Is Your Bulls**t Detector On?
Are your info sources qualified? Or are you counting on secondhand questionable advice?
A Lion in Iron: Think First, Train Second
Do you think in absolutes? A poor mindset can sabotage your training progress.
Wise Words for Aspiring Strength Coaches
The under-the-bar and academic experiences needed to become a successful strength coach.
Training with Purpose: Strength Training Considerations for Athletes
The term strength and conditioning usually brings visions of a meathead coach loading plates, spotting athletes, and screaming motivational words.
Lessons from West Point (Part 1)
I am living out of a car and sleeping on a couch while coaching at the most historically significant institution of higher learning in the country.
3 Things You Should Always Do as a Strength Coach
In the days of the entitled millennial, nothing ruins a young person quite like giving them something they did not earn.
Common Areas of Concern with First Year College Athletes
By the time athletes are in college, they have bad or good habits.
If I Could Do It All Again (Part 5)
I really do not believe you can even scratch the surface on what it takes to be a strength and conditioning coach with an internship that is less than 600 hours for a semester.
Two Diseases and the Deadliest Words for Coaches
The best coaches are the best thieves and this is something else I stole from Brian Cain.
Tough Questions for Aspiring S&C Coaches
I have had the privilege of mentoring numerous interns trying to become a strength & conditioning coach
The Thinker: Muscle Cramps, Proper Mechanics of Sprinting and Jumping, and Injury Prevention
James The Thinker Smith answers questions from the Elitefts.com™ Q&A
Five Dysfunctions of a Team
Here are the five dysfunctions of a team and how they relate to strength and conditioning.
10,000 Square Feet of Learning Opportunities (Part 2)
If you understand simple physics, anatomy, and biomechanics, you can understand movement better.
Do It: Interns
Whether you are an intern or a coach who is advising interns...consider these points from the men who have been there.
10,000 Square Feet of Learning Opportunities (Part 1)
There are so many people who say they want to become strength coaches but are unwilling or do not know how to take advantage of all the learning opportunities available to them.
By the Coach for the Coach: Don't Do at 25 What You Won't Do at 35!
Take a break, read a book, drink a beer, connect with others, and do something that you enjoy outside of work.