In Part 1 , we talked about how much time is wasted in the gym and what practices are necessary and what’s extra. Today, the list of what you should be doing continues. 6. Deadlifts Should have probably mentioned these in the first part to emphasize its...
What You Should REALLy Spend Your Time in the Gym Doing Part I The frequency that people waste other’s time is mind-numbing. Bosses waste their employee’s time with busy work. Parents waste their kid’s time by arguing with each other. Your co-workers waste your time talking...
Is Strength god? [caption id="attachment_751" align="alignleft" width="300"] http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockinfree/with/2173350488/[/caption] Nope, this post isn’t about religion but it is about dogma. Specifically, it’s about the dogma on both sides of the argument as to how important strength is to athletic development.There’s the strength coach, no doubt burly chested with...
The Value of Buddy Drills - A Lesson from Beginner Level Wrestling This is a guest post from my friend Nick Knowles. Nick is a former Division 1 wrestler who's accomplishments include: NCAA Division 1 National Championships qualifier, east regional conferenece champion, all-american (runner-up) at NCWA national championships. He...
Tempo Training - The Natural Way [caption id="attachment_685" align="alignleft" width="368"] Photo:http://www.flickr.com/photos/kntr/[/caption] I’ll confess it. I don’t assign tempos to lifts for my athletes or for myself. This may be heresy in some circles but it annoys me when I see someone without a great deal of experience doing...
Don't Be Weak - An Offensive Rant If the title didn’t give it away, this post may be offensive to some. Before you’re imagination runs away, I won’t be talking about anything inappropriate, but it I may still get some guys a little uppity — specifically...