Two Types of Controllable Pain

ShareTweet A definition of pain was given in 1968 by Margo McCaffery: “Pain is whatever the experiencing person says it is, existing whenever he says it does.” Obviously, pain has a negative connotation. I have always felt the saying “no pain, no gain” was overused by some trainers and it gives young athletes a misconception. [...]

“Slapping Bridges” – Variety is the spice of life!

ShareTweet Have you ever attempted to perform an abdominal bridge for time?  It turns into a physical and mental battle!  With this bridging variation, athletes have an increased concentration and purpose while bridging.  The goal is to create tension on the core through the bridge, then rotate and hit the bag with a swooping strike.  Benefits: [...]

College Strength Training Finally Getting it!

ShareTweet The last two weekends I have traveled to watch my brother play football for SUNY Brockport. The first weekend, Brockport played Morrisville at Colgate University where I used to play. After the game, I was wandering around the practice field to check out if Colgate had updated the facilities since I had graduated. Under [...]

A picture is worth a thousand words.

ShareTweet I was browsing through my computer this morning thinking about what today’s post should be about and I started flipping through my hundreds of pictures I’ve compiled throughout the last year. I know when I’m looking through other training sites, I enjoy looking at what their athletes are going. So, every once and awhile [...]

Chain Training

ShareTweet Chains are a great way to add some weight to an exercise at the points when you are the strongest. The chains help take into account the body’s natural strength curve. An example of this would be chain squats. When you are all the way down in the squat position, the chains pile up [...]

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