In this phase, we will focus on developing more stability. We’ll also introduce movement patterns that the athlete will need down the road.

A bad program can tarnish more than reputation; it could end a young athlete’s future. These kids are in the most important developmental years of their lives, so it’s up to us to give them the tools to be the best they can be, and these key components are a good place to start.

Do you know how to properly evaluate a program or the exercises that make it up?

In this second part, we are going to look at more research regarding 1RM testing and break down multiple falsehoods about why young athletes should not strength train.

Young athletes and parents of young athletes, listen up. There’s no powder or program to take you from Pee-wee Herman to Phil Heath overnight.

How to coach for long-term development.

Keep everything vanilla for that first year of coaching.

We use 2-, 3-, and 4-board presses, different grips, and different bars; we’re always tricking the body.

The three common strengths the athletes displayed were hard work, dedication, and sacrifice.

The myths and falsehoods associated with coordination training are plenty.

I have spent this past winter training young hockey players, often as young as 11-years-old and often by myself in groups of 12–15 kids at one time.

Succeed academically: It’s crucial for young athletes to start developing solid study habits as they get older.

It isn’t pretty, but it’s a reality. Our youth are getting fatter and unhealthier by the day. Physical education classes are either gone or absolutely minimized in our educational curriculum. The classes that are still intact are ill-suited for the new generation.

I’ve trained many high school athletes. They all come to me wanting to perform better, look bigger, be stronger, and run faster. I’ve seen athletes put on 30 lbs of lean muscle, increase their vertical jump by six inches or more, and slash time off of their 40 all while increasing their agility and flexibility.