Training with Purpose: Modifications and Variation in Training
You're only limited by as much information and ability as you have to logically modify your programming.
By the Coach for the Coach: Don't Try to Be a Ten—Be a Five!
You will know if the athletes respect you when you see them in the grocery store. Do they walk the other way or come up and say hello?
What the Heck Is "Fitness" Anyway? Part 2
Some of the top professionals in the fitness industry weigh in on the definition of fitness.
What the Heck Is “Fitness” Anyway? Part 1
It seems that every sport and physical preparation philosophy has its own definition of fitness.
Training for Maximum Strength
Why is it that we have the greatest athletic talent pool in the world, but we don't turn out world record holders like we should be able to do?
Training Block III: Coach X's Original GPP Manual
The final block in Coach X's GPP program... Get ready to work.
Strength and Conditioning for Rugby: Must Haves
After recently being let go by the Australian Rugby Union, I've had time to contemplate what is important in rugby strength and conditioning—basically the "must haves" rather than the "nice to haves."
Training Block II: Coach X's Original GPP Manual
It's time for the second training block in Coach X's GPP program.
What Is Your End Game?
Being a strength coach is one of the greatest jobs on earth, but you must be prepared.
The Football Crisis: An Intern’s Story
An underlying tension is driving a chasm between the way that teams and private facilities go about developing their football players...and it's growing.
Training Block I: Coach X's Original GPP Manual
Coach X reveals the first training block in his GPP program.
Football’s Over... Now What?
It's a time for a little rest and recovery, but that doesn't mean it's time for a complete absence of training.
Teaching the Hip Hinge
It's a basic movement that ALL athletes need to master, as it will set them up for safety and success down the road.
Power on Ice: Training Routines of the World’s Best Bobsled and Skeleton Athletes
These guys and gals are jacked. They are serious about their training and every bit as strong and fast as they look… and then some.
Introduction: Coach X's Original GPP Manual
An introduction to the objectives of Coach X's original GPP training program.
Conclusion: The Effect of Performance Enhancing Drug Use in Sports on American Society
As a society, we want to witness larger than life events, and this could shape the future of PED use in sports.
Introduction: The Effect of Performance Enhancing Drug Use in Sports on American Society
Whether it be for moral reasons or their dangerous side effects, the use of performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) in sports is considered by many to be a problem.
Being Human, Part III: Pygmy Speed
Their running technique wasn't based on maximum oxygen uptake, the African pygmies focused solely on efficiency.
Five Tips to Make You (or That Have Made Me) a Better Coach
You want your athletes to grow and advance their skills... why shouldn't you as well?