Nate Harvey

Nate Harvey, MS, CSCS, is elitefts' executive equipment specialist and brings years of experience and knowledge of athletic disciplines to our customers. Nate developed his vast athletic history as the former head strength coach of Olympic sports at The State University of New York at Buffalo. During his 10 years at UB, he coached their first-ever national champion (shot put), four team conference champions (one back-to-back), eight of the school's twelve total All-Americans, 18 Olympic trial qualifiers, over 50 individual conference champions, 16 individual national qualifiers, and over 75 individual regional qualifiers using the conjugate method. He was also a strength and conditioning consultant for the New York Jets. He was certified in Reflexive Performance Reset in February 2017. His best total is 2,450 in the 308 weight class multi-ply division. In the 275-pound class, his best total is 2,250 sans supraspinatus. His best lifts are a 1,000-pound squat, a 750-pound bench, and a 750-pound deadlift. He is currently accepting online clients and doing on site consulting with high schools and college Strength and Conditioning departments. Nate looks forward to helping address all of your equipment needs. Contact him at nharvey@elitefts.com.

 
DAILY MOVEMENT - Banded Pistol Squat
DAILY MOVEMENT - Banded Pistol Squat
Hard to mess up single leg variant.
DAILY MOVEMENT- Drag Strap Pulldown Abs
DAILY MOVEMENT- Drag Strap Pulldown Abs
Push out on the front, sides and back like you're pushing against a belt.
Peaking for Sport
Peaking for Sport
If speed is what we’re going after, then why do the weights on both our heavy and light days continue to climb, and bar speed continues to fall? As we get deeper into the competitive season and continue to put more tonnage on the athletes, we are burning the candle at both ends.
SHIT SPORT COACHES SAY 5-10
SHIT SPORT COACHES SAY 5-10
Someone wanna plug this drill in please?!?!?!?!
WAR WAGON 19
WAR WAGON 19
So NOT hardcore. Do not kick the sh@t out of your athletes...keep them healthy!!
DAILY MOVEMENT - Serrano Press
DAILY MOVEMENT - Serrano Press
Mobility and strength at the same time.
DAILY MOVEMENT - Paused KB Extension
DAILY MOVEMENT - Paused KB Extension
Big jacked arms ARE functional!
DAILY MOVEMENT - Shrug Death
DAILY MOVEMENT - Shrug Death
TRAPS ON TRAPS
DAILY MOVEMENT - Weighted Louie Abs
DAILY MOVEMENT - Weighted Louie Abs
Ab strength and hip flexor mobility
WAR WAGON 18
WAR WAGON 18
Strength-speed, speed-strength, explosive-strength and when to implement them
How to Program Your Back Training at The U
How to Program Your Back Training at The U
Over the past few months, some things in my back training have made a big difference — variations coaches often overlook. Considering paused reps at the chest/stomach, slow eccentrics, scap movements with a rowing motion, and handle/grip variations, back training is limitless.
WAR WAGON 17
WAR WAGON 17
We're NOT just movin racks!!!!!
DAILY MOVEMENT - Bulgarian Split Squat
DAILY MOVEMENT - Bulgarian Split Squat
Shout out to Cal Dietz.
War Wagon 16
War Wagon 16
Dealing with sports coaches who like to micromanage...
The Rack Athletic Performance Center: Fear the Moose
The Rack Athletic Performance Center: Fear the Moose
The Rack is an athletic performance facility that prides itself on its intelligent, passionate coaches, state-of-the-art equipment, and a community of members who are supportive and thrive in a fun and competitive environment.
War Wagon 15
War Wagon 15
"I'm a biased F'in Prick"
Shit Sport Coaches Say 1-5
Shit Sport Coaches Say 1-5
Think of it like a box set. Live Shit: Binge and Purge
DAILY MOVEMENT - Thompson Hips on Bench
DAILY MOVEMENT - Thompson Hips on Bench
What is this Suzanne Summers crap?!?!
Manipulating the Accessory Lane to Kick Ass, Not Get it Kicked
Manipulating the Accessory Lane to Kick Ass, Not Get it Kicked
The purpose of accessory work is to bring up the weak areas of the athletes. It is the time when we do what most people would consider bodybuilding.
DAILY MOVEMENT - Kettlebell Triceps
DAILY MOVEMENT - Kettlebell Triceps
Jacked arms over here!!!
DAILY MOVEMENT - Swiss Ball  Atlas Stone
DAILY MOVEMENT - Swiss Ball Atlas Stone
The swiss ball makes it functional!
Learn to Train X — Teach Your Athletes How to Train
Learn to Train X — Teach Your Athletes How to Train
In this particular clip, Harvey switches gears to provide some personal advice on teaching athletes how to train themselves – a not-so-simple technique that requires trust, buy-in, strategy, and effort.
Sumo Pulls for Athletes
Sumo Pulls for Athletes
We rarely ever did “agility drills” with our athletes, and the majority of their agility scores consistently improved. I’m very confident that proper box squatting and sumo pulls were a major contributor to this. Step-by-step, here's how to program and cue them for your athletes.
Learn to Train X — More Technique Fixes for Athletes
Learn to Train X — More Technique Fixes for Athletes
