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In this episode the Crew dials the voicemail to answer a question from a loyal Power Athlete Radio listener: Hey Power Athlete, this is Tim Wacker. We have game shows like The Rock’s Titan Games, JJ Watt’s Tag, American Gladiators from back in the day, They’re all great, but They’re all a bit different. I…
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(For the sake of this article, any stakeholder in an athlete’s career is referred to as “coach”.) Eleven thousand, eight hundred and eighty seconds. No, that is not a shortened Nickelback remix to “Seasons of Love” from the Broadway musical Rent. It is the amount of time needed to push the boundaries of industry standards…
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Sports movies have entertained athletes, has-beens, and never-was’s alike. Just like Power Athlete Radio! During Power Athlete Radio Episode Radio 373, Luke and I engaged in a spirited debate: is Finding Forrester (2000) a sports movie? Having never seen the movie, I had no grounds from which to discuss, let alone argue, so I gave…
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The Post-Activation Potentiation (PAP) Cycle of Field Strong will lean heavily on the fundamentals of Power Athlete programming for the next six weeks, including a lot of hard, heavy, and fast training. The barbell will be loaded up daily through heavy squats, pulls, and presses, paired with dynamic movements and plyometrics to tap into explosive…
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There are fewer things more hotly debated in the strength world than how to bench and the pathway the bar takes during the movement. And every lifter worth their salt has an opinion on what has worked best for them either has a raw or equipped lifter. The for the last 25 years I have…
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Power Athlete’s Field Strong program is currently working through a bridge week in preparation for the new Post Activation Potentiation (PAP) cycle. Bridge weeks are all about movement selection. Movements we prescribe either target common limitations, like trunk strength or foot health, will be relied on heavily in an upcoming cycle, or are new and…
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The push from parents for their young athletes to play collegiate sports has become overwhelming. The NCAA generated 1.12 billion dollars in 2018 (1) and with all that money comes promises of free or reduced tuition, housing, food, top level coaching, new facilities with Gucci equipment, and the list goes on and on. Who wouldn’t…
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Sometimes, the only way to fix a system is by taking a hard reset. Our current nationwide lockdown has effectively shuttered the doors of commercial gyms everywhere, some permanently. Globo gym trainers and coaches who have been burning the candle at both ends have seen these flames quickly and suddenly blown out. Reflection is a…
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Core stabilization is a marketing fad aimed at profiting off the 90 billion dollar a year low back pain problem. We have seen it all from core-boards, to weightlifting belts and braces, to bulletproof your low back programs all targeting a solution to a problem that is, quite frankly, off the mark. What is their…
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Isometric is no new term to the strength and conditioning realm. There are different applications of isometrics in fitness, rehabilitation, and training. You’ll see the planks and pillars in fitness, connecting the muscle action with mostly trunk work. Dr. Matt Zanis wrote an amazing piece I have linked below highlighting the benefits of isometric training…
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