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 [...]
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 [...]
The athlete’s body is never in peak condition throughout the year. Athletic development involves cycles of progression, adaptation, regression and recovery. As a result, many coaches minimize or completely alleviate strength training when the season begins. These coaches believe that strength training will adversely affect the performance of their players if incorporated with in-season training. [...]
Performance coaches in the private sector get a bad rap sometimes with coaches who coach a club team or school team. And to be honest, I’m getting tired of it. My athletes come back to me telling me, “My coach told me this, or my coach told me that.” And it usually involves a [...]
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 [...]
NBA preseason games have already started. Can you believe that? It seems like it was just last week that the Cleveland Cavaliers captured a professional title for that city. But, time flies and here we are. So I thought I would give you a little checklist of what you could do to prep yourself [...]
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 [...]
It is no secret that one of the key ingredients to getting faster is improving your strength, specifically your leg strength. Squats are one of the best, if not the best, strength training exercises for improving your speed.