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My Top 10 Single-Leg Exercises for Athletes and Gen Pop Clients (2024)
If you’re looking to improve your single-leg strength and stability, I’ve got you covered in this week’s video! Now look, I LOVE big-bang lifts like squats and deadlifts. There’s nothing better than getting in the gym and pushing some weight or really getting after it. BUT you can love big-bang lifts while still respecting the […]
Continue Reading10 Ways to Reduce Jumper’s Knee Pain (Patellar Tendinopathy)
If you have clients or athletes who are struggling with Jumper’s Knee, here are 10 exercises you can start using TODAY to reduce their pain and get them BACK to their favorite activities. Athletes who play ports like basketball or volleyball have an increased likelihood of dealing with Jumper’s Knee, or patellar tendinopathy.. In fact, […]
Continue ReadingProgram Design Q&A: Your Program Design Questions Answered!
Do you want to write better training programs? If so, you’re going to love this week’s video! Today, I’m going to share with you four questions that I commonly get with regards to program design: How do you fit speed, strength, power and conditioning into a 60-65 minute workout? How can I write programs for […]
Continue Reading5 Easy Exercises You Can Use to Reduce Knee Pain NOW
Let’s be honest…knee pain sucks. And if you’re tired of dealing with dodgy knees, I bet I can help! Between my own knee issues in the past, and now all the years I’ve spent working with elite basketball players, I’d like to think I know a thing or two about knees and how to get […]
Continue Reading3 Exercise Modifiers You Can Use to Get Better Results with Less Coaching and Cuing
Have you ever overwhelmed a client or athlete by giving them too many cues? I know I have! When I think back to when I was just getting started, I cringe at how many times I over-cued someone in an effort to make their movement look perfect. But what if instead of giving MORE cues, […]
Continue ReadingProgram Design for Longevity, Health and Long-Term Wellness
Do you train gen pop clients? Do they want the mobility to move around pain-free? The strength to perform everyday tasks without the fear of getting injured? And/or the conditioning to do the things that they love and enjoy doing? If so, this video is for you! This is a little snippet from my Fit […]
Continue ReadingReframe Pain: Keep Your Clients Working Out…Even When They Are In Pain
How do we, as coaches, construct training programs for those who are in persistent pain? Our industry traditionally talks about either enhancing performance in people without pain OR rehabbing a person’s pain away. More often than not, however, our clients are in a gray area between the two extremes. While we may not have a […]
Continue ReadingEntry-Level Exercises to Bulletproof Your Achilles
It goes without saying that the number of Achilles injuries in both elite athletes and weekend warriors is on the rise. So if you want to stay healthy, you can’t just keep doing the same old things – you need to train smarter. So think of this today’s video as a starter pack – 3 […]
Continue Reading3 Ways to Make Zone 2 Cardio FUN
I’ve got an admission to make… …for most of my adult life, I’ve absolutely HATED doing cardio. But as a trainer and coach for 23 years now, I also know improving my conditioning is critical if I want to move and feel great as I age. So over the years, I’ve tried just about everything […]
Continue Reading5 Simple Squat Variations for Beginners
Squats are an awesome total-body exercise for building strength, power and muscle in the lower body. And ultimately, I want every client and athlete I train to be able to load a squat variation of their choice. But that leads to a great point – everyone should be working to find a squat variation that […]
Continue Reading10 KB Swing Variations for Lower Body Strength, Power and Explosiveness
Kettlebell swings are an awesome exercise for building strength, power and explosiveness in your lower body. But let’s be honest – sometimes just doing the same, standard KB swing time and time again can get boring! So in this video I’m going to give you 10 of my favorite kettlebell swing variations, as well as […]
Continue Reading4 Rowing Exercises GUARANTEED to Build Upper Back Size and Strength
If your goal is to build muscle, get stronger, or stay healthy as an athlete, rowing exercises should play a critical role in your development. But what exercises are best? Are certain options better than others if your goals are strength and size? In this video, I’m not only going to detail 4 of my […]
Continue Reading12 Bench Press Alternatives for Strong, Healthy, and Pain-Free Shoulders
The barbell bench press is one of the most rewarding lifts we can do in the gym. Whether it’s building muscle, getting stronger, or improving our athletic performance, the bench press can check all of those boxes. But you know what’s not cool? When every time you bench press your shoulders hurt! So if you’re […]
Continue ReadingBasketball S&C Checklist: 5 Preseason Must-Do’s
Most Strength & Conditioning Coaches do a good job at providing their basketball players with a comprehensive preseason training program. The great S&C Coaches, however, turn over every stone in the process of helping their hoopers not only build strength and power, but also develop the health and durability needed to withstand the constant demand […]
Continue ReadingEric Schmitt on Program Design and Agile Periodization in the NBA
If you’ve ever wondered how to write training programs for an NBA athlete, you’re going to love this episode. Whether we’re talking about off-season development, managing the grind of an 82-game season, or bringing an injured athlete back to 100%, today’s guest has seen it all. Eric Schmitt is in his fifth year as the […]
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