Tag: strength training programs

"My God given talent is my ability to stick with training longer than anybody else."-- Herschel Walker

The truth is that in order to succeed at any endeavor you've got to have faith in what you are doing. In terms of being either a great athlete or in super great shape you've got to believe in your strength training program, period. Without the belief in what you are doing you might as well be sitting on the couch eating twinkies while breathing louder than anybody in the room.

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I just felt like babbling about some random stuff today just to shake things up! The weather here in Georgia has sucked this week so I'm on the sunshine waiting list if you know what I mean. Nonetheless, I'm grateful for the opportunity to blast out this post on whatever idea happens to flow through my brain as I am hammering the keys on my Mac. I hope you will enjoy this, but even if you don't I will also be grateful if you told everyone you did anyway!

About 3 weeks ago I had one of my young students ask me about the focus of my program. Without getting too much in detail I broke it down for him by going over the usual characteristics involving increased mobility, strength, cardiovascular conditioning, and of course power. How do you go about developing power? Asked the young Jedi. Well, I've decided to break that down for you right here and now partner.

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Why 100 Pennies? Keep Reading...

There are so many ways to go about training for strength! Some common questions I get from folks is that what method is better to build strength? Do I build strength by doing it this way or that way? Is it with kettlebells or with dumbbells? I'm going to attempt to dive into to this by making a simple argument to put your confusion to rest for good! Besides, there is more than one way to become a physically supreme butt kicker!

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So an athlete walks in to train and I make him walk out puking. Did I just do my job as a strength coach? Well, maybe I did or maybe I didn't. It depends on the athlete and the principles that were applied to the particular situation. Maybe I trained the athlete beyond his threshold to hold his lunch, or maybe he is just prone to losing his lunch when physically exerted? Either way the point is that the puke test is NOT an accurate gauge as to how good or bad a strength and conditioning program actually is. There is, or should be, a method behind the madness!

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