Happy Monday and Happy Memorial Day! I hope everyone is having a great weekend! 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! The field of strength and conditioning would be much better if coaches … 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: 5/30

It’s fairly simple to develop vertical power in the weight room with traditional Olympic lifts and traditional vertical based plyometric movements, but developing horizontal power becomes a little trickier, especially if you are like me and don’t love traditional broad jumps because of the shear forces of the landing, which scare me a little. One … Continue reading Developing Power…

Want to develop power❓ ☑️ Sprint https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kegXo5r0zxs ☑️ Throw Med Balls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L560PRVqHA ☑️ Jump/Plyo Work https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZBUKge6UUI ☑️ Olympic Lifting/Loaded Jumps  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LX3kmu5IQ0c Not one of them, all of them. PS…all our of power work, from med balls, to ploys, to olympic lifts, with all our progressions and regressions, in my Ultimate Power Development Program! Learn more HERE!

With overhead athletes we try to utilize the bottoms up position in as many ways as we can, whether it be get ups, overhead presses, carries, or anything else, are undeniable. • Better overall shoulder health• Greater rotator cuff activation• Increased core stability• Improved grip strength A lot of times some of the simplest things … Continue reading Why the Kettlebell Bottoms Up Press?

Why Do we Perform Contrast Training❓ 💥 Potentiation, Manipulating the CNS & Enhanced Rate of Force Development. When Do We Implement It in Our Program❓ ⏰ Usually in a power block that is 8-12 weeks into the overall training block for the athlete. How Do We Implement It in Our Program❓ 💪 We pair a … Continue reading Why, When and How with Contrast Work

Why the Landmine Press has become a staple in our pressing movements: ✅ Overhead Pressing is important for various reasons and needs to be trained – it’s often overlooked in favor of horizontal pressing like the bench press which is often over-emphasized by coaches/athletes. ✅ Don’t try to fit a square leg in a round … Continue reading Why the Landmine Press?

Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a great weekend! 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! Quality > Quantity. Moving weight well > moving weight poorly.Simple health hack: get 10k steps or more … 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: 5/23

“If you train patterns you won’t miss muscles, but if you train muscles you will miss patterns.” Exos/Athletes Performance The point of lifting weights is to stress into movement patterns. Squat and hinge on both 1 and 2 legs. Push things. Pull things. Carry things. Rinse and repeat. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag3QK_dJZTI