Happy 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! Admitting you are wrong is more important then proving you are right. Athletes should waste their bullets in sport, not in the weight room. Remember our goal is … Continue reading Monday Musings

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. Enjoy! Podcasts Like most weeks, some really good podcasts to listen to. I … Continue reading S&C Week in Review: 11/17

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 goal of the weight room should be to enhance the sport, improve sport performance, not take away from it. If athletes are tired, sore or anything else from … Continue reading Random Thoughts: November Edition

Training for power development doesn’t always have to be fancy or with a barbell in your hand or have some crazy periodization scheme. Sometimes all you need is a few simple pieces of equipment and your body weight. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUU23GpLO48

How I think we should judge the effectiveness of the strength programs we implement, and in this order; Are the athletes I work with staying healthy, both in sport and not getting hurt in the weight room.❓ Are the athletes I work with moving well and perform well in their sport.❓ Are we getting stronger/jumping … Continue reading Is Your Strength Program Effective?

More of our contrast training pairings that people asked about, this time bilateral lower body work. Just like our single leg lower body work, most of our strength work is in the 3-5 rep range and most of the following power work is in the 5-8 rep range. Trap Bar DL ➡️ Seated Box JumpTrap … Continue reading Bilateral Lower Body Contrast Work

Continuing with some of our contrast training pairings that people asked about, here are a handful of the pairings we’ve used the past few years with our single leg lower body work. We program slightly different then upper body work, as most of our strength work is in the 3-5 rep range and most of … Continue reading Single Leg Contrast Training

What is the function of the core? To stabilize and to protect the spine from unwanted movements. What is one of the best movements to check both of those boxes? Body Saws. What do you do when a regular Body Saw becomes too easy and you need a little more of a challenge❓ You do … Continue reading Foam Roll Body Saw

After posting a couple videos of contrast training I got a decent amount of messages on what some of our pairings are. Here are a handful of the pairings we’ve used the past few years with our upper body pulling, where most of our strength work is in the 3-5 rep range and most of … Continue reading Contrast Training: Upper Body Pulling

Another great way to perform Deadbugs that creates a lot more core engagement and allows people to really ‘feel’ their core is by adding a band to the bottom of the feet. In this two variations, both an isometric hold and reps, you get the traditional benefits of a Deadbug (anti-extension core, posterior pelvic tilt), … Continue reading Deadbugs with Band Hip Flexion