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Back to the Past
Michael Boyle
This is the first of a three part series. I had the "opportunity" the other day to get a workout in at a commercial gym. To say that it was an interesting experience would be an understatement. It was mid day in Southern California and the gym had approximately 30 people working out at the time. Just enough people to observe the current state of fitness training. Chain store gyms these days are still designed in what I referred to as Noah's Ark style in my second book, Designing Strength Training Programs and Facilities ( you can download it as an ebook at www.strengthcoach.com ). A Noah's Ark gym has at least two of every piece of equipment. The gym owner seems to have just picked up a few brochures from the major manufacturers and said give me two of everything. Usually, there is actually an overabundance of flat bench presses, treadmills and elliptical trainers. . . . keep reading
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The Many Things I Know About Women
Valerie Waters
This article was inspired by "The few things I know about women" by Eric Cressey. I thought Eric's article was excellent and I absolutely agree with what he said. However, when I read it I wanted more, not so much for me, but for the women training with trainers that want to train them like they do the guys. As Eric pointed out, women will respond differently (than men) to the way the program is designed, and more importantly, to the way they are coached. . . . keep reading
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Writing Collegiate Summer Strength and Conditioning Programs
By: Brijesh Patel, MA, CSCS
It's around that time of the year where those of us in the collegiate setting have to sit down and write summer strength and conditioning programs for our athletes. This can often be a daunting feat but this article is geared towards making the process simpler so that no stone is left unturned and you can provide the best possible program for your athletes. This article is not about sets and reps so I don't plan on going into specifics about how much to do, but the goal is for you to have all your bases covered as you begin to put your summer program together. . . . keep reading
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"Send-off" Summer Programs
Joe Bonyai CSCS
There aren't too many absolutes in our field, but there is one rule that will never change: a great program that is coached poorly is always worse than a poorly written program coached well. But what happens when you can't be there to coach?
When it comes to writing summer programs, I and many other coaches have one big problem: we don't see our athletes over the summer! Coaching is communicating, not calculating, and personally, I didn't become a coach so I could create colorful programs on Excel. Here are some guidelines that I follow when developing programs for my athletes who will be on their own during the summer months. . . . keep reading
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Is Your "Dynamic Warm-Up" DYNAMIC?
Brett Klika C.S.C.S
Article and Audio Interview
Every athletic performance coach worth their salt now does a dynamic warm-up with their athletes before training. The research has amassed favorably in regards to involving multiplanar, dynamic movement prior to exercise. Movement increases core temperature, tissue elasticity, neuromuscular coordination, and reinforces proper movement patterns. This, in turn, aids in preventing injury and improving performance. Yes, I know, preaching to the choir. However, not all "dynamic warm-ups" are created equal. . . . keep reading
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Episode 13- Strength Coach Podcast
Anthony Renna
Total Hip Training with Robb Rogers, Coach's Corner with Coach Boyle, Last Chance for the Perform Better Survey Contest, Carb Cycling with Jimmy Smith and Gray Cook's statement "Parts vs.Patterns" . . . keep reading
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Show this to your kids!
Central Washington softball team offers the ultimate act of sportsmanship: Players from the opposing team carry injured athlete around bases after a home-run hit. . . . keep reading
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Anterior Core Training
Michael Boyle
Who do we believe? The strength guys say something like "forget doing abs, just do heavy squats and deadlifts". Don't even say the word core around these guys. The functional guys say "lying down is not functional". The functional guys seem to be against any core training not done standing. If we proceeded logically we would see that both groups, the strength guys and the functional guys, at least agree that all good core training is done standing. As usual, I disagree with both parties. . . . keep reading
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Lessons from Olympic Weightlifting
Daniel Martinez
Article and Audio Interview
Since November of 2007 I have been training in the sport of Olympic weightlifting. I hope to communicate some of what I have learned and what the experience has meant to me as an athlete and coach. I think sometimes the role of Olympic weightlifting is over and understated in its contribution and level of importance to athlete development. The benefits and risks coincide with the level of the coach and the athlete, so often the only people who are capable of fully extracting 100% from Olympic weightlifting are Olympic weightlifters and Olympic weightlifting coaches. With that said, it is not necessary to bring out 100% from weightlifting, rather it is important that you bring out 100% of the quality of weightlifting you are hoping to gain for the benefit of your athletes and your program. . . . keep reading
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Coaching Greatness
Brett Klika C.S.C.S
Article and Audio Interview
I just got back from one of Perform Better's 1 day seminars in L.A. I got the opportunity to listen to Mike Boyles "25 mistakes in 25 years" and Juan Carlos Santana's "Transformation Strategies for Real People" amongst other great presentations. These two really resonated with me. These presentations made me feel that we're starting to talk about what our industry challenges really are. In my 12 year career, I have been a counselor at a fat camp, an NCAA intern strength coach, a resident coach at an Olympic Training Center, and now am the Director of Athletics for Todd Durkin's Fitness Quest 10. I've worked with thousands of children, pro-athletes, and average population. I've learned that regardless of physical capabilities, people are people. They need motivation, they need nurturing, they need accountability, and they need someone to give a damn. They need personal training. . . . keep reading
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Episode 7- The StrengthCoach.com Forum Roundtable, brought to you by Vibraflex.com
Anthony Renna
In Episode 7 of The Forum Roundtable, the Coaches discuss:
"Low Back Pain and Plank Progressions for Clients with Blood Pressure Issues",
"Individualizing Programs in a Group Setting" and
"How Necessary is Exercise Variation?"
This week's Rapid Fire Q&As:
"What is the Biggest Mistake Trainers Make in Program Design?"
"What is One Thing You Would Do Over Again in Your Career If You Could?" . . . keep reading
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Episode 12.5- The Strength Coach Podcast
Anthony Renna
Interviews with Bill Hartman and Mike Robertson about the topics they will be covering in their upcoming Indianapolis Performance Enhancement Seminar: 21st century Core Training, Creating a More Effective Assessment, Optimizing Upper Extremity Biomechanics, Building Bulletproof Knees, Selecting the Optimal Method for Flexibility Training and Program Design. . . . keep reading
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