training
WATCH: Blast from the Past — How and Why to Use A GHR
The glute ham raise has been lauded as one of the best exercises for posterior chain development for lifters and athletes of all kinds. Are you using it correctly?
Ten Years Under the Bar
Through my years in the gym I have learned a lot about training, about life, and about myself. From my personal account, these are the most valuable lessons the iron has taught me.
Assessment of Shoulder Dysfunction: Getting Ahead of the Game
Everyone has seen the athlete who struggles with upper body pressing movements. When they overhead press, their arms tend to travel forward while their lower back sways in. Or, if...
Millennial Women: Redefining Strong(her)
The general consensus around millennials is that we are selfish, entitled, and arrogant. But is that really true? Especially for the women? In my opinion, it’s quite the opposite.
WATCH: Mark Uyeyama SPS Presentation — The Progression of Strength and Conditioning
Becoming more knowledgable as a coach means learning the right things and not wasting your time on the wrong ones. The challenge in today's industry is knowing how to tell the difference.
WATCH: The Strength Coach Development Center — Deadlift Progression
One of the best movements to build strength but also one of the hardest to teach for many coaches is the deadlift. It's worth your time to learn correctly.
Utility of the Overhead Press
Looking at lats, thoracic mobility, and the ribcage during an overhead exercise can tell you a lot about a person's pattern, position, and movement quality.
Conjugate Programming for the General Population
I have developed a conjugate program template that efficiently covers the most important bases for training the general box programming population.
Muffled Pain — Athletes, The Opioid Epidemic, and Painkiller Paranoia
My purpose with this article is to use my involuntary position as a character in the story to explore the meaning of the opioid epidemic and its wider implications.
WATCH: Mark Uyeyama SPS Presentation — Where I've Been
The journey to Head Strength and Conditioning Coach of the San Francisco 49ers has been long and rewarding, with a lot of lessons learned along the way.
Planning the Week, Month, and Year
I have attempted to be as detailed as possible in presenting to you a comprehensive program based around the variability that makes up a complete year of rugby.
Building the Perfect Pressing Platform — From Feet to Shoulders
I want to take a look at the press from an osteokinematic, biomechanical, and maximal performance viewpoint, in an effort to marry the three into the safest and strongest pressing position possible.