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Ask any CFFB cert alum and they will tell you about the time and attention that we focus on our warm up series. So much time that we always ask that you get your own warm up before we dive into ours, a pre-warm-up warm up if you will. So, why invest so much time…
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Coaches are in the business of taking people to places they would not have been able to go alone. They are leaders, mentors, and motivators. They are guides. For these Sherpas of athletic purpose, there is nothing more frustrating than an athlete who veers from the path. At the Good Athlete Project, we have had…
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The return of Fall sports for our High School athletes is looking good. The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) has released three phases of guidelines aimed at accomplishing return to play in an attempt to buy down risk of spreading or catching COVID-19. The NFHS is a national governing body of high…
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Raise your hand if you’re a weightlifting coach. Ok, now raise your hand if you’re not a weightlifting coach, but are a strong advocate of the barbell. Finally, keep them up if you’ve found yourself bitching and moaning whenever you hear another “performance” coach bad mouth the weightlifting movements and their validity when it comes…
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Friday, September 20th marks the kick-off of the 2019 Rugby World Cup season. Rugby is one of the fastest growing sports in the country over the last decade. Contributing to this are things the 7s version of the game being added to the Olympics and the establishment of Major League Rugby. As of 2016, the…
Read MoreHow many times have you instructed an athlete to hinge over and pick up a barbell, only to see a guarded grimace form over their face? How about watching an athlete squat from behind and seeing their hips shifting, favoring one side? In the first situation, the athlete is noticeably feeling discomfort and not telling…
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With the recent fitness revolution came a major realization: women are pretty badass. The gym scene had been littered with beefed up bros since cavemen started lifting stone plates but it wasn’t really until the last 15 or so years that the strong female was celebrated by everyone. Whether it is Stefi Cohen crushing a…
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Bedrock is a performance program designed for beginners without the bullshit. Start an athlete on Bedrock when they walk into your door on day 1. Selecting a specific program for an athlete to follow is a matter of understanding where they are in their athletic life cycle. In the beginning, they need Bedrock. Once the…
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NFL season is back! The first week brought some amazing displays of athleticism, come-from-behind victories, and a Houston triumph over Chicago (taste it, @Luke). Despite that, one thing was missing, Tom Brady. I’m by no means a Patriots fan, but do admire his tenacity and leadership, especially from the sideline. Brady’s boisterous sideline antics may…
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Power Athlete’s definition of athleticism is “The ability to seamlessly and effortlessly combine primal movement patterns through space and time to perform known and novel task.” The underlying component of this complex interaction all comes down to learning new movements and then using movement for problem solving. We accomplish this by attacking the primal…
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