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The field of strength and conditioning has exploded over the past 10-20 years, and more people are interested in joining the ranks than ever before. Unfortunately, most young professionals simply don’t know what options are available, where to start, or what it will take to get there. Because of this, many professionals end up moving […]
For a variety of reasons, the squat is a part of most strength & conditioning programs, and I’m sure you’re doing some version of this movement with your athletes and/or teams. There are countless progressions for it, it’s efficient, the resources needed are minimal, and it’s relatively easy to teach. When I teach the squat […]
I had the opportunity to go to the Rogers Athletic Company headquarters a while ago, and film some awesome videos for you. If you’re not familiar with Rogers, they make incredible football equipment like blocking pads, sleds, goal posts and more, and they also make fantastic strength training equipment including their Pendulum line of equipment. […]
We’ve all heard the jokes about how guys stay “home sick” on leg day or friends don’t let friends skip leg day. There are numerous nicknames for lackluster lower bodies and inconsistent training practices, and most of them seem to be aimed at men. Women never seem to have a problem training legs. Most guys […]
A lot of people have ideas for a new piece of equipment, but most of us don’t have the resources to bring it to life. I know for me, that’s probably OK because there are already enough bad ideas floating around, but once in a while something comes out that is so simple you think […]
Some really cool people visit me at Total Performance to talk about training, and I love spending time with different coaches talking shop. Recently, I got an e-mail from my friend Ted Rath (Detroit Lions Strength & Conditioning) telling me that Matt McGettigan from the Air Force Academy was coming into town and wanted to […]
You may have read my review of Eric Cressey’s new product the High Performance Handbook recently. I mentioned in the review that I was going to ask Eric a few questions, and he responded right away. Like I said, he’s a great guy who loves to teach, so taking the time to answer a few […]
I don’t get overly excited when people send me programs and products to review because, honestly, there is a lot of garbage out there. I’m sure you hear all about every product on the internet, and I try hard to only talk about things I think are worthwhile – quality products created by quality people […]
We have definitely become addicted to fatigue. Programs like CrossFit, P90X and Insanity have gotten us to crave the feeling of fatigue. If we’re not crushed at the end of a workout, it couldn’t have been that great. But, if we’re puking in a bucket, it MUST have been a great one. Hard work and […]
Possibly one of the most common questions strength coaches get from young professionals is how to break into the strength and conditioning profession. It’s kind of the million dollar question. So, I asked my friend Ron McKeefery to give us some advice. Ron is a strength coach for the Cincinnati Bengals and was the head […]