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Why You Should Create Your Own Strength Software in Excel

When I first started developing strength and conditioning programs, I would stare at a piece of paper for hours, trying to put exercises...

Things to Add to Your Gym Bag

There are some of us that like the minimal gym bag with a t-shirt, a pair of runners, and a towel. However, if your gym bag is anything...

Feel Hip Pain from Squatting? Try This

Whenever I am asking a group of athletes to start a new squatting program there are always a few in the group that get hip pain. They...

Improve Tackling Ability in the Weight Room

I have previously written about the benefits of in season training. In season training allows for better performance at the end of the...

Awesome Exercises: Landmine Squat

Having trouble getting your athletes to squat well? Getting someone to squat perfectly can sometimes be a challenge. With the differences...

Ankle Mobility & Jump Height

How does ankle mobility affect jump height? Often when coaches look to improve athletes jump height they look immediately at lower body...

When Training More is Not Better.

Trying to out work the competition by training more does not always yield a compeditive advantage. In fact many times it leaves athletes...

Write Your Own Workout: Steps For a Balanced Plan

For anyone who does not currently have a coach or trainer writing your own workout plan can be a daunting task. Fortunately there are...

Vertical Jump Exercise: How to Improve Your Ability to Fly

Vertical jump might be the king of athletic movements. Sport performance coaches use the vertical jump as a predictor of athletic...

Warm Up Sets: For the Squat / Bench Press / and Deadlift

The most overlooked aspects in training are the warm up sets. Typically the main exercise of each workout, omitting the Olympic lifts is...

Create a complete Warm Up in Less Time

Anyone who knows me, knows that I thrive on systems. I try to systematize all of my training processes. From program design, to...

How to Perform a Strength Warmup

Something I get asked all the time is how to structure warmup sets for the major lifts. This may include but is not limited to: Bench...