Posts Tagged with "Program Design"
Shut Up and Lift
I had the pleasure of doing an interview for Jon-Erik Kawamoto’s site last week, and without tooting my own horn, I have to say it’s arguably one of my best ones, like, ever. To read it in its entirety, you can go HERE. But since I know a lot of people never click on the… Read more
Exercises You Should Be Doing: 1-Arm Dumbbell Press.
More appropriately this post should be titled: Exercises You Should Be Doing: 1-Arm ANYTHING. It’s a bit of a conundrum if you ask me, but why is it whenever you come across articles that discuss unilateral (one-limbed) training, more often than not it ONLY discusses the lower body? I’ve been a culprit of it in… Read more
Supreme Strength
I’m posting this a little later than usual, I know. But for those who aren’t in the loop, I’ve been traveling all day and have officially touched down in Canada, baby! Lisa and I have been on the go since 4 AM this morning trekking from Boston to Edmonton, and after taking a few moments… Read more
Q and A: Hypermobility and the Olympic Lifts
Q: I’ve recently got into Olympic lifting, but my hamstrings are so flexible, I have no tension at the bottom and lose power. Also, my shoulders are unstable when I snatch and my wrists bend too far back when I push press, etc. I’ve just purchased wrist straps, but I’m not sure what to do… Read more
My Shoulder Hurts: The Finest Whine
Happy Sun’s Out/Guns Out Memorial Day everyone! Given that it IS a holiday – and the unofficial start of summer – I actually had every intention of NOT posting a blog today, and instead, do nothing but get my lift on and then follow that by eating copious amounts of dead animal flesh and high-fiving… Read more
5 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Write Your Own Program
Today’s guest post comes from fellow strength coach, Conor Nordengren. Conor interned with us at Cressey Performance coming up on two years ago now, and since has gone on to establish himself as a reputable coach in the New England area. His post today comes in a timely fashion since I, too, have recently been… Read more
The Deload Week and Why YOU Should Use It
Today’s guest post comes from Jeff Barnett, and it’s on the importance of deload weeks which is something I feel is relevant to EVERY person reading this post who trains on a consistent basis. For more info on Jeff, check out his sites HERE and HERE. Recently at my facility, I’ve been getting a lot… Read more
Coaching Etiquette: The Grey Area of the Commercial Gym Setting
I’m lucky that I live in a strength and conditioning bubble that allows me the ability (and luxury) to control pretty much everything around me. With the exception of the music – which is a never ending battle of techno vs. rap vs. country vs. metal vs. Katy Perry my ears are bleeding – as… Read more