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Showing posts with label strength coach. Show all posts
Showing posts with label strength coach. Show all posts

Sunday, January 27, 2019

Strength Coach- 5-6-7-8-9 for Kids?

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5-6-7-8-9 for Kids?

One thing I love about training a broad spectrum of clients and athletes is that I'm always learning.
Just when you think you have all the answers, you realize there are more questions.
One thing that has always been perplexing is how to move kids up in weight while maintaining good technique and avoiding plateaus.
One point I've made consistently over the years is that it's not as simple as the old idea of progressive resistance exercise.
In a collegiate environment you can just throw 5 lbs more on the bar and go for it. It's pretty simple. Five pounds a week can really add up for a college athlete.
But, what do you do with a kid who is bench pressing 45 pounds for 5 reps? Adding 5 lbs here (just a 2.5 on each side) increases the load by about 12% and, really causes a problem.
One solution we've used with good success is 1 ¼ lb Olympic plates. I learned this idea of small increases years ago from writers like Stuart McRobert and, this concept has been really effective.
5-6-7-8-9 For Kids
The 1 ¼ idea is effective but, not foolproof. In training my middle school group I was still experiencing plateaus even with using 1 ¼ lb plates and, was running into issues as dumbbells and kettlebells got larger.
Recently, I found another solution. I know it sounds simple but, instead of increasing weight, we increased reps.
Once one of my “kids” begins to hit a bit of a wall we switch from increasing weight to increasing reps.
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Thursday, January 24, 2019

Strength Coach Featuring Joe Bonyai "Making You Think"

Highlights of Episode 247 
"Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment
Joe Bonyai, Performance Specialist and founder of The 3-D Strap
We spoke about:
  • Sport Specific Training
  • Smith Machine/Hack Squats vs. Goblet Squats
  • Do Young Athletes Need to Play Multiple Sports?
  • Training "complex" clients
  • His new product, the 3-D Strap
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Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Strength Coach Latest Forum Discussion: Sprinting as a Vaccine for Hamstring Injury?


 
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 Sprinting as a Vaccine for Hamstring Injury?
Great article from JB Morin et. al. that further reinforces our Timed 10's and Flying 10's idea. ( notice I'm now saying "our". The statute of limitations on Tony Holler getting credit is past, next pronoun will probably be my)

Sprinting as a Vaccine for Hamstring Injury [Join StrengthCoach.com to eavesdrop in on the full conversation]

"Good athletes run fast. Running fast puts athletes at risk of hamstring injury. Therefore good athletes should avoid running fast..."
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Michael Boyle

 RE: Sprinting as a Vaccine for Hamstring Injury?
very interesting. 
thanks for sharing.

 RE: Sprinting as a Vaccine for Hamstring Injury?
This is great !

 RE: Sprinting as a Vaccine for Hamstring Injury?
interesting and connects the dots to make sense. Stating You get enough high quality sprint work in I see how it can serve as a prevention to HMI.. I am curious what they do once an athlete does get injured after already being in their program.. What are their initial steps and how do they vary from the norm??
Turill Engelman B.A. C.P.T. 
I.Y.C.A. High School Strength & Conditioning Specialist 
I.Y.C.A. Youth Fitness Specialist 
I.Y.C.A. Speed & Agility Specialist 
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Sunday, January 13, 2019

StrengthCoach Latest Forum Discussions- Featuring: Sled push as a main lower body lift




 Sled push as a main lower body lift
Hi guys,

I think I heard Mike say they’re starting to use the sled push as a knee dominant unilateral lift instead of just for conditioning. Counting steps instead of lengths.
I really like this idea for several reasons and want to start implementing it in my own programming.

1). What are people’s thoughts on this?
2). Does anyone have standards for this, e.g. 2.5 x bodyweight?
3). As a progression could you start timing it instead of just increasing he load?

Thanks in advance,

Cillian

 RE: Sled push as a main lower body lift
Our main problem is that we got to a point where we just couldn't push the sled anymore?

I think in some ways it's a self limiting exercise.

Kids started to bring turf shoes because they couldn't get the sled to move. It ends up like a moon walk. Pushing forward but, going backward.

