Well we had our meet this weekend, and although I did not do as well as I was hoping, the guys were great. I was so proud of them. Not only did they lift well but they over came. A great example is with both Mike and Jake missing their 2nd dead and then adding weight and nailing the 3rd. Everyone of us that lifted PR'ed, technically all there lifts were PR's because it was there first meet, but whatever. These guys train hard and it shows, so check out their videos on my YouTube page, and I will put a few up here.
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Friday, December 7, 2007
I read a great article today and would like to pass it on to you, the problem is, it will be hard for most of you to understand. Basically, it is a quick intro muscle physiology. Anyway, here it is CLICK ME!
Friday, November 30, 2007
Kneeling Jumps
This is an exercise I read about the other day from Jeremy Frey, and here is the video of him performing the lift. I really like this because you have to have explosive hips in order to make it to the feet, so I have been using it to help teach triple extension in regards to O-lifts.
This is a great post by Joe Defranco. I have said this many times, you need to train at the level you are. CLICK HERE!
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Teaching cont...
I wanted to show some vids of the snatch. I am implementing this into the program for some of my CHS kids. Since i am unable to demonstrate the movement due to my knee I wanted the guys to see it full speed.
Training points- watch the speed, triple extension (ankle, knee, and HIP)how long the arm waits to bend, and depth of the catch.
Practice does not make perfect, PREFECT PRACTICE makes perfect.
Training points- watch the speed, triple extension (ankle, knee, and HIP)how long the arm waits to bend, and depth of the catch.
Practice does not make perfect, PREFECT PRACTICE makes perfect.
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Funny, but not...
Its sad but true that this type of thing actually goes on and in many cases athletes or clients are actually instructed to do this. Some people(trainers) think that doing exercise like this is "functional" or "sports specific." BULL! I have said it many times and will continue to, the only thing that is sports specific, is practicing a sport. Wrapping a band around your wrist and trying to throw a football will not improve you passing ability, and in fact will probably hinder it. Anyway, my point is people have been becoming great athletes for years, so an entirely new system is not needed, we just need to find what works best for each athlete using the methods that have been proven to work.
The comic is posted on www.powerliftingwatch.com and is updated every once in a while and quite amusing, you can check out the whole series.
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Maybe a new article
This is a great article, and the thing is I know that I have posted it before but I could not find it. Every point is dead on, and well worth reading and rereading.
Top 10 Speed Training Myths Revealed
By Patrick Beith
For www.EliteFTS.com
Every day someone asks me a question about training speed. So here are those questions heard most frequently as well as the answers to them.
1. Static stretching prepares you for competition/practice.
Static stretching actually reduces power output. Athletes should prepare for practice by doing a dynamic warm up that progresses from basic, low intensity movements to faster, more explosive movements as the muscles loosen up. The goal is to simulate movements that athletes will be using in practice or a game. What happens when you try to stretch a cold rubber band? You can think about your muscles the same way.
2. Strength training makes females too bulky
Many of the female athletes we train have this popular mindset. However, look at some elite female athletes like Mia Hamm or Lisa Leslie. They certainly train with weights, but no one would accuse them of having manly physiques. Strength training will improve performance and reduce injury if done correctly.
3. You can’t train speed.
For some reason, the popular belief is that you’re born with a certain amount of “speed” and you can’t improve it. Nothing could be further from the truth. Most young athletes are so physically weak and mechanically out of tune that significant improvements in speed can be made often just by working on technique and form. Athletes at any age and any level can improve speed when implementing a complete speed training program designed to improve and develop the entire athlete. {Use the link http://www.completespeedtraining.com/ for the words “speed training” in the last sentence.}
4. Training slow makes you fast.
I don’t think coaches directly think this way but their training techniques imply otherwise. This is especially true in sports that involve a higher aerobic element such as soccer, field hockey, or lacrosse. I see kids out running mileage and doing long, slow intervals of several minutes of continuous running. This will get them in shape. However, in games, I see kids jogging, jogging and then sprinting at full speed for 20–30 yards. Then they run, jog, and sprint for 20–30 more yards. If you want kids to improve their acceleration and top speed so that they can get to the ball faster or get back on defense, you have to train by running at full speed in practice.
