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Speed Program Training Integration
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How to Start a Summer Sports Camp
This year I have just started my forth year of running a Summer Sports Camp at CrossFit South Bend. As I look back…
Power Athlete’s Speed Program
Speed is the most coveted performance trait and for good reason. If you are fast enough you can…
Occlusion Training 102: Applications
In Part 1, we established the mechanisms of occlusion training and showed that it wasn’t just…
Why Percentages Don’t Work
Just kidding, they do, but if you’re basing you or your clients’ training off percentages of a…
PA Radio – Episode 147: Mike Boyle
GETTING STRONG IS NOT COMPLICATED. Mike Boyle is in everything. From professional sports like hockey, football,…
MMA Strength & Conditioning: You’re Doing it Wrong!
Mixed martial arts (MMA) magazines, forums and blogs are filled with images of sexy new strength and…
Power Coach: Fear
Competition sees a multitude of emotions; contempt for an opponent, empathy towards teammates, and of course, the…
Power Coach: Conversations
The strength and conditioning industry is rife with bullshit, misapplication, and more coaches than jobs. Sunny disposition aside,…
Battle The Bullshit: Skill and Speed Resistance Training
We at Power Athlete have declared war on the bullshit in the strength and conditioning world. Lately,…
