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Calm Like a Bomb: Properly Applying Aggression
Weightlifting is a very mental sport. A lot of coaches have been heard to say things along the lines of, “Weightlifting is 90 percent mental.” I get the point and agree in principle, but it should be obvious to anyone that this is hyperbo... Continue reading
Weightlifting is a very mental sport. A lot of coaches have been heard to say things along the lines of, “Weightlifting is 90 percent mental.” I get the point and agree in principle, but it should be obvious to anyone that this is hyperbo... Continue reading
Coach Expertise and Client Agency: Finding A Balance
Fitness blogs and trade journals alike have many articles on ways to improve your coaching, and we’re no exception. There are entire books devoted to the topic as well, focusing primarily on coaches that interact well with all sorts of athletes... Continue reading
Fitness blogs and trade journals alike have many articles on ways to improve your coaching, and we’re no exception. There are entire books devoted to the topic as well, focusing primarily on coaches that interact well with all sorts of athletes... Continue reading
The Importance of Emphasizing Power Training in Older Clients
Muscular power is the ability to quickly generate force, apply it to a load and successfully complete an action. Although we routinely schedule programming that enhances power development in athletes, many times, when training older clients, we conce... Continue reading
Muscular power is the ability to quickly generate force, apply it to a load and successfully complete an action. Although we routinely schedule programming that enhances power development in athletes, many times, when training older clients, we conce... Continue reading
True or False: Cardio Sabotages Your Strength Training
You know what makes me feel like a total badass when I'm sitting around with a hot cocoa on a snowy winter afternoon? Being able to say, "Oh yeah, that weather's terrible. I ran five miles in it this morning." Spend enough time on the r... Continue reading
You know what makes me feel like a total badass when I'm sitting around with a hot cocoa on a snowy winter afternoon? Being able to say, "Oh yeah, that weather's terrible. I ran five miles in it this morning." Spend enough time on the r... Continue reading
Weightlifting News: Issue 119
Upcoming National Meets 2014 American Open Championships: Washington D.C. December 12-15 Upcoming International Meets 4th FISU World University Championships: Chiangmai, Thailand, December 5-8 USAW Certs ... Continue reading
Upcoming National Meets 2014 American Open Championships: Washington D.C. December 12-15 Upcoming International Meets 4th FISU World University Championships: Chiangmai, Thailand, December 5-8 USAW Certs ... Continue reading
Athlete Interview: Samantha Lower
It’s a lot of fun to hear from weightlifters who have gone through the whole range of experiences in this sport. The excitement of getting started, the great early years when you’re constantly get-ting better and improving, the plateaus, ... Continue reading
It’s a lot of fun to hear from weightlifters who have gone through the whole range of experiences in this sport. The excitement of getting started, the great early years when you’re constantly get-ting better and improving, the plateaus, ... Continue reading
Recipes: Issue 119
I've been writing this cooking column for the Performance Menu for a long time - nearly 10 years to be exact! The diet of our family has evolved along the way and the recipes reflect that to an extent. Over much of that period, they also reflect the ... Continue reading
I've been writing this cooking column for the Performance Menu for a long time - nearly 10 years to be exact! The diet of our family has evolved along the way and the recipes reflect that to an extent. Over much of that period, they also reflect the ... Continue reading
True of False: You Need To Cool Down After Your Workout
It's either the satisfying relaxation at the end of a hard workout, or one more thing keeping you from that snack and shower waiting at home. What good is a cooldown, and should you delay that snack and shower to be sure you get one in? Or are al... Continue reading
It's either the satisfying relaxation at the end of a hard workout, or one more thing keeping you from that snack and shower waiting at home. What good is a cooldown, and should you delay that snack and shower to be sure you get one in? Or are al... Continue reading
Absolute Strength, Absolute Speed, and Everything In Between
When working with high level CrossFit athletes and assessing their relative strengths and weaknesses, I often categorize them as either “faster than strong” or “stronger than fast.” The purpose of this article is not only to s... Continue reading
When working with high level CrossFit athletes and assessing their relative strengths and weaknesses, I often categorize them as either “faster than strong” or “stronger than fast.” The purpose of this article is not only to s... Continue reading
General Strength Relative to Weightlifting
Let’s face it; everyone wants to be yoked! There isn’t a weightlifter on earth that doesn’t want to be strong. If so, they are in the wrong sport. Muscle Driver USA hired me about two months ago as one of their coaches, and one of m... Continue reading
Let’s face it; everyone wants to be yoked! There isn’t a weightlifter on earth that doesn’t want to be strong. If so, they are in the wrong sport. Muscle Driver USA hired me about two months ago as one of their coaches, and one of m... Continue reading
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