5. You must train hard every day.
The workout itself is only a piece of the training puzzle. It’s the time between intense workouts—the recovery—where athletes make their improvements. Generally, it takes 36–48 hours to recover from high intensity training. If athletes are doing too much too often, they become overtrained. Coaches can expect to see an increase in injuries, complaints about being sore more often, decreased performance, and higher levels of fatigue earlier in games. It’s always better to under train an athlete than overtrain. Err on the side of caution to get maximal results.
6. Strength training will stunt a young athlete’s growth.
This is another myth held over from a different time. On a daily basis, kids as young as seven years old are playing organized sports year round. They’re tackling, getting tackled, sliding, and falling. These loads on the body can have a much greater physical impact than a well-designed strength training program. Though we don’t usually begin training with weights with prepubescent athletes, they can benefit from body weight exercises such as push-ups, lunges, and sit-ups. This will increase muscular efficiency, speed up recovery, and improve coordination and overall speed.
7. The harder the workout, the better the result.
Some athletes (and coaches) have this mentality that if a workout doesn’t reduce them to complete exhaustion and/or make them vomit, it wasn’t an effective workout. I can tell you that those who have this mentality probably see many injuries and frustrating performances. The purpose of a workout is to stimulate an adaptation by the body. If the body is forced to do too much work in a given time period, it will break down. The skill in coaching is to stimulate the adaptation in the body without reaching a point of diminishing returns.
8. Interval training is the same as speed training.
Repeatedly running 100s, 200s, etc. won’t improve top speeds. Even running repeat 40s with short recovery periods won’t improve acceleration and top speed. Speed work is defined as 2–8 seconds of maximal intensity running with full recovery. That means there should be at least two minutes of light dynamic movement between each effort. This goes against the experience of some coaches but is the only way to improve speed. An athlete must be able to focus on proper form and maintain intensity in order to get faster. If they don’t recover properly from each interval, they won’t be able to replicate proper mechanics with consistency and they can’t improve.
9. Flexibility won’t help you get faster.
Both coaches and athletes spend so much time on the skills of their sport, speed training, and conditioning, they often forget a fundamental component of success—flexibility. After practice or a game, the muscles are warm and loose. This is the time to work on increasing flexibility. So many athletes suffer injuries or compete below their capacity because poor flexibility inhibits their range of motion and speed. We see this in the hips and hip flexors where the stride lengths of athletes appear conspicuously short. Most often we see this in male athletes who will lift weights, train hard, and then skip out on their cool down and flexibility work.
10. Lift your knees.
When parents and coaches want their kids to run faster or when the kids are beginning to fatigue, I hear many yell at the kids, “Lift your knees. Get your knees up.” This is one of the most backward cues that we can give to athletes. The way to run faster is to apply more force to the ground. Every action has an equal and opposite reaction so the more force that you apply to the ground, the more the ground will give back. So when we cue athletes to lift their knees, we’re doing two things incorrectly. One, we’re telling them to use their hip flexors to lift instead of their glutes and hamstrings to drive down. Just think about the size of your hip flexor versus the size of your glutes and hamstrings. Now which muscles do you think can create more force and therefore more speed?
Second, we’re cueing them to do a movement that is in opposition to what generates speed. If an athlete learns at age seven to lift his knees when he needs a burst of speed, the improper cue will be hardwired into his brain. To unlearn that as a teenager and to do the opposite and drive down will delay the athlete’s progress. He or she will have a difficult time coordinating an entirely new way of running and will potentially have to take a step or two backward. That’s why it’s critical to learn proper form early and get an advantage over those who still aren’t getting the best instruction. So cue athletes to step over the opposite knee and drive the foot down into the ground with the foot landing underneath the hip.
