Why are athletes, especially young athletes consistently hurt and injured? I've seen some shocking injuries and an alarming number of injuries. Lots of "rolled ankles", "I hurt my back" and then some serious injuries that require surgery. I think back to the 80s. I don't recall anyone rolling an ankle. In sports, I want to make it clear that there is NO way we can ever eliminate injuries, but through intelligent training and intelligent application of sports, we can greatly reduce … [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...]
5 Training & Coaching Lessons (How Things Have Changed Since 2010)
5 Training / Coaching Lessons that have evolved for me since 2010. When they say "Kids haven't changed, adults have changed......" Well, that's NOT the whole truth. Everyone has changed. Technology has changed people. And the BIG change is this: Regardless of age, technology has removed a LOT of the work involved. Everything is easier to gain access to. But, the beautiful thing is this: RESULTS still and always will require intelligent, hard, consistent effort. With … [Read more...]
STRONG Life Podcast ep. 280: Coach Al Vermeil | The Art of Coaching, Building Tough Athletes & More!
STRONG Life Podcast ep. 280 with legendary Strength Coach, Al Vermeil. Brought to you by SORINEX - the leaders in strength training equipment. If you're a Coach, google Coach Vermeil to see his bio and experience in coaching. Coach Vermeil has been involved in coaching for longer than I've been alive. I love listening to his practical common sense approach to training athletes. It's something that is missing in today's training because of the abundance of software and technology, yet … [Read more...]
QnA: Tactical Training, Olympic Lifting Debates & Turning Pro
STRONG Life Podcast ep. 273 QnA ALL Day on this one, again! And, it was AWESOME. BIG thanks to everyone who contributed by dropping great questions on my Instagram. Make sure you listen to the end as I announce 2 Winners of a 1 year membership to The Underground Strength Academy for leaving awesome 5 star reviews! In this episode I cover the following topics: - Training the tactical population (Military, Law Enforcement, Firemen, First Responders) - Grease the Groove to Improve … [Read more...]
247: Kurt Hester: Strength & Conditioning “Madman”
STRONG Life Podcast ep. 247 with Kurt Hester. WOW, what an awesome episode with Kurt who is in his late 50s (I always say he looks like he's 32) and crushing it as a Coach. I have a TON of respect for Kurt. He has been at the D1 level in the big schools, then went and opened his private facility for close to 20 years, then at almost 50 was hired at the D1 level and is building hammers. As a Coach, Kurt is improving every day and has had decades and decades of experience at both the … [Read more...]
Building Stronger, Tougher & Faster Athletes: Eventually, Athletes Need a Heavy Bar on their Back
Times have been changing for quite some time..... Strength training with the basics is just not "cool" anymore. "Experts" hate on squats and now we have high school kids who can barely squat bodyweight. And this COVID shutdown of gyms didn't help. When gyms were open, at least the kids were in there training. Now, parents are afraid to send kids to a gym and we have everyone locked down in a "safety bubble" You see, many athletes took it upon themselves to do NOTHING during the COVID … [Read more...]
240 | Coach JP Mikhael, From Prison to Growing a Gym that Changes Lives
Here we go! STRONG Life Podcast ep. 240 with Strength Coach & Gym owner, JP Mikhael. This is a POWERFUL, inspiring story about overcoming tough times and doing GREAT in this world. Listen to the podcast first and then see the videos of JP's gym in action, M3 Strength & Conditioning. We talk about training and life as always, so prepare to be fired up. … [Read more...]
207 | Pete Bommarito on Training Athletes & The Business of Strength & Conditioning
STRONG Life Podcast ep. 207 with Pete Bommarito! This podcast is PACKED to the gills with awesome info! Pete and I discuss all things strength, speed and athletic performance as well as the business aspect of being a GREAT Strength Coach. This will get you fired up whether you're a Coach or not because remember: SUCCESS LEAVES CLUES! Here's just some of what we cover in this episode of The STRONG Life: … [Read more...]
Program Design Tips with Zach & Matt Wenning
There are MANY program design methods and variations that fall under each category of specific styles of program design and program organization. For example, we have the conjugate method, which is essentially an endless array of variations and options. We have progressive overload, aka linear periodization which many people talk down upon yet I have found this to work GREAT with athletes and even for myself. You can use linear progression with conjugate exercise selection. In the … [Read more...]
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