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Harry Pettit POWER ATHLETE S&C Coach: Stephen Orr Gym: CrossFit Queenstown Sport: Freestyle Skiing Team: New Zealand Olympic Team Level: Professional Profile Athlete Background Athlete Age: 19 years old Body Height: 5′ 9″ / 175cm Body Weight: 165lbs / 75kg Harry has been skiing since he was 2 years old, and entered into competitive freestyle…
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Part 1-Part 2–Part 3 As December rolls in, so does the end of high school football season. Some teams continue with playoff runs, hoping to make it to the coveted state championships they’ll talk about for the rest of their lives. Trust me, every year the 4th quarter comeback gets more dramatic and the number…
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Now that I have your attention, let’s get down to business. In a recent PAHQ podcast, we rapped about the risks and potential consequences associated with using certain coaching cues. Choosing the squat as our example of good cues gone bad was really just the start of the conversation. Here is a recap and some…
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As a field sport athlete, injuries are almost inevitable. I was fortunate to make it to college injury free, but two weeks before the first lacrosse game of my freshman year, wouldn’t you know it, I went down. Rocking hightop Allen Iverson football cleats, which I referred to ironically as ‘ankle breakers’, as a defensive…
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If you’ve been to a CFFB seminar you may have heard us refer to one of our golden rules as “The D Bag Rule”…
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Tension is an interesting thing. Until recently, I had always relied on feeling it to make sure that my shoulders were in a neutral position. This is because, Just like any mid-western high school football player, the bench press was king growing up. I might have benched every day for 3 years. What I didn’t…
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About six months ago, John wrote a post about the success of a program hinging on its application. In it, he brings up the importance of following a program in line with your goals as written and focusing on proper recovery. In true Power Athlete fashion, I want to beat a dead horse and shed some light…
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[youtube width=”550″ height=”309″]https://youtu.be/TvBDFmx10tg[/youtube] In part 3 of the Power Athlete Warm Up Series, we showcase the first progression of our Jimmy Buffets. Click on the demo above featuring the talented Chelsey Haardt at Power Athlete Headquarters. Lets examine the set up: Assume a “ready” position Neutral head position Toes forward, slight bend in hips and knees Reach…
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I recently visited the Stark Center for Physical Culture and Sports in Austin, Texas. The Stark Center is unique because it’s a museum that is dedicated to the history of strength training for sports, the athletes that changed what it meant to train and the cultures of training for different sports. They chose the term…
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Ask any CFFB cert alum and they will tell you about the time and attention that we focus on our warm up series. So much time that we always ask that you get your own warm up before we dive into ours, a pre-warm-up warm up if you will. So, why invest so much time…
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