Patrick Beith is the co-owner of Athletes’ Acceleration, Inc. He holds his bachelor’s of science degree in exercise physiology and is recognized by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (CSCS), the National Academy of Sports Medicine (PES), the American College of Sports Medicine (HFI), the International Youth Conditioning Association (IYCA), and the USA Track and Field Coaching Level II (jumps, sprints, hurdles, and relays).
Elite Fitness Systems strives to be a recognized leader in the strength training industry by providing the highest quality strength training products and services while providing the highest level of customer service in the industry. For the best training equipment, information, and accessories, visit us at www.EliteFTS.com.
Top 10 Speed Training Myths Revealed
By Patrick Beith
For www.EliteFTS.com
Every day someone asks me a question about training speed. So here are those questions heard most frequently as well as the answers to them.
1. Static stretching prepares you for competition/practice.
Static stretching actually reduces power output. Athletes should prepare for practice by doing a dynamic warm up that progresses from basic, low intensity movements to faster, more explosive movements as the muscles loosen up. The goal is to simulate movements that athletes will be using in practice or a game. What happens when you try to stretch a cold rubber band? You can think about your muscles the same way.
2. Strength training makes females too bulky
Many of the female athletes we train have this popular mindset. However, look at some elite female athletes like Mia Hamm or Lisa Leslie. They certainly train with weights, but no one would accuse them of having manly physiques. Strength training will improve performance and reduce injury if done correctly.
3. You can’t train speed.
For some reason, the popular belief is that you’re born with a certain amount of “speed” and you can’t improve it. Nothing could be further from the truth. Most young athletes are so physically weak and mechanically out of tune that significant improvements in speed can be made often just by working on technique and form. Athletes at any age and any level can improve speed when implementing a complete speed training program designed to improve and develop the entire athlete. {Use the link http://www.completespeedtraining.com/ for the words “speed training” in the last sentence.}
4. Training slow makes you fast.
I don’t think coaches directly think this way but their training techniques imply otherwise. This is especially true in sports that involve a higher aerobic element such as soccer, field hockey, or lacrosse. I see kids out running mileage and doing long, slow intervals of several minutes of continuous running. This will get them in shape. However, in games, I see kids jogging, jogging and then sprinting at full speed for 20–30 yards. Then they run, jog, and sprint for 20–30 more yards. If you want kids to improve their acceleration and top speed so that they can get to the ball faster or get back on defense, you have to train by running at full speed in practice.
5. You must train hard every day.
The workout itself is only a piece of the training puzzle. It’s the time between intense workouts—the recovery—where athletes make their improvements. Generally, it takes 36–48 hours to recover from high intensity training. If athletes are doing too much too often, they become overtrained. Coaches can expect to see an increase in injuries, complaints about being sore more often, decreased performance, and higher levels of fatigue earlier in games. It’s always better to under train an athlete than overtrain. Err on the side of caution to get maximal results.
6. Strength training will stunt a young athlete’s growth.
This is another myth held over from a different time. On a daily basis, kids as young as seven years old are playing organized sports year round. They’re tackling, getting tackled, sliding, and falling. These loads on the body can have a much greater physical impact than a well-designed strength training program. Though we don’t usually begin training with weights with prepubescent athletes, they can benefit from body weight exercises such as push-ups, lunges, and sit-ups. This will increase muscular efficiency, speed up recovery, and improve coordination and overall speed.
7. The harder the workout, the better the result.
Some athletes (and coaches) have this mentality that if a workout doesn’t reduce them to complete exhaustion and/or make them vomit, it wasn’t an effective workout. I can tell you that those who have this mentality probably see many injuries and frustrating performances. The purpose of a workout is to stimulate an adaptation by the body. If the body is forced to do too much work in a given time period, it will break down. The skill in coaching is to stimulate the adaptation in the body without reaching a point of diminishing returns.
