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Jump Rope: The Most Underrated Conditioning Exercise

December 21, 2017
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Are you looking for an optimal way to condition your body that will bring you serious results?
Are you tired of boring yourself to death with treadmills and ellipticals?
Are you interested in improving your coordination, reaction time, and cardiovascular fitness?
Are you looking for a new challenge?

As a strength and conditioning coach I notice the emphasis that many of my colleagues in the fitness biz like putting on strength and I enjoy doing much the same, however I’m also a big proponent in emphasizing the significance of conditioning as well…or more specifically what I refer to as athletic conditioning. Today’s post is about examining how the jump rope is way underrated in many strength and conditioning programs and why you should be utilizing this tool for your own conditioning time. What do you think?

Killing Strength: Your Smart Phone Is Killing Your Gains!

July 27, 2017
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If you’ve been following my social media for any length of time you’ve probably noticed that I frequently point out certain distractions that the general public engages in way too much in this day and age. These distractions are specific behaviors that have without a doubt dumbed down the general population and may very well be killing everyone’s gains!

Mastering The Frontal Plane For Athleticism And Optimal Fitness

May 4, 2017
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As strength coaches one thing that enables us to advance a trainee, or athlete is being able to identify weaknesses. It’s sort of counterintuitive because even though we’re called “strength coaches” in many cases the ability for us to investigate and identify weaknesses is what makes us successful. It’s sort of like we’re the Sherlock Holmes detectives of the iron game!

Maximum Strength: The Benefits Of Anti-Pattern Strength

April 27, 2017
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So what is anti-pattern strength? In short an anti-pattern movement is one that often encompasses having to brace the body at it’s center mass while maintaining a neutral spine position. The movements of flexion, rotation, and extension are kept in check by maintaining the braced neutral position of the spine during an anti-pattern exercise. In short anti-pattern is about resisting movement through the act of bracing and controlling the body during a given exercise.

Why You Shouldn’t Perform Box Jumps As A Conditioning Drill

July 21, 2016
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Are you incorporating more athletic based drills into your strength and conditioning workouts?
Are you performing box jumps during some of your athletic workouts?
Do you execute box jumps like a conditioning drill?
Are you performing box jumps in a way to maximize benefit and minimize stress on your joints?

So today I decided to get away from improper squatting, improper deadlifting, and improper kettlebell swing technique and switch over to another problem and address the improper use of the box jump exercise. Today I’m going to hit on why box jumps shouldn’t be used as a conditioning drill in your strength and conditioning program. If you’ve been using box jumps as a conditioning drill then make sure you take a minute to pump the brakes and read this article. You’ll be thanking me for it later.