The Challenge With Periodization
When I entered the coaching field, strength and conditioning was very different than it is today. The focus of the strength and conditioning coach was on the Olympic lifts, the three...
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Program Design 101
This is a post that is focused on the short-term. Many junior coaches want to jump into designing elaborate, long-term strength and conditioning programs for their athletes. Many junior coaches get extremely...
Rest And Recovery In The Training Of Athletes
Rest and recovery are important matters for an athlete. This is an area that it is easy to make mistakes on for a number of reasons. First, athletes are motivated to push...
Program Design Thoughts: Intermediate Level Athletes
In a previous post ( http://wp.me/p1XfMm-c4), we discussed an athlete’s strength and conditioning career as something that moves through several phases. First the athlete builds their physical and motor skill foundation. Then,...
Program Design Thoughts: Foundational Level Athletes
We can view an athlete’s strength and conditioning career as moving through several phases. First the athlete builds their physical and motor skill foundation. Then, as the athlete progresses and becomes more...