Do we need to catch the bar anymore?
The Olympic lifts have been a mainstay of strength and conditioning programs for decades. The rationale is that they are a whole body exercise, done from a standing / athletic position, and...
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How Much Strength Do We Need For Sports?
I posted something on X/Twitter about the importance of strength for sports. For me, strength is critical for athletes. Strength provides the foundation for speed, for explosiveness, for being able to perform...
Training Doesn’t Defeat Old Age, But It Helps
As of this writing I’m a 47-year old fart who besides coaching and teaching still tries to work out daily to keep in shape. The nature of those workouts have changed a...
Eccentric Training Has A Role
Eccentric training has been around for a long time. Bodybuilders call it “negatives.” Basically eccentric training involves an exaggerated descent or lower phase of the lift. The focus of eccentric training is...
Thoughts on Organizing Training
Program design isn’t a very complicated thing when we’re just talking about lifting weights. Want to get stronger? Train heavy. Want to become more explosive? Train explosively! The lifts that involve the...