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The Thanksgiving holiday is upon us, which means, for many of you novice chefs out there, you’re going to cook another dry ass turkey for family and friends. You see, the Thanksgiving Turkey is the culinary equivalent of the 1RM Back Squat; everyone has their stupid ideas on how you’re supposed to execute it, and…
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Genetics Continues to Go Undefeated It should not come as a surprise that even coaches working at the highest level of sport are not advocating for early specialization. This is further proof that the over-eager dad at your kid’s little league game needs to chill the fuck out. Daniel Roose [@dr24187] may specialize in bringing…
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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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Accountability isn’t an option. Each new sunrise we are faced with choices. Some are harder than others. Yet, each decision whether big or small, impacts our outcome. The results we attain are a direct reflection of the choices we make. Your body, that vessel of muscle, bone, and brain, abides by the same rules. You…
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When it comes to resistance training, there are few subjects overflowing of bro-science than that of women and training. But you can’t blame the bros, because there is actually very little research focusing on healthy women and training. But there are a few myths that, although still running rampant around the gym, science can dispel.…
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Have you ever returned home from a long day at work, feet aching, and all you can think about is kicking off your shoes and letting the dogs breathe? After changing to those house clothes, you begin rubbing the bottom of your feet and thinking, why do they hurt so much? Maybe you’re an athlete…
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The arm swing is extremely important when working on speed development, because it has a direct effect on what the legs will be doing. A dialed in arm swing will set the legs up for success. While the arms are important, the legs are doing most of the work. Proper mechanics is crucial to make…
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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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The Future of the NSCA This week’s episode of PA Radio does not disappoint with veteran guest, Scott Caulfield [@CoachCaulfield] of the NSCA [@nscaofficial]. Find out what’s new with the worldwide S&C organization and what you need to know about the changes to the CSCS certification. And if you like some good old fashioned shittalk…
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We’ve covered a lot of ground so far on our trek through the principles. These were just pieces of the story though, and like the movies in the MCU all culminated under one massive story arc, the Power Athlete principles all fall under one overarching, umbrella principle: Specific Adaptation to Imposed Demands, better known as…
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