8. Interval training is the same as speed training.
Repeatedly running 100s, 200s, etc. won’t improve top speeds. Even running repeat 40s with short recovery periods won’t improve acceleration and top speed. Speed work is defined as 2–8 seconds of maximal intensity running with full recovery. That means there should be at least two minutes of light dynamic movement between each effort. This goes against the experience of some coaches but is the only way to improve speed. An athlete must be able to focus on proper form and maintain intensity in order to get faster. If they don’t recover properly from each interval, they won’t be able to replicate proper mechanics with consistency and they can’t improve.
9. Flexibility won’t help you get faster.
Both coaches and athletes spend so much time on the skills of their sport, speed training, and conditioning, they often forget a fundamental component of success—flexibility. After practice or a game, the muscles are warm and loose. This is the time to work on increasing flexibility. So many athletes suffer injuries or compete below their capacity because poor flexibility inhibits their range of motion and speed. We see this in the hips and hip flexors where the stride lengths of athletes appear conspicuously short. Most often we see this in male athletes who will lift weights, train hard, and then skip out on their cool down and flexibility work.
10. Lift your knees.
When parents and coaches want their kids to run faster or when the kids are beginning to fatigue, I hear many yell at the kids, “Lift your knees. Get your knees up.” This is one of the most backward cues that we can give to athletes. The way to run faster is to apply more force to the ground. Every action has an equal and opposite reaction so the more force that you apply to the ground, the more the ground will give back. So when we cue athletes to lift their knees, we’re doing two things incorrectly. One, we’re telling them to use their hip flexors to lift instead of their glutes and hamstrings to drive down. Just think about the size of your hip flexor versus the size of your glutes and hamstrings. Now which muscles do you think can create more force and therefore more speed?
Second, we’re cueing them to do a movement that is in opposition to what generates speed. If an athlete learns at age seven to lift his knees when he needs a burst of speed, the improper cue will be hardwired into his brain. To unlearn that as a teenager and to do the opposite and drive down will delay the athlete’s progress. He or she will have a difficult time coordinating an entirely new way of running and will potentially have to take a step or two backward. That’s why it’s critical to learn proper form early and get an advantage over those who still aren’t getting the best instruction. So cue athletes to step over the opposite knee and drive the foot down into the ground with the foot landing underneath the hip.
Patrick Beith is the co-owner of Athletes’ Acceleration, Inc. He holds his bachelor’s of science degree in exercise physiology and is recognized by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (CSCS), the National Academy of Sports Medicine (PES), the American College of Sports Medicine (HFI), the International Youth Conditioning Association (IYCA), and the USA Track and Field Coaching Level II (jumps, sprints, hurdles, and relays).
Elite Fitness Systems strives to be a recognized leader in the strength training industry by providing the highest quality strength training products and services while providing the highest level of customer service in the industry. For the best training equipment, information, and accessories, visit us at www.EliteFTS.com.
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Girls with UPS...
Took some pictures of our girls basketball team performing box jumps. We have quite a few girls with impressive jumping ability. Now to make it even more impressive, two of these young ladies are freshmen and one is a sophomore, and all three just over 5 feet tall.
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Quick and Simple
This is a very general, but practical LIST, I especially like #8. There is a difference between becoming faster, and becoming conditioned.
Thursday, November 8, 2007
And I use to like Coke...
What Happens To Your Body Within An Hour Of Drinking A Coke
October 24th, 2007 Nutrition Researchers Posted in Food Science Research |
Don’t drink cola if you want to be healthy. Consuming soft drinks is bad for so many reasons that science cannot even state all the consequences. But one thing we know for sure is that drinking Coke, as a representative of soft drinks, wreaks havoc on the human organism. What happens? Writer Wade Meredith has shown the quick progression of Coke’s assault.
The main problem is sugar. It’s an evil that the processed food industry and sugar growers don’t want people to know about. Even dietitians, financially supported by sugar growers and sugary product manufacturers, are loathe to tell us the truth.
When somebody drinks a Coke watch what happens…
In The First 10 minutes: 10 teaspoons of sugar hit your system. (100% of your recommended daily intake.) You don’t immediately vomit from the overwhelming sweetness because phosphoric acid cuts the flavor allowing you to keep it down.
