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Posts tagged strength

Are Your Getting the Most Out of Your Squat?

Aug23
2012
Written by Ryan
Are Your Getting the Most Out of Your Squat?

I recently bought the 3rd edition of Starting Strength by Mark Rippetoe.  As I read through it I had a light bulb go on when reading the squat section more specifically when he refers to body positioning based on your chosen bar placement, high bar or low bar.  Rip is a huge proponent of the [...]

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Posted in Athletic Performance, Coaching Tips, SAPT, Squat, Strength Training - Tagged SAPT, squat
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A Witness to Female Strength

May17
2012
Written by Ryan
A Witness to Female Strength

Today’s post is in honor of “Female Strength”. I had the privilege of seeing two feats of strength this past week. The first was with three of our softball girls who train with us at SAPT. They had their senior night last Friday and it was pretty cool to watch them perform on the field. [...]

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Posted in Awesome, Chest Thumping, Deadlifts - Tagged bench press, deadlift, female, SAPT, SAPTstrength
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Q&A: Pre-Competition Carbohydrate Loading

May01
2012
Written by Sarah
Q&A: Pre-Competition Carbohydrate Loading

Q: I have a question, Do you know or have an opinion on whether or not carb loading the night before a sports match (in this case a crew regatta/race) is beneficial? A: This is a great question and something I haven’t considered much lately. My opinion is that carb loading is unnecessary for 99.9% [...]

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Posted in Athletic Performance, Nutrition, Q & A - Tagged carb loading, endurance, race
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Q&A: Strength/Power vs Hypertrophy/Size?

Apr03
2012
Written by Sarah

Pardon my ignorance, but what is the difference between training for strength/power and for hypertrophy/size? It seems that if one becomes strong enough to squat 400 pounds or bench press 300, they are not going to be small and weak? J – Thanks for the question. This is actually a great question that I don’t believe many people ever consider. [...]

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Posted in Athletic Performance, Goal Setting, Programming, Strength Training - Tagged hypertrophy, SAPT
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Muscle Confusion? Legit or Nonsense Term?

Feb21
2012
Written by Sarah
Muscle Confusion? Legit or Nonsense Term?

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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Posted in Articles, Product Review, Program Information, Programming, Strength Training - Tagged CrossFit, nonsense, p90x, SAPT, training
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How to Get HOOGE!

Feb15
2012
Written by Ryan
How to Get HOOGE!

By far the question that I get asked the most by our male athletes is “how do I get bigger”.  I give them the simplest answer they could ever want yet they still for some reason don’t like what I tell them. My answer is usually along the lines of “eat food… a lot of [...]

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Posted in Athletic Performance, Awesome, Chest Thumping, Coaching Tips, Goal Setting, Motivation, SAPT, Words of "Wisdom" - Tagged food, mass gain, nutrition, SAPT, SAPT strength, size
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Research Supports ACL Tear Prevention Programs Beginning at Age 11 for Girls

Feb14
2012
Written by Sarah
Research Supports ACL Tear Prevention Programs Beginning at Age 11 for Girls

A recent study: Anterior cruciate ligament laxity and strength of quadriceps, hamstrings, and hip abductors in young pre-pubescent female soccer players over time: a three-year prospective longitudinal pilot study. …whoo, long title… as I was saying, a recent study was published in Orthopedic Physical Therapy Practice that clearly demonstrates the timeframe and magnitude to which [...]

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Posted in Articles, Athletic Performance, Awesome, Injury Prevention, Program Information, Strength Training - Tagged ACL, imbalance, prevention, research, SAPT, tear, training
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Growth Hormone Response to Resistance Training

Jan31
2012
Written by Sarah
Growth Hormone Response to Resistance Training

Lots of research has been conducted on how to elicit the greatest growth hormone (GH) response in the body. There are actually several GH isoforms, but by far, the most commonly studied is the 22-kD molecule that consists of 191 amino acids. If you’re attempting to get some more size on your frame, then you [...]

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Posted in Athletic Performance, Awesome, Fat Loss, Strength Training - Tagged gain, growth, hormone, SAPT, size
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Mid-Point Goals

Jan17
2012
Written by Sarah
Mid-Point Goals

I want to give a few personal updates on my training these days. I am just over the half-way point with this pregnancy (21 weeks) and last week we found out we’re having a boy (yay!). Since I’ve already been through this process once before I know that the next 20 or so weeks can [...]

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Posted in Announcements, Awesome, Chest Thumping, Injury Prevention, Musings, Random Personal Update, Strength Training - Tagged injury, pregnancy, prevention, SAPT, training
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10 Rules to Keep Your Man Card

Jan12
2012
Written by Ryan
10 Rules to Keep Your Man Card

In the short time I’ve been a strength coach I’ve learned a number of lessons from mentors and co-workers.; one of those lessons being how to lose your “man card”.  It’s important for us to understand that our man card is not a right, but a privilege. And trust me, if you’re not careful yours [...]

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Posted in Articles, Athletic Performance, Awesome, Chest Thumping, Coaching Tips, Motivation, Musings, Random - Tagged list, lists, man card, rules, SAPT, SAPT strength, weight training
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