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: 2/28

The Farmer’s Carry is a staple exercise for us with all populations, both adults and athletes. Why? ☑️Core stability☑️Hip stability☑️Shoulder stability☑️Grip strength☑️Safe☑️Self-limiting ☑️Easy to perform well☑️Hard to perform poorly We typically program some type of carry 1-2x per week, performing 3 sets like we do with most everything else. What we do different is program it … Continue reading Why I Love Farmer’s Carries

Looking for a difficult anti-extension progression from the Body Saw? Then give the Foam Roll Body Saw a try...way more difficult than it looks! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwEzrij9Nto&feature=youtu.be

Adults lose power at a quicker rate then they do strength, making training power extremely important as we age.  The issue is that most adults don’t move as well as they once did, with wear and tear and cranky joints.  Because of this, joint friendly power work is a must. We can’t have an adult … Continue reading Developing Power in Adult Populations

Here is a great Anti-Rotation core exercise that we admittedly don’t use nearly enough. 🗣 The goal of this exercise has much less to do with the pushing or pulling of the arms and everything to do with preventing any unwanted motion throughout the core while you are pushing and pulling. Some coaching thoughts 💭  … Continue reading Standing Push:Pull With a Landmine?

Building the engine is important and essential to sport performance, but don’t forget to develop a good set of brakes to match the engine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCD5BDf9Auc&feature=youtu.be

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! Building the engine is important and essential to sport performance, but don’t forget to develop a good set of brakes to match the engine.Especially … 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: 2/21

The Hurdle Jump and Stick is a progression we use after an athlete has mastered the Box Jump.  The biggest change the athlete has to deal with when progressing to the hurdles is that they now experience a much greater eccentric load due to gravity on the way down — where the box eliminated the … Continue reading Why and When We Use the Hurdle Jump

Pairing an Overcoming Isometric with a plyometric is a phenomenal way to develop huge power. In this scenario, we perform the pin pull in a position specific to the sport (skating) and then capitalize on the motor unit recruitment through the Explosive Step Up. Here was a 6-10 seconds Split Squat Pin Pull paired with … Continue reading Overcoming Isometrics for Power Development