20 minutes: Your blood sugar spikes, causing an insulin burst. Your liver responds to this by turning any sugar it can get its hands on into fat. (There’s plenty of that at this particular moment)
40 minutes: Caffeine absorption is complete. Your pupils dilate, your blood pressure rises, as a response your livers dumps more sugar into your bloodstream. The adenosine receptors in your brain are now blocked preventing drowsiness.
45 minutes: Your body ups your dopamine production stimulating the pleasure centers of your brain. This is physically the same way heroin works, by the way.
60 minutes: The phosphoric acid binds calcium, magnesium and zinc in your lower intestine, providing a further boost in metabolism. This is compounded by high doses of sugar and artificial sweeteners also increasing the urinary excretion of calcium.
60+ Minutes: The caffeine’s diuretic properties come into play. (It makes you have to pee.) It is now assured that you’ll evacuate the bonded calcium, magnesium and zinc that was headed to your bones as well as sodium, electrolyte and water.
60+ minutes: As the rave inside of you dies down you’ll start to have a sugar crash. You may become irritable and/or sluggish. You’ve also now, literally, pissed away all the water that was in the Coke. But not before infusing it with valuable nutrients your body could have used for things like even having the ability to hydrate your system or build strong bones and teeth.
So there you have it, an avalanche of destruction in a single can. Imagine drinking this day after day, week after week. Stick to water, real juice from fresh squeezed fruit, and tea without sweetener.
Primary Source: by Wade Meredith
October 24th, 2007 Nutrition Researchers Posted in Food Science Research |
Don’t drink cola if you want to be healthy. Consuming soft drinks is bad for so many reasons that science cannot even state all the consequences. But one thing we know for sure is that drinking Coke, as a representative of soft drinks, wreaks havoc on the human organism. What happens? Writer Wade Meredith has shown the quick progression of Coke’s assault.
The main problem is sugar. It’s an evil that the processed food industry and sugar growers don’t want people to know about. Even dietitians, financially supported by sugar growers and sugary product manufacturers, are loathe to tell us the truth.
When somebody drinks a Coke watch what happens…
In The First 10 minutes: 10 teaspoons of sugar hit your system. (100% of your recommended daily intake.) You don’t immediately vomit from the overwhelming sweetness because phosphoric acid cuts the flavor allowing you to keep it down.
20 minutes: Your blood sugar spikes, causing an insulin burst. Your liver responds to this by turning any sugar it can get its hands on into fat. (There’s plenty of that at this particular moment)
40 minutes: Caffeine absorption is complete. Your pupils dilate, your blood pressure rises, as a response your livers dumps more sugar into your bloodstream. The adenosine receptors in your brain are now blocked preventing drowsiness.
45 minutes: Your body ups your dopamine production stimulating the pleasure centers of your brain. This is physically the same way heroin works, by the way.
60 minutes: The phosphoric acid binds calcium, magnesium and zinc in your lower intestine, providing a further boost in metabolism. This is compounded by high doses of sugar and artificial sweeteners also increasing the urinary excretion of calcium.
60+ Minutes: The caffeine’s diuretic properties come into play. (It makes you have to pee.) It is now assured that you’ll evacuate the bonded calcium, magnesium and zinc that was headed to your bones as well as sodium, electrolyte and water.
60+ minutes: As the rave inside of you dies down you’ll start to have a sugar crash. You may become irritable and/or sluggish. You’ve also now, literally, pissed away all the water that was in the Coke. But not before infusing it with valuable nutrients your body could have used for things like even having the ability to hydrate your system or build strong bones and teeth.
So there you have it, an avalanche of destruction in a single can. Imagine drinking this day after day, week after week. Stick to water, real juice from fresh squeezed fruit, and tea without sweetener.
Primary Source: by Wade Meredith
Sunday, October 28, 2007
A marathon?
So today I drove KT to her marathon in Grand Rapids. Her and I could not be more opposites, powerlifter and marathoner. Anyway, I don't understand this long distance running thing, the only thing I could think all day was...
