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Field Strong utilizes many different tools with purposes well beyond their seemingly “light” or “easy” appearances. One of the most beneficial pieces of equipment discussed in our Field Strong Equipment Starter Pack was the medicine ball. Not your average Dynamax med-ball, but reactive medicine balls, in order to challenge your ability to both produce and reduce force. This generated some churn,…
Read MorePower Athlete Radio didn’t become the premier podcast in strength and conditioning (ing-ing-ing…) because of @Luke’s imperious ownership of the airwaves, @John’s life experience, or my face for radio. It’s the mindset we bring right before Luke clicks “Record”: drive harmonious conversation and empty our cups.What originally developed organically finally got a label when Jim…
Read MoreYOUR ASS GETS COACHED If this episode doesn’t want to make you return to your high school or college weightroom and confront your strength coach for robbing you of the best years of your life, nothing will. Jim Kiritsy [@ksu_fb_strength] joins us all the way from Georgia to talk about the amazing culture and program…
Read MoreRebroadcast: Don’t Call it a comeback. This week’s guest starts his day well before the sun comes up to make a 100+ mile drive to coach the wrestlers at LeHigh University. The out of state trek must be paying off because his athletes beat National Champions, Ohio State, last year – a defining victory for…
Read MoreZACH EVEN-ESH PERSONIFIES INTENSITY. This week’s guest starts his day well before the sun comes up to make a 100+ mile drive to coach the wrestlers at LeHigh University. The out of state trek must be paying off because his athletes beat National Champions, Ohio State, last year – a defining victory for Zach…
Read MoreCoaches are teachers, but in sweatpants instead of pantsuits. Traditional teaching involves breaking down challenges such as math formulas or developing an individual’s ability to express oneself. However, a coach takes education, breakdown, and development well beyond the classroom, the weight room, and even the field. Many athletes show up day in and day out,…
Read MoreCommunication is essential for any coach who aims to truly empower their athletes. Just as a coach must invest in their voice, they must also invest in effective communication, in and around training. This goes beyond simple cues or pump up speeches. “Communication often gets lost in intent.” I took an interesting route into the collegiate…
Read MoreStrength and conditioning is an incredibly unique industry in that each individual measures experience in their own special way. Coaching experience then becomes a difficult term to define. Some of the most common attempts at defining include: Time: how long a coach has been in the industry. Resume’: letters behind the name or time spent with big name…
Read MoreOver the years, we at Power Athlete have had an amazing opportunity to help sport and strength coaches improve their craft. Natural born educators, we help them make connections between the weightroom and the field to improve performance of their athletes. Sport coaches know what they need from their players on the field in terms of positioning, execution…
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