This past saturday I attended the MBSC winter seminar. I was pretty fired up to attend this year, mainly because Dan John was speaking. I have seen Mike speak as well but since I live and New England and Mike speaks quite a bit around here, it was a treat to hear Dan’s lecture. I … Read More
If you aren’t familiar with the story about the 12+ University of Iowa football players who suffered from severe over training, here is the link: http://thegazette.com/2011/01/25/ui-release-12-football-players-in-hospital-with-undisclosed-illness/ These Strength Coaches are completely irresponsible, lazy, thick-headed, meat- headed morons. They put their athletes at risk and could have literally killed them. They should all be fired and … Read More
I rip of all of these people: Gray Cook Brett Jones Dan John Dr. Cobb Mike Boyle Dave Whitley BJ Baker Eric Cressey Dr. Stuart McGill Pavel Tsatsouline Marty Gallagher Paul Chek Florence Peterson Kendall Mike Robertson and about 100 more 🙂 If you don’t recognize these names, get reading and start ripping them off. … Read More
I recently screened roughly 500 youth soccer players, I got some great info. The ages were: u-13 boys and girls u-14 boys and girls u-15 boys and girls u-16 boys and girls u-16 boys and girls u-17 boys and girls These were all high level players affiliated with the ODP program in MA. We recorded … Read More
Here is a quick video I put together demonstrating some foam rolling techniques for the lower body. Enjoy! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2VrwjcWoww?fs=1]
I have a man crush on Dan John, yup I admit it. I have yet to find a strength coach who simplifies complex things so well. He always say ” If it’s important, do it every day.” This holds true to so many things, here are some thoughts: Training 1. Drink plenty of water. 2. … Read More
I always here people say ” Man, that was the toughest workout ever.” Hard workouts are easy to formulate, and here is the secret. Stupidity+Tons of Reps+ limited recovery+poor choice of weight+ highly technical lifts performed while fatigued = a dumb/hard workout One more thing, a high powered stimulant always helps So if you want … Read More
The deadlift or health lift has been around for a couple hundred years. Most strength professionals comprehend the benefits of this amazing lift but few know how to utilize it. Here are the most common mistakes with the deadlift. 1. Pulling in lumbar flexion– Unless you are competing in Powerlifting, their is no reason to … Read More
The RKC weekend is a life changer. The people are passionate, High Fives are flying around like moths on street light. People are pressing giant kettlebells, networking, flexing their abs and are all fired up. You leave the RKC and you say to yourself ” I can’t wait for RKC 2, and the CK-FMS. I … Read More
I hate cardio equipment, for the most part I think it’s useless. But, if you must hop on a piece of equipment, try the Cybex ARC trainer. It has a few programs that aren’t too bad. Here is a true butt-kicking workout on the ARC trainer. Caution, this will drive your HR pretty high, please … Read More