How Important Is Between-Set Rest?
We frequently prescribe workout programs that read something like this: 3 sets of 8 reps at 80%. This kind of workout program carries the assumption that we’re capable of maintaining that...
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Conditioning Needs To Address The Athlete’s Needs
Metabolic conditioning can be a tricky quality to develop with athletes. Too often we look at this as either long, slow distance aerobic training or we look at it as thrashing the...
Five Secrets For The Ultimate Workout Program
So I’m a little tired of all these “secrets to a better workout” articles. For example, exercises you should never do, exercises you have to do, things you are doing wrong, you...
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...
The Guide To Program Design
We’d all like for our strength training programs to be effective and safe. This allows us to make gains from training and avoid wasting our time. To do that, strength training follows...