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Yet another video day
So we had another day of filming in the weight room and got some good stuff. We had some of the FB guys doing cleans, and some BB girls doing DE squats. The best part was at the end when we put together an impromptu KB video demo.
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
National Geographic Channel
Last night the National Geographic Channel aired the episode of the trailer I posted and it was phenomenal. If you get a chance watch it, it is well worth the time. The episode will also air Tuesday October 23 at 1 am and Monday October 29 at 6 pm.
Football Testing
Since football is over we are waisting no time getting back into the weight room. I am now testing the guys to see what their strength is like since the beginning of the season. For the most part we are about the same as we were prior to the start of the season, the exception being the guys that didn't lift during the season or who were injured at some point in time. So this says a lot for in season lifting.
Anyway, I will be posting some videos as I record them of the guys maxing on different lifts, the three we test are; Clean, Bench, and Squat.
Here is DJ squatting 365, which is a PR for him. As I look at it now I called him up early, but I know he could have gone lower and still hit it, but I am still going to make him do it again.
Here is Tony, who is a senior and not returning to us, but he has aspirations of playing college ball. This is 405, and he absolutely smokes it.
Anyway, I will be posting some videos as I record them of the guys maxing on different lifts, the three we test are; Clean, Bench, and Squat.
Here is DJ squatting 365, which is a PR for him. As I look at it now I called him up early, but I know he could have gone lower and still hit it, but I am still going to make him do it again.
Here is Tony, who is a senior and not returning to us, but he has aspirations of playing college ball. This is 405, and he absolutely smokes it.
Monday, October 22, 2007
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Friday, September 28, 2007
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Update
I think it is time that I gave a little update on how the year has been going. The weight room has been pretty much wall to wall since the day school started and the athletes are doing great. Volleyball is probably the biggest volume of athletes thus far and they are progressing well. Football although it is in season is also doing well, especially the freshmen and JV who are both getting in at least twice a week. Women's basketball seems to have a new girl come in everyday, they are going to have good numbers and some great athletes. Men's basketball doesn't have the numbers that women's does, but I got one guy who I think is going to be a stud and i met with the coach yesterday and I am setting up their preseason training. The hockey team just started as well as JV tennis. Also the CHS morning sessions are going good and had a new guy this morning. So I have taken some photos yesterday and today so here they are.
JV Volleyball
Freshmen Volleyball
CHS Wrestlers
JV Volleyball
Freshmen Volleyball
CHS Wrestlers
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Diet
If you have questions about diet or are about to start one watch these vids. Justin does a great job of simplifying it all down. Also, a great discussion on supplements.
http://asp.elitefts.com/qa/default.asp?qid=59197&tid=
http://asp.elitefts.com/qa/default.asp?qid=59197&tid=
Monday, September 17, 2007
Im Very Impressed
Last Friday was very busy in the weight room, which for me is a very good problem to have. Had 5 different sports teams in plus the out of season athletes. Out of all of these athletes I was the most impressed by the freshmen girls volleyball team. It was only their second time in the weight room, but you would have never been able to tell. I can wait to see this group when they are seniors, ther're going to be phenominal athletes.
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Here it is, for those that wanted to see it...
So here is the video of me busting up my knee. Sub max weight with plenty of spotters, doesn't matter when your meniscus causes your knee to lock resulting in a shut down of muscle function. Yes it hurt.
Anyway, check my YouTube and see the rest of the videos of the squat session, has 3 guys hit 475, not bad fellas.
Anyway, check my YouTube and see the rest of the videos of the squat session, has 3 guys hit 475, not bad fellas.
Monday, September 10, 2007
First Week Down...
Well the first week of school is in the books and I am very excited for the potential for this year. The reseason for this revealed itself on Friday, which is typically slow, so I was hoping to get to the football feild a little early. When it was all said and done I ended up having close to 120 athletes in the weight room, it was a mad house and a great problem to have.
