I was a strength coach at Columbus Academy about 12-15 years ago. I was doing my darndest to get as many sports into the weight room as possible. I just felt that each team could reap the benefits. Not every sport head coach agreed. Which isn’t too far-fetched. Some coaches are old school and just [...]
One of the frequently asked questions that we get is if we can train your particular athlete for whatever sport they are playing. My simple answer is yes, but it is more complicated than that. If you want to do training for a particular sport, you should really do it for more mature athletes i.e. [...]
When athletes start working with us, their parents usually ask, “Is this something we will have to do forever?” Which is a good question since our service is a paid service. They don’t want to sacrifice their college savings for this. Unless, they are gambling that this will pay off in a college scholarship [...]
Let me start off by saying I’ve never been opposed to junior high kids lifting weights. You just need to pay strict attention to form and the progression of your workout plan. That’s where you can get into trouble by lifting your young-un like an adult. When I started my fitness business way back when, [...]
I was in Nashville this past weekend attending the National Strength and Conditioning Association’s Coaches Conference. There were a lot of great presenters and a lot of colleges were represented with their strength coaches at this conference. In fact, I flew down with a strength coaching peer, Andy Britton, who is an assistant strength coach [...]
I have been lucky enough to work with a lot of great athletes and great teams. One in particular was the 2003 Columbus Academy football team which won the state title that year. I was the strength coach at Academy so I got to work with all the teams (if they chose to send their [...]
I have sat down with so many parents in my career discussing their athletes that I can probably sound off the reasons they want to do speed/strength training. Get Faster/Stronger Rehab An Injury Make My Team Make All-State Play In College And The List Goes On But, one reason that I hear every so often [...]
This is the story of little Jimmy. Jimmy is a 13 year old in the 7th grade. He plays football and baseball and I’m not sure what positions, but he has basically been throwing for 12 months straight between the two sports. He currently participating in a lifting program with his football team. Jimmy also [...]
Has your child shown a keen interest in weightlifting? The average 14-16 year old can’t complete 20 unbroken pushups, hold a static squat or perform any of the typical bodyweight movements properly. It can be difficult working with untrained kids. Whether you’re a parent or coach working with kids interested in weightlifting, caution should be [...]
The week of the NFL Draft, I wrote my blog about if you were the slowest performer in the 40 at the NFL Combine for your position, would you get drafted? […]