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When i was a kid, I specialized in sport at a pretty young age. Once I began playing football, I loved the sport and often played multiple seasons per year (summer and fall). Even though I ended up playing 16 seasons in my career, one aspect of my game wasn’t...
Read MoreThe Files are INSIDE the computer When it comes to being a strength coach, the training (in person) is really only one aspect of the job. There are countless tasks and responsibilities that creep into your job profile. The difficult thing is staying sharp with all of these duties.
Read MoreIn most sports, if you don't have speed, you're at a serious disadvantage. Sure you can make up for it with skill in some cases, but you're making it really hard for yourself. I haven't always put so much emphasis on speed training, but I do now. Speed Training *The picture above is from one of my athletes, Pat Norton. Pat is extremely dedicated an...
Read MoreDon't just lift weights. Get FASTER. There are two things I'm very passionate about in coaching: Speed Training and Performance Enhancement. I know many people will say the same things, but I don't think they really act on it. If you coach field sport athletes and you don't help them...
Read MoreMy job as a strength coach is to help people get better. At the end of the day, it’s as simple as that. Training plyometrics is essential to that, but there's an educational hurdle that needs to be overcome. I create a plan and execute that plan for each individual...
Read MoreTraining Plyometrics are a complex but rewarding part of athletic development. They're complex because there a lot of nuances involved in doing them most effectively and efficiently, and the high forces involved should force you to emphasize optimal technique. However, once you put it all together and successfully implement them...
Read MoreI love broscience...I used to smile every time I heard something exceptionally 'unfounded by science' at Extreme Fitness back in the day. Muscle confusion is one of those great terms. It seemed so ridiculous to me then, but it didn't really bother me, because most of those bro's didn't know...
Read MoreLet's start with an easy question. Is hydration important? You won’t find many people that disagree. I’m sure if you polled a hundred athletes, you would get consensus - of course it is. Everybody knows that it is. Yet, hydration is one of those things that everybody knows but nobody...
Read More(This article was partly motivated by the story out of the NHL combine about the top-ranked prospect being unable to complete a pull-up in testing…)This one is a doozie. There is no right answer, just multiple perspectives to consider.Sport-specificity creates an interesting dynamic for sport scientists and coaches because it...
Read MoreOne of my big pet peeves is when I hear people talking about speed and the conversation typically starts with 'there are two ways to improve speed: stride length and stride frequency'. The thing that bothers me the most is that these aren't truly determinants, but simply characteristics. If you...
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