In addition to the Petoskey weight room I am going to Charlevoix High School 3 days a week at 6 am, which those of you that know me know I function better at night, but I am excited of the opportunity of being at CHS. I think it will take some time to build the program but they have some good athletes, and as far as strength training they are very raw and hence no bad habits to unlearn. Plus these kids are quick and pick things up fast.
So all in all a good start to this year, I think I will be very busy and hopfully have some great stuff to add to the blog.
In addition to the Petoskey weight room I am going to Charlevoix High School 3 days a week at 6 am, which those of you that know me know I function better at night, but I am excited of the opportunity of being at CHS. I think it will take some time to build the program but they have some good athletes, and as far as strength training they are very raw and hence no bad habits to unlearn. Plus these kids are quick and pick things up fast.
So all in all a good start to this year, I think I will be very busy and hopfully have some great stuff to add to the blog.
Friday, September 7, 2007
All Videos Are Now Up
I have finished uploading all of the movies from the strongman comp. There are 44 of them and this includes the blooper real, so enjoy, here is the link again incase you missed it before. My Video Page.
Thursday, September 6, 2007
Videos Are Up!!!
Alright so it only took me like 2 months but with the help of Jeff Samyn the videos are now up for your veiwing pleasure. I will put the link to my youtube account at the bottom of this page because now that I know how to do this I will try and add videos on a regular basis, but for now CLICK HERE! I will continue to add vids for the next few days until they are all up.
Friday, August 31, 2007
Friday
I love Fridays, not because of the fast approaching weekend, although that is a plus. Friday is the day when I get all of my e-mail newsletters, and i spend about 45 minutes looking through them for new info. Well I got a couple today that I would like to point out and here they are:
http://www.nsca-lift.org/HotTopic/download/BARBELLS.pdf
Loren does a great job with this article, and it is an NSCA text that actually has new information, not just some pencil neck idiot who want to get published who does research on what every real lifter already knows. Sorry for the rant.
http://www.defrancostraining.com/ask_joe/ask_joe.htm
Joe always has great information, and is in my opinion one of the best S&C coaches in the nation. Anyway, take a look at the post about basketball players, could make a huge difference in your game.
http://www.elitefts.com/documents/complication.htm
Last one, not by Joe, but about him, and this may be getting redundant but o-well.
http://www.nsca-lift.org/HotTopic/download/BARBELLS.pdf
Loren does a great job with this article, and it is an NSCA text that actually has new information, not just some pencil neck idiot who want to get published who does research on what every real lifter already knows. Sorry for the rant.
http://www.defrancostraining.com/ask_joe/ask_joe.htm
Joe always has great information, and is in my opinion one of the best S&C coaches in the nation. Anyway, take a look at the post about basketball players, could make a huge difference in your game.
http://www.elitefts.com/documents/complication.htm
Last one, not by Joe, but about him, and this may be getting redundant but o-well.
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Future Strongmen
Wow it has been a while since I made a post, I am going to blame it on the business of football season starting, but we all know that is a cop out. Anyway yesterday I had a strongman contest for our 7th and 8th grade football teams and it went very well. I thought that this was going to be a nightmare, and it turned out to be a highlight of my summer. Not sure of the exact number of kids, we didn't keep score for all of the ages but it was between 70-90 athletes.
Farmers Walk
Fat Bar Dead Lift
Keg Carry
Harnessed Sled Drag
Backwards Sled Drag
Seated Sled Pull
Farmers Walk
Fat Bar Dead Lift
Keg Carry
Harnessed Sled Drag
Backwards Sled Drag
Seated Sled Pull
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
Thursday, August 2, 2007
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Monday, July 30, 2007
500
Well it finally happen, after 2 years i hit a 500 bench press. it was awesome. have been doing a lot of board work the past few months and a lot of various shoulder pressing and it has paid off.
Friday, July 20, 2007
Sports: It's All B.S.
This is from Elite FTS Newsletter.
