Have you ever wanted a professional strength and conditioning coach to take over your programming but don’t think you can afford it❓ At just $19 a month, Train With Craig may be for you‼️ What does session of Train With Craig look like❓ Here is Day 2 of the General Fitness program for the month … Continue reading Train With Craig…December Edition

Quick thought...failing to pure train 1-Leg strength in a meaningful way is one of the biggest mistakes a performance coach can make. Couples exercises we push... Skater Squat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uJLMVbuNzY&feature=youtu.be 1-Leg Squat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oB2k5JgbZpk&feature=youtu.be Sled March https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZz3SZAOq_8&feature=youtu.be You will also find a ton of SLDL's, split squat variations, and other single leg movements. Do yourself and your … Continue reading Single Leg Training

Today is Day 2️⃣9️⃣ of #30daysofcore where I’ll share some tips and thoughts on core work for the next 30 days. Here is an extremely difficult core exercise we use as a very late progression, the Traveling DB Plank Row with Push Up, after mastering and performing a lot of rollouts, body saws, plank rows, push up … Continue reading Traveling Dumbbell Plank Row with Push Up

Happy Monday! Like every other Monday, here are a few thoughts bouncing around in my head after a week of reading, podcasts, cruising social media and any other continuing ed. Enjoy! There is a lot of both good and bad on social media. The key is being able to sift through it all and pull … Continue reading Monday Musings

Happy Sunday! Just like every other Sunday, we have another group of podcasts and articles to read and listen to that I have dived into. Like every other week, there was a ton of content out there both in written form and through podcasts. Before we get to the weekly content, I wanted to remind … Continue reading S&C Week in Review: 12/27

Today is Day 2️⃣7️⃣ of #30daysofcore where I’ll share some tips and thoughts on core work for the next 30 days. If you are anything like me, you sometimes get a little bored with simple core exercises. So, here are 5 challenging anti-lateral Flexion exercise that you may have never tried. Feet Elevated Weighted Side Plank https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm2YOeMIZho&feature=youtu.be … Continue reading 5 Anti-Lateral Flexion Core Challenges

Curious as to what a day of the Athlete Train With Craig program looks like❓ Here you go‼️ This example is the current Day 2 of the December program. A1: 2 Jump Jump SquatA2: Feet Elevated Weighted Side Plank B1: Rear Foot Elevated Split SquatB2: Dumbbell Bench PressB3: Walkout Anti Rotation C1: 2 Dumbbell SLDLC2: … Continue reading Day 2 of the Athlete Program!

Another month, another post full of random thoughts that have been going through my head. Hope it sparks a little thought in people and you enjoy! The best ability an athlete can have? Availability.One athlete performs a bench press with a barbell One athlete performs a bench press with DB's When they meet in sport … Continue reading Random Thoughts: December Edition

Today is Day 2️⃣6️⃣ of #30daysofcore where I’ll share some tips and thoughts on core work for the next 30 days. No crunches. No sit ups. No leg lifts. No Russian twists. We program exercises that resist extension, rotation and lateral flexion, get ups and loaded carries. We program exercises that demand core stability. We program exercises … Continue reading Our Core Training?

Happy Monday! Like every other Monday, here are a few thoughts bouncing around in my head after a week of reading, podcasts, cruising social media and any other continuing ed. Enjoy! Good strength coaches don’t just tell athletes what to do, they tell them why they should do it and how it will benefit them.One … Continue reading Monday Musings