Another week, another group of podcasts and articles to read and listen to that I have dived into this past week. Like every week, there was a ton of content out there both in written form and through podcasts. For podcasts, I loved Mike Robertson podcast on thoughts after turning 40. There is so much … Continue reading Weekend Week in Review

Force is force. I like cleans and snatches as much as anyone, but you can probably get the same results from jump squats with the trap bar or even dumbbells with a much lower barrier of entry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyoy3dHbrhE

If an athlete can’t perform a proper 1-leg linear hurdle hop, 1-leg medial/lateral hops and/or 1-leg squats in a controlled environment, do we think they’ll be able to throw on the brakes or change direction when they are moving at full speed in a more chaotic environment? Probably not. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuvoZ-2cY5c

Happy Monday! Here are a few thoughts bouncing around in my head after a week of reading, podcasts and other continuing ed. Enjoy! Low back Pain? Try rolling out the bottom of your feet. The nerves that innervate your low back stabilizers are the same nerve that innervate the soles of your feet. When we … Continue reading Monday Musings

Another week, another group of podcasts and articles to read and listen to that I have dived into this past week. Like every week, there was a ton of content out there both in written form and through podcasts. For podcasts, both the Iron Game Chalk Talk with Todd Hamer and CVASP with Matt Johnson … Continue reading Weekend Week in Review

Our Monday (heaviest day of the week) lift with @unhwhockey . . The squad came back in stronger, more powerful and better conditioned then ever before in preparation for the upcoming hockey season. Seated Box Jumps Med Ball Work Concentric Jump Squats RFE Split Squat Bench Press 1-Leg RDL We also had some Split Squat … Continue reading Day 1 Lift with Women’s Hockey

Happy Monday! Here are a few thoughts bouncing around in my head after a week of reading, podcasts and other continuing ed. Enjoy! Recently Gray Cook was speaking about grip strength. He was saying that grip strength testing tells us a lot more then just how strong your forearms are and that your body will … Continue reading Monday Musings

Another week, another group of podcasts and articles to read and listen to that I have dived into this past week. Like every week, there was a ton of content out there both in written form and through podcasts. A great for podcasts I would recommend the Iron Game Chalk Talk with Mike Potenza. It … Continue reading Weekend Week in Review

Box Jumps; ✅ Put max force into the ground ✅ Learn proper landing mechanics.. ✅ Eliminate the eccentric/declarative stress . ❌ Be a hero and jump on the highest box possible ❌ Land in a terrible position cause the box is way to high. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VOhaZrBuqA

In our Instagram/social media culture we love the complicated/sophisticated when it comes to strength training. We do just the opposite. We push things. We pull things. When squat (primarily on 1-Leg). We hinge and/or bridge. We perform anti-Extension or anti-rotation core work. We carry things. And then we do it all over again the next … Continue reading Simple & Effective Strength Training