue ReadingJeremy Frisch on Young Athlete Development
Jeremy Frisch is the owner and director of Achieve Performance Training in Clinton, Mass. Prior to that, he was the assistant strength and conditioning coach for the Holy Cross athletic department. In this show, Jeremy and I discuss his philosophy on training young athletes, how to work with sports clubs to improve athletic development, and […]
Continue ReadingThe 4×15 Athletic Workout for Busy People
Fact #1: We are all busy today. Fact #2: Fact #1 is probably not going to change. Fact #3: Even if we accept Fact #1 and Fact #2, we still need to find ways to get great training sessions in. For many years, I struggled with the concept of the “perfect” workout. If I didn’t have […]
Continue ReadingDan Noble on Motivation and the Art of Coaching
Dan Noble is in his 10th year as the strength and conditioning coach and director of Physical Education at The Hill Academy. He is also the owner of Noble Sports and Performance. In this show, Dan and I talk about how he got his early motivation via Hulk Hogan, his thoughts on the art of […]
Continue Reading6 Tips for Writing Better Conditioning Programs
The year is 2012. One of my favorite athletes of all time, Kathryn Voelker, had just gotten a soccer scholarship to play at Purdue in the fall. Life was grand – except it wasn’t. KDawg had struggled with conditioning her entire career. Here was a girl that had some pace and explosiveness, and could do […]
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