training
Training Beginners: A Different Approach
When new athletes come into your program you don't know their abilities, training history, or technical proficiency. This is a crucial part of your program: preparing your athletes for their sport.
Maximum Effort Training for the Front Seven
Using this three-step approach, strengthen, motivate and challenge a team to excel in the sport of football.
'It Looked Good in Theory'
Trends dominate the personal training industry. Rely on self-education to determine the difference between what sounds good and what IS good.
Build a Bigger Bench: The Female Edition
The bench press is typically the weakest lift for women. It's no mystery why—they require a targeted approach.
Assessment Methods to Determine Ideal Speed Development Protocols
“I feel a need, a need for speed,” as the famous quote from Top Gun goes. The old coaching question “how can I make my team faster,” which is answered...
Greasing the Groove by Training the Coach
The emphasis is always on the athletes, but keep in mind, in order to be a productive leader, you must go through what you're asking others to do.
The Rationale Behind Specialty Bars, Grips, and Angles
With a variety of unique, specialized equipment, you can program to address a multitude of player strengths and weaknesses.
WATCH: Pre-Workout Circuits to Optimize Training Time and Maximize Performance
Training a high number of athletes in a limited number of time poses unique problems for timing and extensive warm-ups. Use these quick and efficient protocols to streamline team workouts.
Best Program Alterations To Make When Your Training Hits a Roadblock
You inevitably need to change up what you’re doing after stalled progress. What do you change? How do you go about deciding what to keep and what to remove?
GPS Tracking in the Real World: My Experiences with American Collegiate Football
GPS tracking for sport's performance may seem overwhelming at first, but I have found with the right data and tracking methods, proper technology will yield improved performance.
What Type of Deload Will Help You Recover Best?
Deloads are extremely useful for making continual progress from harsh training. When the time comes for you to back off the weights, make sure you do it the right way.
Alternatives to Traditional Size and Fitness Programming
The best program for muscle hypertrophy and aerobic capacity extends the training perspective to a year-long pursuit of improved fitness.