training
Two Weird Shoulder Exercises to Try This Offseason
You're a big dog now and the good ol' days of TWO heavy pressing days per week won't work anymore. So, what's the answer? My answer is to train shoulders specifically in a predetermined offseason with these weird exercises. They work!
Compliance is the Science
What’s the point of putting all that work into thinking and planning an in-season program if 90 percent of the people aren’t going to do it?
8 Tips to Become a Better Performance Coach
Here's what to do and what not do as an intern, graduate assistant, and assistant as you try to climb the ranks. I didn't find these tips by reading a manual, but through the first-hand experience as an intern at Florida International University and an assistant for the Division I HBCU North Carolina Central University.
The Integration of Unilateral and Bilateral Movements to Assist in Strength Development
The program within is called One Big, One Small—there is one major movement, and a secondary movement supports this major movement. It can be used by anyone irrespective of sport or training goal to improve performance or get bigger and stronger.
How I Teach the Squat
Everybody learns differently. Using five easy steps, this is my way of teaching clients and seminar attendees how to execute a squat.
To Master, With Love
The world was a wiser, kinder place with Master in it. Now his body is dead. I guess it's up to me, then, to live up to his legacy.
6 Weeks to a Bigger Squat
This 6-week cycle is for the beginner and intermediate lifter who has reached a plateau. You'll rely on core, plyometrics, and squats to achieve a new max.
8-Week Deadlift Program for the Sumo and Conventional Puller
Whatever side of the fence you're behind, you should train the deadlift sumo AND conventional. Why? They work synergistically to get you strong while minimizing weak points.
3 Plateau-Busting Accessory Exercises
Sometimes it's just not enough to deadlift to make the deadlift stronger. More than likely, we have to add supplemental movements to build our deadlift, the bench press, and standing overhead press.
All Lined Up
The last time I had the opportunity to train a Division II collegiate football team, I produced their first winning season in five years. The main tools I used were a measuring tape, masking tape, and string.
5 Tricep Exercises for Size and Lockout Strength
The basics build strong and big triceps, BUT it all depends on how you execute them. I've got some tricks up my super tight sleeves.
Birth Control and the Female Athlete
Women’s health is being ignored! Birth control is handed out like candy for trivial conditions such as acne. Although you may find some a symptom disappear short-term, remember you're not fixing anything—you're just putting a temporary Band-Aid on your health.