In this video, Nate Harvey discusses: the proper way to jump and land, scapular retraction and depression, and simply training what you say you’re training – a feat that’s easier said than done.
DAILY MOVEMENT - Iphone Lateral Raise
DAILY MOVEMENT - Iphone Lateral Raise
Iphone...kyphosis...get it?!?!?
Learn to Train X — Box Squat Technique Fix for Athletes
Learn to Train X — Box Squat Technique Fix for Athletes
In this presentation, Harvey goes back to the often-neglected and rarely taught basics. His first “simple technique”, is a detailed breakdown of how to box squat correctly.
DAILY MOVEMENT - Back Extension w/ Pause
DAILY MOVEMENT - Back Extension w/ Pause
Tell me again how your glutes didn't fire.
DAILY MOVEMENT - Colley Upper Body Rev Hyper
DAILY MOVEMENT - Colley Upper Body Rev Hyper
Great shoulder movement!!!
DAILY MOVEMENT - Seated Round Over Good Morning
DAILY MOVEMENT - Seated Round Over Good Morning
Found a little tweak that made these way harder!
The Dynamic Effort Method with Beginners
The Dynamic Effort Method with Beginners
Many people will say, “Don’t do it with beginners” and it’s a good thing I’m somewhat anti-establishment because DEM has been a great tool in the development of a lot of beginner-athletes. The simple answer is: just do it.
DAILY MOVEMENT - Barbell Stepped Out RDL
DAILY MOVEMENT - Barbell Stepped Out RDL
Building Function and Strength...one leg makes it functional right???
WAR WAGON 14
WAR WAGON 14
Burn my Conjugate Card....Do NOT squat wide all the time.
DAILY MOVEMENT - 10 Minute Cross-Body Scap Rows
DAILY MOVEMENT - 10 Minute Cross-Body Scap Rows
Scap mobility and strength in one movement
Training Week Sept. 3
Training Week Sept. 3
PROTECT YOUR PITS!!
WAR WAGON 13
WAR WAGON 13
I'm a biased prick.
DAILY MOVEMENT - Pullthroughs
DAILY MOVEMENT - Pullthroughs
Open, push out, open, push out...
Training week Aug 27
Training week Aug 27
From the LO, till I die!
DAILY MOVEMENT- Hartzel Banded Upright Row
DAILY MOVEMENT- Hartzel Banded Upright Row
Not a traditional rotator cuff exercise BUT...
WAR WAGON 12
WAR WAGON 12
Squatting OUT OF chains
My RPR Level I Certification Workshop Experience
My RPR Level I Certification Workshop Experience
So, how does this voodoo work? Honestly, I’m not sure. I don’t really care, though, because I know it works and has been a big asset to my training during the past couple of years.
Training - Week of August 21
Training - Week of August 21
Creeping back from shit to suck
DAILY MOVEMENT - Bent Over SeeSaw
DAILY MOVEMENT - Bent Over SeeSaw
Great for cranky QL and weak obliques
DAILY MOVEMENT - Sit Ups with Adduction
DAILY MOVEMENT - Sit Ups with Adduction
Your abs and hipflexors work together in real life, train them the same way!
DAILY MOVEMENT - Upper Body Reverse Hyper
DAILY MOVEMENT - Upper Body Reverse Hyper
These will be a staple from here on out.
Training - Week of Aug 13
Training - Week of Aug 13
Coaches must train! Weekly recap.
DAILY MOVEMENT- Banded Supraspnatus Raise
DAILY MOVEMENT- Banded Supraspnatus Raise
3x10 won't do a damn thing
Not Another Powerlifting Podcast Interview
Not Another Powerlifting Podcast Interview
"...STRENGTH is being de-emphasized, and I don't get it!"
DAILY MOVEMENT - Push Ups in Rack
DAILY MOVEMENT - Push Ups in Rack
Think you're above push-ups. Weird, I talked to a 600lb bencher last weekend who loves them.
DAILY MOVEMENT- Leg Up 1/2 Foam Roller Crunch
DAILY MOVEMENT- Leg Up 1/2 Foam Roller Crunch
These never get easy.
6-Week Lower Body Accessory Lane Progressions
6-Week Lower Body Accessory Lane Progressions
The main purpose of this is to get you some change-up in your program and get you thinking outside your usual movement selection. I have been doing this in the gym myself and it’s amazing how mentally refreshing it can be.
WAR WAGON 11
WAR WAGON 11
Training a high school 3 sport athlete. And tons more.
DAILY MOVEMENT - Dumbbell Tricep Rollbacks
DAILY MOVEMENT - Dumbbell Tricep Rollbacks
You need big arms for a big bench!
DAILY MOVEMENT - Low Pin Paused Goodmorning
DAILY MOVEMENT - Low Pin Paused Goodmorning
Great second barbell movement on lower body day!
DAILY MOVEMENT - Chin Deep Tricep Extension
DAILY MOVEMENT - Chin Deep Tricep Extension
Don't forget what Arnold said about the pump!
Training, Therapy, and Coaching at Rekovery Athletics
Training, Therapy, and Coaching at Rekovery Athletics
Owned and operated by Ken Nowicki, this facility services its members with the highest level of soft tissue, neuromuscular, and fascial stretch therapy available, through an individually-tailored injury assessment and treatment process.
WAR WAGON 10
WAR WAGON 10
My LEAST favorite movement in the weight room right now.
DAILY MOVEMENT - Back Extension Side Bend
DAILY MOVEMENT - Back Extension Side Bend
arm-less obliques
DAILY MOVEMENT - Round Over GM on GHR
DAILY MOVEMENT - Round Over GM on GHR
Roll over, arch up, get stronger!

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