Posts Tagged with "erica-suter"
Stuff to Read While You’re Pretending to Work: 11/30/18
It’s my 42nd Birthday today. KNEEL BEFORE ZOD!!! I’d like to sit here and say I have something cool planned today – like watching a Jason Bourne marathon, or, I don’t know, going to Sears – but, honestly, it’s just a normal Friday for me today. Writing programs, writing this blog, training, and then maybe… Read more
The Problems With Youth Fitness. With Solutions
I’ve got a guest post from Baltimore based strength & conditioning coach, Erica Suter today. She’s someone I respect a lot not only for her writing prowess (she gives me a run for my money with Lord of the Rings references), but also for her steadfastness in sticking to her guns. She could easily train… Read more
Stuff To Read While You’re Pretending To Work: 5/11/18
I don’t need to make any introduction. Lets get to this week’s stuff. BUT FIRST…CHECK THIS STUFF OUT 1. Even More Complete Shoulder & Hip Blueprint – Dates/Locations Announced Dean Somerset and I are currently in the throes of drumming up new content for our staple workshop series. We’ve presented this workshop all over the world –… Read more
The Problems With Over Coaching (And Some Solutions)
A few weeks ago I Tweeted something to the effect of “Don’t be afraid to let your clients figure things out for themselves. Not every rep has to be a pristine vision that makes the Virgin Mary weep tears of joy.” I gave the example of the knees caving in during a squat. Many coaches… Read more
What Youth Athletes Need To Get Better
Today’s guest post comes courtesy of strength coach Erica Suter. She discusses a topic that sometimes makes me want to throw my face into an ax: youth athletes and how they should train. FYI: I agree with everything she says in this post. It’s excellent. Full Disclosure: I’m an 80’s baby who suffers from childhood… Read more
Stuff To Read While You’re Pretending To Work: 11/10/17
I’ve got a busy and exciting weekend coming up. First off I’m gonna head to the gym shortly after pressing “publish” on this post, go deadlift my face off, and follow-suit with my weekly visit to my favorite pizza place here in Boston – Upper Crust. Later on I’ll head to the airport to pick… Read more
Stuff to Read While You’re Pretending to Work: 8/18/17
It’s been quite the week, huh? While I’d like to sit here and espouse a plethora of nuanced commentary on the unfortunate, and, quite frankly, sickening events of this past week here in the U.S., I feel all I can really add to the conversation is this admittedly un-nuanced soundbite: “Fucking Nazis suck. That’s all I… Read more
What Sport Specific Really Means
Soooo, I’m a dad now. Lisa was a CHAMP all throughout, and I’m confident we’ll be heading home today from the hospital. As a heads up, you can expect just as many pics of my kid as my cat…;o) I’m still a little busy, so please enjoy today’s guest post from strength coach Erica Suter…. Read more