STRONG Life Podcast ep 350 Brought to you by http://ZachStrength.com - Get the BEST FREE Strength Training Courses In this episode, Strength Coach Pete Arroyo takes us through his timeline as a Strength & Conditioning Coach, starting from the early days of the forums on websites such as Dr. Mel Siff's SuperTraining forum and Deep Squatter forum as well. Pete takes us through some awesome experiences as he gets his first Strength & Conditioning job in one of the earliest sports … [Read more...]
322: Dan Fichter | Building Agile, Mobile & EXPLOSIVE Athletes
STRONG Life POdcast ep 322 with Dan Fichter. Be ready to deep dive into the world of sports performance as Dan and I go back and forth for almost 2 hours talking about our experiences from the early 90s all the way to current day. Dan is the founder of Wanna Get Fast and is a BUSY Coach. He is a consultant for Coaches ranging from youth to the pros, teaches High School Physical Education, is a head Football Coach & Track Coach at his high school AND is a full time Strength Coach at his … [Read more...]
The “BEST Way” to Train & Develop Athletes for LONG Term Success
Is there a "best way" to train athletes? Many roads can lead to Rome, but the way America is operating with regards to training our youth, only the genetically gifted are thriving. The majority are getting injured and / or burning out emotionally long before they are at the age where they can achieve high levels of athleticism or their true potential . I'm saying this through experience, not guessing. I started training athletes in 1995. Every 5 years or so, I notice another decline in … [Read more...]
Tire Flip Instruction – Strongman Training Technique
After our recent Lift STRONG fundraiser, benefiting Leukemia & Lymphoma Foundation, I saw how countless athletes had NO clue how to properly flip the tire, especially the heavier, 600 lb tire. Even the guys who were built like brick shit houses were often found wrestling and failing to flip the 600 lb tire. Learning HOW to use your strength is critical if you want to be successful as an athlete. This is what we call "functional strength" - can your gym strength be used to apply OUTSIDE … [Read more...]
2 Critical Program Design Tips, Dangerous Exercises & Knowing Your Enemy
Remember that OLD school tune with Rage Against the Machine, "Know the Enemy"? Yep, Yep... well, with training, it's the same difference. After training for 22 years I am still learning more and more about my body, sometimes, ya gotta learn the HARD way. The other day I saw a video of Louie Simmons hitting rack pulls, I was inspired, and decided I too, need to do rack pulls. Problem is, I've been injured on them before, even with light weights well below my max on rack pulls. Like a … [Read more...]