Athletes quickly got to 3 x's bodyweight.

This is Jack Eichel ( Buffalo Sabres) with 680. Just over 3 x's bodyweight.
Michael Boyle 
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Saturday, January 12, 2019

Strength Coach Latest Forum Discussions

The following are parts of the latest forum discussions from the Athletes and Coaches at StrengthCoach.com Join the discussions and get your training questions answered today! Click here to register.


 Rotator cuff exercise
I love this for strengthening the rotator cuff. Been using in her program and after 2 weeks she already noticed how much stronger her shoulders have been. Also she has said less pain throughout the day......Join this discussion....


 Static stretching thoughts
Old school my a**! Most should of already known what Mike and I had believed and still add into our programs- static stretching works and is important! Earlier static stretching studies were poorly interpreted mostly by context. Some of those studies had athletes sprint immediately after a stretch! Who does that?! No one I hope. No one who knows what they are doing anyway. Since, there have been studies showing the benefits of static stretching under different protocols. And, I liked the discussion in that it was a fair look at other outcomes:

"The novel finding of the present study is that CMJ performance of flexibility-trained athletes increases after intermittent stretching of the lower-limb musculature. This is in apparent disagreement with current practice that advocates against static stretching because of its possible detrimental effect on explosive performance (34,39). However, a recent review (5) concluded that static stretching with total duration of.....Join this discussion....

 Tracking Bodyweight
Wondering where everyone stands on tracking body weight with their athletes. I think it is a different conversation if you are talking about personal training clients, but I am strictly wondering about athlete's (professional, college, highschool, etc.). If you do it how often are you recording? If you don't do what is your reason?.......Join this discussion.....
Joel Jackson
University of Alberta
Competitive Thread
Edmonton, Alberta
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Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Strength Coach Featuring: Rebranding the Gym in Style- Evolve Athletic Club- Episode 64

Strength Coach TV


For Episode 64, I head downstairs in my building to hang with Chris Kievit and Mike Luongo in the newly rebranded Evolve Athletic Club in White Plains, NY

Anthony talks to Chris and Mike about:
** How long the new transformation took
** History of previous owner to new owner
** Original Square footage and changes
** Staffing
** Rebranding
** What they Offer, including what's new
Mike and Chris gives him a tour of the facility and go over some facility design topics including:
** Branding on everything
** Having a self check-in
** Using a Chalkboard for marketing and communication with members
** Adding another shower and the amenities
** Deciding whether or not to add a big multi-unit into the gym, decisions on what equipment to keep
** Adding mirrors
** The Dojo- having a private training area within the gym
** The Folding Squat Rack from Perform Better
** Where the gym transitions into recovery
** Having a Massage room
** Adding a “Wellness area” with Infrared Sauna, Cryotherapy Tank and Local Cryo-threrapy
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Friday, December 7, 2018

Strength Coach- Endurance Training Compilation

Michael Boyle - 

One area we get lots of questions about is training endurance athletes like distance runners or triathletes. We've pulled together some articles geared specifically to this population. Join StrengthCoach.com to access the below articles....
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Training the Endurance Athlete- Michael Boyle (Preview below)
Triathlete Case Study-  Tim Crowley
Single Leg Strength for Endurance Athletes- Getting a Leg Up On The Competition- Tim Crowley
Training the Endurance Athlete w/ Jon Messner- Strengthcoach Podcast Episode 199
Why Endurance Training Lacks Staying Power- Alwyn Cosgrove
Foam Rolling Compilation - Michael Boyle
The Static Stretching Renaissance- Michael Boyle

Training the Endurance Athlete (Strength Coach Classic)

Michael Boyle
Training endurance athletes can be a goldmine for personal trainers and strength coaches if you can understand their mentality. Truth is endurance athletes have a lot of qualities that make them desirable clients. They are generally motivated, in need of help and often affluent. In fact, triathletes, runners and rowers far outnumber team sport athletes in the adult population.

The first question you need to ask yourself in order to understand the endurance athlete is "Why are they an endurance athlete?". The answer generally comes in one of four parts.