The following is the first in a series of excerpts from Sports: Is It All B.S.? by Dr. Michael Yessis. According to Dr. Yessis, they are examples of the many myths and misconceptions that guide sports in the US. These examples of what he calls "B.S." are presented for your information, discussion, and dissemination.
Why does a country with more athletes, better facilities, more coaches, and more money tied into sports than any other country have to travel the world over to find the best athletes? The answer is simple. The country has no system of developing athletic talent. Yet every team will tell you it does have a system of player development. This is bull though because to have a winning team, these professional sports teams have to buy their players and collegiate teams must recruit the best athletes available.
Athletes are born, not made.
For years, coaches have stated that good athletes are born, they're naturals. As a result, they believe you can't make someone into an athlete if he or she isn't born with this ability. This implies that you must already possess the technical skills and physical abilities (athleticism) to play the game. This is bull. Coaches see their role as motivators and strategists to blend the team into a functional unit. They often say that they teach the basics of the game, but this generally means basic strategy, not skills. When skills are taught, the teaching is superficial and short-lived. (See #13, Coaches teach game skills)
If you believe the B.S. that athletes are born, not made, there should be no need to play the game for years before you become great. If you're born with the abilities or are a natural athlete, why not wait until you're in your late teens and then start playing the sport? You would probably laugh at this recommendation, but this is how it is if you're born a great athlete. I hope you realize that this statement is obviously bull. It is the environment or what you do in practices and playing the sport that determines whether you will be an athlete and how great you will become.
For more information, check out Sports: Is It All B.S.?
The following is the first in a series of excerpts from Sports: Is It All B.S.? by Dr. Michael Yessis. According to Dr. Yessis, they are examples of the many myths and misconceptions that guide sports in the US. These examples of what he calls "B.S." are presented for your information, discussion, and dissemination.
Why does a country with more athletes, better facilities, more coaches, and more money tied into sports than any other country have to travel the world over to find the best athletes? The answer is simple. The country has no system of developing athletic talent. Yet every team will tell you it does have a system of player development. This is bull though because to have a winning team, these professional sports teams have to buy their players and collegiate teams must recruit the best athletes available.
Athletes are born, not made.
For years, coaches have stated that good athletes are born, they're naturals. As a result, they believe you can't make someone into an athlete if he or she isn't born with this ability. This implies that you must already possess the technical skills and physical abilities (athleticism) to play the game. This is bull. Coaches see their role as motivators and strategists to blend the team into a functional unit. They often say that they teach the basics of the game, but this generally means basic strategy, not skills. When skills are taught, the teaching is superficial and short-lived. (See #13, Coaches teach game skills)
If you believe the B.S. that athletes are born, not made, there should be no need to play the game for years before you become great. If you're born with the abilities or are a natural athlete, why not wait until you're in your late teens and then start playing the sport? You would probably laugh at this recommendation, but this is how it is if you're born a great athlete. I hope you realize that this statement is obviously bull. It is the environment or what you do in practices and playing the sport that determines whether you will be an athlete and how great you will become.
For more information, check out Sports: Is It All B.S.?
Monday, July 16, 2007
Strongman Competition
Well the strongman competition was this past weekend and in my opinion it went awesome. The weather wasn't that great in the morning and I thought that their would be a negative effect on the performance but all of the kids did great. We did not have as many show up as I thought would but it was still a blast, here are the events:
Yoke Carry- 200 ft
Tire Flip- 30 yards for time
Keg and Sled Medley- carry and drag 3 times for 20 yards
Keg Toss- distance
Keg Press- Reps in 60 sec
Farmers Walk- 150 ft zig-zag
Fat bar Dead- Reps in 60 sec
I also have some vid's if I can figure out how to post them up here I will.
Yoke Carry- 200 ft
Tire Flip- 30 yards for time
Keg and Sled Medley- carry and drag 3 times for 20 yards
Keg Toss- distance
Keg Press- Reps in 60 sec
Farmers Walk- 150 ft zig-zag
Fat bar Dead- Reps in 60 sec
I also have some vid's if I can figure out how to post them up here I will.
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