Jim and Adam had the opportunity to see inside the manufacturing plant of Rogers Athletic where they make their innovative Pendulum line of strength training equipment. We certainly didn’t expect it, but their VP of Product Development, Kyle Camp, gave us an all-access pass to see the entire operation from start to finish. It was [...]
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A System for Making Coaching Cues Meaningful and Efficient – Interview with Trainer Mike Robertson
We probably all have a system of coaching cues in place. Most good Coaches and Trainers have a group of specific coaching points for each exercise. Check out the video below to see how Mike Robertson uses his training system and coaching cues to efficiently educate his clients on the importance of performing quality work. [...]
5 Ways to Execute Medicine Ball Exercises by Coach Ron Mckeefery
Medicine ball (MB) use can be traced back to Ancient Greece when they found a therapeutic use for a crude sand filled ball. Athletes and coaches have been using them every since. Just as it is important to classify your MB exercises by the area they improve it is also important to classify them [...]
Real Hard Work Series: Coach Blair Wagner
We’re continuing our series on what real hard work entails. You’re going to notice that there’s some common themes noted in these videos and articles. Be sure to see what Jim Kielbaso had to say about this topic in the previous video and see how it compares to what Head Sports Performance Coach for Eastern [...]
Breaking into the Strength and Conditioning Field – Interview with Coach Ron McKeefery
Obviously we think the field of Strength and Conditioning is the greatest profession we could be a part of. At one point we saw the picture to the left and aspired to be the guy teaching the lift. We all have our own unique stories and most stories have more similarities than not. So, that [...]
Real Hard Work Series: Coach Jim Kielbaso on Hard Work
The kid in the picture probably completed the pull and I’m sure it was hard to lift. I bet he got a high five afterwards, and he thinks he’s working hard. Teaching athletes how to work hard, what hard work is, and actually putting them through hard workouts is probably something we’ve all been a [...]
NFL Pro Day: What it Really is
NFL Pro Days are typically the final stop of a young football players career, before he keeps going or hangs it up. Jim Kielbaso and Nick Wilson have spent about 8 weeks training a great combine group at Total Performance Training Center in Wixom, MI for the specific tests that the NFL scouts measure [...]
Isometric Training for Specific Results by Adam Gentry
I was having coffee with a friend of mine the other day. He’s a basketball strength coach at a Big East school, and as you would assume, he has his hands full with long, lengthy athletes, with poor postural control. If you’ve ever worked with basketball, you know what I’m talking about, a bunch of [...]
Coaching Olympic Weightlifting in High Schools
I was fortunate having the opportunity to speak with high school sport coaches over the weekend at an area strength clinic. Coach Brandon Bedinger from Ann Arbor Skyline High School did an exceptional job at putting on an informative strength clinic and if you’re ever in the area, look him up to see what [...]
A Need for Enjoyable Lower Body Days: 6 Week Workout Template
I was talking about different training splits the other day with an area Football Coach. I told him I favor total body lifts, as they have a high degree of efficiency and usually take up only 3 days of the week. Numerous factors go into designing workouts for teams, so he brought up some great [...]
Reducing the Risk of Injuries in the Weightroom
In this video, Jim gets the chance to meet up with University of Michigan Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach for Football Coach, Corey Twine. Listen to what Coach Twine thinks are some key variables to reducing the risk of injuries in the weightroom. It’s a great chance to see if you’re practicing the coaching principles [...]
Push-Up Progression
Even babies want to do push-ups! But, they’re not as easy as they look for some people. Many athletes struggle to do even one perfect push up. We can find ourselves at a loss for words when we’re implementing simple bodyweight movements, and the lifter has a difficult time performing them. These exercises, like chin-ups [...]
1st Workout of the New Year
We have thoughts of new years resolutions, no matter how brief the notion may be. A lot of us want to get stronger and build a great base of fitness for whatever the next step is. Here’s a workout that’s metabolically demanding but also has a great strength component. For you Coaches out there, if [...]
Combination Lifts: Wasteful vs. Meaningful
There’s definitely something to be said about training efficiently. We don’t always get an optimal amount of time to accomplish our needs, so it’s sometimes important to exercises with several movements per rep or combine lifts. Implementing multifaceted exercises has sort of stemmed from the need to feel original, get a lot done in minimal [...]
Coaching: 1st Day Expectations and Track Workout
High School Spring sports are probably starting to get an itch to lift if they haven’t started yet. You might be seeing some track, lax, baseball, softball, and soccer players walking through. If you’re starting with groups for the first time, here’s a few pointers that may help during your orientations or first lifts. I [...]
Coaching: Hip Hinge
Several popular movements include the hip hinge. It’s probably one of the more difficult things to coach when an athlete has poor control over their pelvis. Check out the video below to see it discussed with some coaching tips.
Variety: The Spice of Life
One of the biggest reasons we lift weights is to get stronger and there’s an infinite number of ways to go about this. The workout card I attached has several different ideas that you can use for your own workouts. The card has specific progressions, exercises, exercise order, ways to find starting weights, etc. I [...]
4 Steps to Begin Coaching the Neck
Fall seasons are coming to an end and off-season strength training is beginning for a number of sports. If you’re planning out the workouts for these athletes and never have designed or implemented direct neck training for them in the past, now is a great time to start. Lately I’ve heard fewer excuses for why [...]
Need a “Buffet” Workout?
Sometimes we need workouts that allow for great variability when the only thing consistent with the lifter is the amount of inconsistency. They might miss a couple workouts here and there. Maybe you need to put something together that’s extremely convenient to coach, because you have one high school skier who wants to lift at [...]
Safety & Performance: Land Right
We observe numerous athletes while they’re landing after a jump and there seems to be thousands of box jump examples on Youtube these days, good and bad. No matter what type of jump it is, there’s a correct way to land. It doesn’t matter if it’s on the field after an athletic movement or using [...]
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