Squats with Chains
In the research, chains and bands are called accommodating resistance training. This is because they change the resistance your body has to overcome as you perform the exercise. Chains hang down from...
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Squats in a Team Strength and Conditioning Setting
The squat and its variations is probably my number one “must do” exercise in athletic strength and conditioning programs, even ahead of the Olympic lifts and hip hinges. The squat strengthens the...
Off-Season Training in a Team Setting
However, there is a huge difference between training in a team setting (high school, college, even pro) and training in a facility with a one-on-one setting. A team setting may have 20-50...
Variations of the Clean, Part 3
Up to this point we’ve covered how to teach the clean, variations of the clean using hang cleans and block cleans, and variations of the clean using different types of pulls. This...
Train Strength Like a Skill
As coaches we are taught from school that there are several components of fitness. These are muscular strength, muscular endurance, cardio-vascular endurance, flexibility, and body composition. While this is great for an...