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Standard anatomical textbook approach to our body’s joints is to identify the action; flexion, extension and rotation; and the muscle groups that control these actions. Following this identification, strength coaches identify which muscles should be trained to enhance performance in a given sport. Often this approach is applied to prime movers like the hips and…
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In the court of Macronutrients, Protein is king. Whatever your athletic endeavor, be it banging weights, swimming, or pounding the pavement, protein is (or should be) the cornerstone of your nutrition. Chances are if you’re reading this, you already have a good understanding of just how important protein is in your everyday life, and how…
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The Pump The future is now. If you haven’t been taking advantage of the benefits of BFR (blood flow restriction) training you’re missing out on the sickest pump of your life, bro. All kidding aside, Nick Colosi is joining us from Smart Tools [@smarttoolsusa] to talk about the science behind occlusion training and therapy. But…
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Emotional Intelligence for Athletes With access to some of the greatest minds in academia, Director of Student Athlete Innovation & Performance Tom Newman [@bulldog.strength] has been successful in creating a winning culture at Yale. Tom brings his knowledge of training and sports science to the table but has learned that the key is to “stay humble, stay…
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Not Your Grandma’s Weight Room Liza Reader of University of Louisville has seen the changes in collegiate athletes over the years. While she relents that internet has spawned a thirsty demographic of attention seeking “fitness experts”, she says that she’s seeing at least one positive change in the athletes entering her program. These young go-hards…
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Adulting John Welbourn is known for a lot of things. He’s America’s number one fan of the hit show “Friends”. He’s been known to drift a rental van…or ten. And this gentle giant finds peace in the art of welding…any Block One Coach will tell you that. But there’s a lot you may not know…
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If you’ve been in the iron game for a long time, and/or have a history of playing sports, there’s a good chance that you’ve taken some time off from the gym at some point. Maybe it was an injury, or maybe it was life, but the point is your training was forced to take a…
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Power Athlete is built on principles, not philosophies, to drive our training and programming. If you’re like me and work with the GenPop, applying the same program looks very different from class to class and person to person. If you tried to apply the same standard to everyone, you’d be in for a rude awakening.…
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Take in more calories than you expend, and you’ll gain weight. Take in fewer calories than you expend, and you’ll lose weight. If you think otherwise, you’re wrong. Yes, I’ve heard the podcast debates. Yes, I’ve listened to all the lectures. But I also took high school chemistry and learned about the law of thermodynamics.…
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