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The Life and Strong Times of Legendary Strength Coach Charles Poliquin
Charles Poliquin is a legend who pioneered many modern S&C methods. Coach Kim Goss looks back at his time with Poliquin and what made the…
Facility Finders: Urbandale High School
In this first of a series, Coach John Delf-Montgomery talks to Pete Traynor at Urbandale High School about the high school’s new S&C facility. As…
5 Common Misconceptions About HRV Data
The increased availability of HRV devices should be a good thing, but it’s making it difficult to discern the value of HRV monitoring. Coach Alan…
Foundational Jump Development for All Levels
It can be easy to think that the solution to weak jumps is heavier squats. Ross Garner explains why this isn’t always right and gives…
Misconceptions on Women in Weightlifting
Women have been in Olympic weightlifting for years, yet misconceptions about a female athlete’s ability to compete in the sport persist. As part of a…
Skin Tech: Limiting Collateral Damage in the Weight Room
Toughness is challenging the willpower to push harder. Toughness is not dealing with discomfort or pain; these don’t contribute to…
3 Keys to Training Pulling Technique Using Bar Path and Video
Coach Nicole Foley covers hands-on ways to train better explosiveness, aggressiveness, and speed for the clean and snatch lifts and…
Tempo and Chin-Ups: The Backbones of a Training Program
Coach Austin McClinton identifies the backbones of training as those movements that coaches can use to audit their programs for…
Speed Goals: Decoding the 40-Yard Dash
By analyzing the Scouting Combine 40-yard dash times of the NFL draft picks over the last five years, Coach Joe…
Role of a Strength Coach on Game Day
Matthew Aldred, strength and conditioning coach at Furman University, discusses the value a strength coach brings to their team on…
Triceps are the Hamstrings for Overhead Athletes
Take a deep dive into the anatomy of the triceps and all its different functions. Emmanuel Alberio explains how to…
The Best Instructional Cues for Teaching Athletic Plyometrics
An athlete who lacks the prerequisite general motor skills may focus on attaining height of distance instead of improving the…