One Drill to Build Athleticism?
Today’s guest post is not only the last guest post of 2014 (sad face), but comes from good friend and regular contributor, Michael Anderson. Enjoy! When you are in your first year of damn near any Exercise Science or Strength and Conditioning program in college, one of your professors will inevitably ask you to define… Read more
But Can You Move Your Body?
I hate Max Shank. He’s a phenomenal strength coach with a unique perspective and approach that I admire. He’s also a lovely human being. But I still hate him. Why? Because I’m not him. He can do cool stuff like deadlift 315 (for reps)….on one leg. He can do handstands, backflips, L-sits, overhead press a… Read more
Get the Most Out of Your Farmer Carries
This won’t come as a newsflash to those who read my blog on a regular basis, but I heart beef jerky, Gandalf, lightsabers, snuggling, butterfly kisses, farmer carries As far as exercises which have a lot of carry-over to performance as well as every day life events and doing their part in, pardon my french,… Read more
Rethinking Percentage Based Training
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5 Reasons You’re Not Getting Stronger
Getting strong is easy. Focus on compound, multi-joint movements – preferably the squat, deadlift and bench press – and then try to move more weight in those lifts on a weekly, monthly, and yearly basis. Photo Credit: JD Hancock Basically, lift heavy shit, a lot. Repeat. Forever. So why do many people fail to make appreciable… Read more
New Warm-Up: Keiser Flow
Today’s guest post is brought to you by Boston University Assistant Strength and Conditioning coach, Jill Zeller. I started training and making cameo appearances at BU two or so years ago when one my good friends, Dave Rak, was a GA there. He left (now a S&C coach at University of Washington), and the staff… Read more
Pick Things Up – Month #2
I hope everyone enjoyed their extended Columbus Day weekend (for those who had the additional day off anyways). Mine was lovely. I took Lisa to go see Gone Girl – you know, a nice romantic comedy. And by “nice romantic comedy,” I mean the exact opposite of that. It was my second time seeing it…. Read more
How to Program Farmer Carries
I know Dan John has relentlessly sung their praises. And, after listening to him speak last weekend, I know Gray Cook is a big fan of them too. What am I referring to? CrossFit? ShakeWeights? One Direction? Bacon wrapped figs? None of the above. Besides, everyone knows that Dan is an N’Sync‘er for life. And urban… Read more