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The role of a high school strength and conditioning program is to implement scientific based programs, built to increase athleticism, reduce injury, and prepare kids for more strenuous events such as sports and post-high school athletic careers (and LIFE!), cannot be emphasized enough.
Like it or not, hypertrophy training (sometimes only seen as bodybuilding programs) can be very beneficial to fitness athletes and CrossFitters, possibly even necessary for long-term muscular growth, strength gains, increased athletic potential, and injury resilience.
As strength coaches, the athlete’s health should be our top priority. The role of a strength coach is to prepare athletes to play their sport and compete through strength and conditioning programs that are developed to elevate their athleticism. More importantly, our job is to help reduce injury both on and off the field. New York University Head Strength and Conditioning Coach and Assistant Athletic Trainer, Joe Mosher M.Ed, ATC, CSCS, USAW, feels that:
The success or failure of the novice and intermediate lifter at these meets depends on his or her ability to adapt and acclimate to the new sport. Today I'll discuss the necessary details, and show you how to mentally prepare for the big day.
***This is an article I published for BreakingMuscle.com, a fitness and strength website for athletes and coaches alike.
The ability to exert peak power outputs is a balance between high amounts of force output and velocity. Finding the sweet spot between those inversely related variables will result in a great potential for muscle gain and performance.
***This is an article I published for BreakingMuscle.com, a fitness and strength website for athletes and coaches alike.
For most beginners, training is a glorious time where personal records are seen monthly, new striations pop up every day, and you feel invincible. But for those of us who have been around the iron block before, we find ourselves in a rut more often than not.
***This is an article I published for BreakingMuscle.com, a fitness and strength website for athletes and coaches alike.
The deadlift lies at the root of all primitive movement patterns. Try these 5 move to help you become stronger every single day.
***This is an article I published for BreakingMuscle.com, a fitness and strength website for athletes and coaches alike.
The rising popularity of Olympic weightlifting has led to many newcomers and ex-athletes exchanging their spin bikes for barbells. Unfortunately, the level of coaching and analysis needed to teach and progress an athlete's technique is lacking - leading to a whole slew of nasty, dirty, and sometimes unsafe cleans.
This quick list is comprised of 5 books I feel every strength coach, fitness entreprenuer, personal trainer, and leader should read. The span from books about personal finance, advanced exercise programming, leadership, motivational counseling, and more!
