I realize that most of you reading this won’t care to read much further, but writing (typing?) this will help me in recalling my 2015 experiences. This past year has been quite a whirlwind adventure, so try and stay with me! 1. My Gym is Nearly Complete! 2. I Started Training for Weightlifting Again[…]
I often wonder much about the ways of a strength coach. We are different from other people. We are NOT normal by any means. It’s silly, really. To think, as a strength coach, our whole lively-hood revolves around external resistance. Whether it is from iron plates or speed parachutes, we are obsessed with overloading the[…]
This post is going toward the philosophic end so, if you don’t want to think too much, I suggest you run away :). We all have influences in our lives. Hopefully more good than bad. Either way, these influences help or hinder our decisions every day. For example, I remember when I was a kid[…]
I believe self-reflection is extremely important and one thing that sets most successful people apart from the rest. Many can go through life without even questioning how they are doing in certain areas, or what they should do differently to improve. I often like to think for a moment on what current themes are happening in[…]
Strength coaches have a chance to help athletes gain maximal results in their training, depending on their training age and other factors. However, sometimes the overzealous strength coach may try to do too much at once. We’ve all been there; there are so many things that Athlete X needs to “fix” in order to move more[…]
As in every profession, strength and conditioning is including more technology every day. If you’re one that doesn’t like to be lazy or wants to keep their job, for that matter, I think it’s important to at least have a good understanding of what’s out there and why it’s used. My question to you today;[…]
I’ve never been a sport coach, but I believe this is one area that strength coaches and sport coaches have in common. Why do we coach athletes? Most will say because we want to see them succeed; we want to lead them to success. Others may say that with leading them, we want to lead[…]
There are many, many people who understand how to perform main movements such as squats and deadlifts. However, out of those people, there are not that many who understand how to go through that movement applying all the nuances of force that must occur to ultimately gain the level of strength that would make[…]
I’d like to call myself an avid reader, unfortunately I pale in comparison to myself even a few years ago. We all get busy with work and exciting new events in our lives. I’m not trying to make excuses, but I am 😉 I feel that it is important to read what has already[…]
