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Strength and Conditioning
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,…
Coaching Around Aesthetics in Sports
“I don’t look in the mirror and think “slim”; I look in the mirror and I’m like,…
In-Season Training Templates and Coaching Tips
The summer is over; you spent the entire off-season working hard to create bigger, stronger athletes with…
Power Athlete Concussion Protection Training
Concussions are a serious immediate and long term concern for every athlete participating in field sports from football to…
VIDEO: Cali & Warming up – It’s not just getting sweaty
[youtube width=”540″ height=”304″]https://youtu.be/ABQehivFGGc[/youtube] Power Athlete coach Cali Hinzman (@cali) closes the first warm up of a long…
Attacking Limiting Factors: Hip Adductors
In Attacking Limiting Factors: Hips, we introduced some simple exercises to attack your abductors and adductors on…
