Regardless of the athlete or the level they compete at I have the same goals for every member of my program. I think it is important to have steadfast objectives for what you want to accomplish.
Of course, every person will have specific performance goals that we will work towards. However, I believe that the culture of training programs is vital success of individual athletes and culture is dictated by working towards a common objective.
This is the third and final installment in a three-part series covering the proper introduction of strength training for young athletes new to the weight room.
As we discussed in the first two articles, what separates a good introductory program from a bad one is twofold…
This is the second instalment in a three-part series covering the proper introduction of strength training for young athletes new to the weight room.
As we discussed in the last article what separates a good introductory program from a bad one is twofold…
This is the first installment in a three-part series on how to introduce strength training to a young athlete
Every athlete, at every level, has a very high demand for strength.
Their level of strength dictates their speed, explosiveness, and their potential for injury. […]
The case for developing relative strength prior to chasing absolute strength gains.
I am a steadfast believer that an athlete has to be able to handle their own bodyweight in order to progress into more advanced training methods in order to develop absolute strength and power. […]
Understanding the why and how behind Olympic Lifting and decoding variations that get the job done.
Olympic lifting has always been a hot topic amongst strength coaches and is wildly used within High School weight rooms. When done properly there are very few things that produce the levels of force and have the amount of transfer to the field as Olympic lifts do.
Key Phrase: WHEN DONE PROPERLY […]
How providing your athletes with a smaller variety of “Big” movements will allow them to progress faster and build a wider base for long-term strength gains.
When I design programs for any of my High School teams there is always one thing I keep in mind…
“How do I allow these athletes to attain MASTERY over their focus lifts” […]
Strength and conditioning for high school aged athletes is not merely about how strong and fast an athlete is. Don’t get me wrong, it plays an important part. However, getting an athlete to improve his strength is the easiest thing a coach can do.
How controlling your upper body pull movements with a 1-2-3 tempo builds a diesel upper back and provides structure to keep your shoulders healthy.
Not all muscles are created equal…
Some are built for power and some are built for stability.
Why the Posterior is Superior and how to build an explosive athlete by focusing on the “Go before the Show”
One thing every coach can agree on, and that is very rare in the field of sports performance, is that contact based sports are largely an expression of Anterior Power.
From a wide receiver exploding off the line of scrimmage to a Left Tackle engaging a Defensive Lineman the level anterior power an athlete possesses is an extreme difference maker. […]