1. Genetic predisposition- they've always been good at endurance activity
2. Mental predisposition- they've always been a type A personality.
3. Endurance training provides a competitive outlet into adulthood.
4. A combination of 1, 2, and 3
You might ask yourself "Does it matter why they are an endurance athlete?". It does matter because personality characteristics and genetic predisposition are at first a positive but, can rapidly become a negative. High levels of motivation and drive can initially produce great results. However often they also produce injuries. I believe that what makes you train hard also makes you train hurt. 
The truth is that endurance training probably isn't good for you. However, no endurance athlete wants to hear that. This is what they do and they are not about to change because you or I think the risk of injury is too high. So if you can't change them you might as well help them. If you can't beat em, train em. 
In order to train the endurance athete you need to understand how he or she thinks. This involves something I have decided to call The Endurance Cycle. The cycle is illustrated below. 

The Endurance Cycle
-Train--- Injury--- Rehab/PT----

-Train--- Injury--- Rehab/PT----
-Train--- Injury--- Rehab/PT----
-Train--- Injury--- Rehab/PT----
The cycle is simple. Train hard until you get hurt. Call your PT (who by now is like a family friend) rest and repeat. This is so prevalent that I have coined another term "The Endurance Conversation". This is a typical conversation overheard between two endurance athletes. 
Endurance athlete 1 Question- "Are you training or injured?"
Endurance athlete 2 Answer - " Well I just got over _ _ _ itis and I've being running in the pool.."
To you or I, this may seem like a strange conversation but, between two endurance athletes. This is a "how's the weather conversation?". Endurance athletes view injury as a reasonable expectation and are not surprised when it happens. In fact, my theory is that the entire physical therapy profession owes a great debt to the early aerobic proponents of the seventies. As a kid growing up playing sports I had never heard of a physical therapist. Physical therapists were put on the map by endurance athletes and their "itises". Endurance athletes fueled the physical therapy boom and today they continue to provide some of physical therapies best patients. To be honest, PT's love these guys. They are like crack addicts to them. 
Another thing that has become very common in the endurance world is the revolving door of what I like to call "The Injury Progression". The injury progression is illustrated below.  Join StrengthCoach.com today to read the full article and more....

Sunday, November 11, 2018

Strength Coach- Trap Bar Jumps- a New Favorite

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Michael Boyle - 
I love Trap Bar jumps. I wish I could say who gave me this idea as I'd love to give them credit.
In any case, to properly discuss Trap bar Jumps, we need some context. I love Olympic lifts but, I also know they are not for everyone. All our athlete programs, except our baseball program, begin with Olympic lifts. However in our summer Pro Hockey group we have a number of athletes who have never trained with us before and are either unfamiliar with Olympic lifts, don't want to Olympic lift, or both.
This means that we need an alternative explosive exercise. In some cases we did additional jumps, in other swings, and in others we used our MVP Shuttle or Vertimax.
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When we started to Trap Bar Jump, this quickly became our go-to exercise for power with athletes that were not Olympic lifting.
Before we get too carried away, lets talk a bit about “how” we do these. We know our “why” is explosive power development but, “how” can get a bit fuzzy. Our idea as to “how” to do Trap Bar Jumps comes from the work of JB Morin. JB's actual work was in sled sprinting but, if you bear with me you'll see how the two ideas mesh.
JB has spent years investigating the correct way to determine loads for sled sprints. To make a long story short, JB's extensive research basically led him to conclude that the sled load should result in a time that is 150% of the unloaded time at the same distance. This means that the correct load for a guy who runs a 1.5 sec 10 yard dash is a load that caused him to run a 2.25 sec 10 yard sled sprint. The big key point here is that load is not based on the athletes bodyweight but is based on how the load effects his speed.

Sunday, September 23, 2018

StrengthCoach-Conditioning Young Athletes


Michael Boyle

We get loads of questions about conditioning so, as I've been doing the past few weeks. I'm trying to pull together some of the best articles on the site that relate to conditioning
Optimal Tempo Training- Derek Hansen
12 Week Conditioning Sample- Michael Boyle
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Tuesday, January 2, 2018

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