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In the athletic world, very few things draw more attention than someone’s 40-yard dash, pitch velocity, or vertical jump. On one hand, these measurables can be superfluous, misleading, and overvalued ... ...more
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I cannot even begin to count how many times I’ve been working with someone for an extended period of time only to one day randomly be hit with the inevitable “so… when are we gonna do some more ab stu... ...more
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As with almost anything in strength and performance training, there isn’t a right or wrong way to go about evaluating your athletes (within obvious reason). Everyone has their own approach, and there ... ...more
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I hate conditioning. I won’t sugar coat it one-bit, conditioning sucks to do and personally is very mundane to coach. Nevertheless, it needs to get done regardless. Along similar lines, I also feel de... ...more
For Athletes ,human performance
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Admittedly, I’m not too big on the term “tactical athlete” because of the sweeping misconceptions surrounding it. However, it is the population that I’ve worked with pretty much exclusively over the l... ...more
For Athletes ,human performance
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Let’s get this out of the way right off the jump in case you’re unfamiliar to what a “landmine” configuration is. A landmine rig is a training apparatus that has become increasingly more popular and c... ...more
For Athletes ,human performance
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In the athletic world, very few things draw more attention than someone’s 40-yard dash, pitch velocity, or vertical jump. On one hand, these measurables can be superfluous, misleading, and overvalued ... ...more
For Athletes ,human performance
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I cannot even begin to count how many times I’ve been working with someone for an extended period of time only to one day randomly be hit with the inevitable “so… when are we gonna do some more ab stu... ...more
For Athletes ,human performance
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As with almost anything in strength and performance training, there isn’t a right or wrong way to go about evaluating your athletes (within obvious reason). Everyone has their own approach, and there ... ...more
For Athletes ,human performance
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I hate conditioning. I won’t sugar coat it one-bit, conditioning sucks to do and personally is very mundane to coach. Nevertheless, it needs to get done regardless. Along similar lines, I also feel de... ...more
For Athletes ,human performance
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Admittedly, I’m not too big on the term “tactical athlete” because of the sweeping misconceptions surrounding it. However, it is the population that I’ve worked with pretty much exclusively over the l... ...more
For Athletes ,human performance
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