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Our role as strength coaches is to best prepare our athletes for the physical demands imposed on them through their sport. In order to do that, we must design our programs to DRIVE specific adaptations in order to ENHANCE certain performance traits. As our athletes progress, our programs must as well, to continue to drive…
Read MoreThere is a common vernacular that many of us in the Power Athlete nation speak; “Empower your Performance”, “Unlock Athletic Potential”, and “documentary series” are a few examples of common phrases thrown around in our everyday conversation. But another that has become common lexicon is the often asked, almost cliche question, “What are you training…
Read MoreIf you’ve been listening to the premiere podcast in Strength-th-th and Conditioning-ing-ing, you know that we’ve reached the 10-year anniversary of Power Athlete. To celebrate, Johnnie WOD is dusting off the old pads and switching to Johnnie Football for the Winter Season, bringing back the first 100 workouts that John ever published. This got the…
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A Strong Foundation This week’s guest has never shied away from a challenge. Competing in powerlifting, bodybuilding, and collegiate lacrosse was the foundation for her drive as a strength and conditioning coach at UPenn. What do you do when you have 3 coaches for 33 teams? Do work, son. Tracy Zimmer [@Tracy_Zimmer] talks effective testing…
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Fluid Periodization f you’re over the age of 30, you didn’t go to high school and college consumed with the stress associated with social media. You certainly didn’t give a shit about the number of likes you received from people you never talked to. You liked rollerblading with your CD walkman to Dave Matthews Band.…
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Relying on Athleticism It’s officially January in 2019 and that means the masses have finally decided to get their shit together, if only for the next 2 weeks. While you’re slurping down six new supplements from Amazon, adjusting the unforgiving crotch on your compression pants, and making sure your drone gets a 360 of your…
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It’s coming, the most delicious time of the year, winter holiday season. While all the necessary components are there for sound nutrition plan, there is still the risk that you’re going to be “that guy/gal”. The one who uses this glorious time of year as an excuse to completely fall of the wagon on their…
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Last Action Hero Training on the road with very little equipment, convincing sport coaches that lifting won’t ruin specificity, keeping your relationship on the rails…yeah, these are all topics discussed on this week’s episode. Will Tex get his whole torso waxed in front of a live studio audience? He hasn’t refused outright. Will we be…
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Hi Guys, Today’s field strong has the circuit in it. Now I often have to head out to do it as I have a home gym in the garage and bashing a medball against the wall is a no no when the kids are in bed (Kids are 2.5 and 9 months). Today I can’t.…
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