An awesome aspect about being a strength coach is you get to watch great coaches do what they do best and at the same time be taught by them yourself. You have the pleasure of learning and then applying this knowledge gained to your athletes and you alike. The following deadlift refinement technique is not [...]
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I have to expand on a portion of my post on StrongGirlsWin.com from yesterday: the 3-Hour Glucose Tolerance Test. So, the test is screening for Gestational Diabetes and you only have to take this version if you fail the 1-Hour Tolerance Test (which I did). There are, of course, strict rules to follow to keep [...]
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Over the past five weeks of training I added 40lbs to my deadlift. “Whaaattt?? Are you some kind of magician?” you ask? No, not necessarily, but I’ve been doing a little bit of experimenting, along with training my deadlift with a bit of unconventional methodology. First, a bit of background information. In early 2011 I [...]
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The best part of being a strength coach is watching our young athletes come in and train hard. It takes little to no motivating from us coaches to get them to come in and smash weight; they have an awesome desire to get better. It’s the best part of our day to see them come [...]
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I’ve never been one to worry much about my salt intake, but for this pregnancy I made the decision to really crack down on the added sodium in my diet. Why? Well, two reasons: 1. When pregnant with my daughter, I found that often my blood pressure was very low (this is usual for me). [...]
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Last weekend, my wife and I were able to take advantage of a great opportunity. In short, some good friends of mine recently had their “Harajuku Moment” (or personal tipping point) with regards to personal health. They requested that Kelsey and I provide them with some nutrition lessons and give their current dietary regimen a [...]
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Just a few random thoughts that have been running around my mind and some training videos for everyone out there. Random Thoughts: I’ve been struggling as of late when it comes to high school weight training either as a class or after school for sports. It seems to be very few and far between that [...]
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While I’d argue you’d be hard-pressed to find a better exercise for the anterior core than the standing rollout, the fact of the matter is that the exercise is way, WAY too advanced for most people. For example, when I watch someone do a standing rollout for the first time, one of three things happens: [...]
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The p90x system has popularized the phrase “muscle confusion” with claims, within the infomercial, referring to the “training science of muscle confusion.” My question is this: Is “muscle confusion” based in “training science?” Oh, and, what the heck is “training science?” Here is a portion of the p90x pitch: Alright, muscle confusion… sounds good. Let’s [...]
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1. Below are two great articles that (if you haven’t already read them) you’ll really enjoy. 4 Things Your Girlfriend Should Know: A Girlfriend’s Response – by Lisa I had the pleasure of having dinner with Lisa (along with her other half, Tony Gentilcore) while my wife and I were up in Boston for our [...]
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