The Concept of “Hard Work”

Share I often browse strength and conditioning videos from universities, not because of the program design or exercise selection (lots of these programs are lacking in these departments).  I watch the videos because of how hard the athletes work.  With very few exceptions, these athletes desire improvement and are put in the correct enviroment to [...]

3 Ways to Improve Your Bench NOW!

Share I do find the bench press as a valuable exercise for strength development in athletes.  Some strength coaches have dismissed it, replaced it with incline bench, or used other variations.  I like the simplicity, the value of the movement, and the easy progressions that can be made with the bench. That being said, I don’t [...]

A Slice of Humble Pie – Atlas Stone Day

Share I usually try to refrain from telling self degrading stories, but I will share this one.  I ordered a set of Slater Stone molds, and a generous parent of an athlete here had a connection to get the concrete poured.  I made one at the 18 inch size, and another with a foam ball in [...]

Round 4 – Who Trains The Best – Swimmers

Share That’s right…swimmers. Swimmers have to train extremely hard to perform at a high level.  Jim Smith of the Diesel Crew sent me a pair of videos to use after I posted Round 3 – NBA Training .   So far I have posted videos from MMA fighters, NFL Stars and NBA Players.  Each time, the readers [...]

A Picture is Worth A Thousand Words

Share The world wide internets  have been down all day, so I couldn’t get my “Tips To Increased Bench Reps” post up.  Don’t worry, it will be up this week!  Today I will post up some training pictures from the last two weeks.  Often times photos are more descriptive than words when it comes to some [...]

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