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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 part of my day as a coach is working with these kids. Let me tell […]
Continue ReadingAre we Missing the Mark on Single-Leg Training?
Humor me for a minute while I bounce an idea off you. What if we’re doing single-leg training completely wrong? What if we’re totally missing the mark, and therefore, not getting the most out of our training? Over the past couple of years, the landscape of strength and conditioning/performance enhancement training has totally changed. While […]
Continue ReadingQ&A Front Squat Issues
Q: I’ve got most of your products and look forward to getting the newest one coming out soon. I have one question and hope you can help me. Front squats cause my lower back to ache and tighten up when performing. I do the squat to stand drill and have a tough time getting my […]
Continue ReadingMR Training Week 2 2011
Week 2 is in the books. Unfortunately, this wasn’t my best week of training, but I guess that happens from time-to-time. Did you miss my recap of Week 1? If so, you can find it here. Anyway, here’s how it went down. Enjoy!
Continue ReadingThe Coaching Progression
The other day I was working with a new(ish) client, and I was cuing her to get into proper position. Upon completion of the set, she turned to look at me and said: “How come you never told me that before?” And my response was simple: Because you weren’t ready for that before!
Continue ReadingQ&A: Assess and Correct
Question: I failed almost every test in Assess and Correct – how do I decide what to do? This is a great question. Although I haven’t been asked this more than a handful of times, it definitely warrants a response.
Continue ReadingMR Training Week 1 2011
I’m going to attempt to keep an online log of my training over the next couple of months. Not only will it keep me thinking about what I need to address, but I hope it will give you guys a peak into my training thoughts as well. I can’t promise this every week, but I’ll […]
Continue Reading7 Keys of Balloon Core Theory
A Guest Post By Chris Collins M.Sc. CSCS (And inspired by Mike Robertson) A few weeks ago I had the privilege to attend a 2 day seminar with Mike Robertson. As a reader of his blog I don’t need to tell you how knowledgeable the guy is. Anybody that gets results for himself and his […]
Continue ReadingConflicting Goals and Unrealistic Expectations
“The goal is to keep the goal the goal.” – Dan John How many of you know someone with one of the following goals: “I’m going to get down to X% body fat this year.” “I’m going to squat, bench and/or deadlift a PR.” “This is the year where I put on the most size […]
Continue ReadingFat Loss Training 101
All right people, it’s go-time. Many of you reading this will have already set a goal for the New Year, and many of you will have resolved to either lose scale weight or body fat. Congratulations! Setting a goal is a great first step in the process. But now, the question becomes “how do I […]
Continue ReadingMy Goals for 2011 – Athletic
Last week, we covered my professional goals for 2011. This time, it’s time to focus on my training and athletic goals for the new year. Here are my current stats, as they sit after last week’s “test.”
Continue ReadingTop 10 Posts of 2010
With the year winding down, I thought today might be an appropriate time to do a year-end Top 10 post. This is really helpful for two reasons: It helps me understand what you guys want and enjoy reading the most, and It’s typically strong content that many of you may have never even seen before!
Continue ReadingFestivus for the Rest of Us
Today, it’s time to start thinking about 2011. What are your goals? Your dreams? Your aspirations? What do you want to get out of your training?
Continue ReadingMy Goals for 2011 – Professional
Over the next two weeks, I’m going to give you guys a little insight as to my goal-setting process for the upcoming year. This is something that I get asked about quite frequently, so I sincerely hope it doesn’t come off as narcissistic, or at the very least, a little too self-centered! At the end […]
Continue ReadingMy Top 10 Fitness Books
We all have “those” books. You know the ones – they always lay next to your bed, either with dog-ears or post-it notes to mark the most important passages. These are the books that have helped mold you as a coach or trainer. Today, I thought it might be helpful to give you all some […]
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