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What Are You Willing To Do?

Are you unhappy with the way things are going? Work sucks.. Your grades are suffering.. Your body and mind feel like garbage every day… You’re just downright UNHAPPY… Well, you know what? I saw this quote the other day and it really rang true to me. It should to you as well. “If you’re going through hell, keep going!”... [Read more of this review]

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4 Big Mistakes in Strength and Speed Training

Training for speed and strength does not have to be very fancy. It doesn’t need to be all that scientific either. Don’t get me wrong, there are proper ways of planning, set/rep schemes, volume, frequencies, duration, intensity, and a whole other load of variables that go into a great program… But you shouldn’t have to analyze... [Read more of this review]

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3 Simple Ways to Become a Better Athlete

Strength and conditioning is awesome, isn’t it? After all, it’s pretty cool to see that hard work, proper planning, and a well-designed and thought of system of training can enhance nearly any athlete’s speed, strength, and power output. But often times, what we do outside of the gym and away from training, practice, competition... [Read more of this review]

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Weight Training for Speed and Power

One of the most common questions I get and see on a regular basis is “What exercises do I need to be doing in the weight room in order to get faster and more explosive?” Maybe not exactly those words, but you get the idea… This is not very complicated, as most of the time (I say most of the time meaning 9 out of 10) the average athlete... [Read more of this review]

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How To Get Faster and Stronger Training Twice Per Week

Recently, I was asked by one of my newsletter subscribers about how I would structure a training program for athletic strength and speed development with athletes that could only train 2 and/or 3 days per week. Luckily, this is actually quite easy and most athletes that I have worked with have actually done very well training only 3 times per week.... [Read more of this review]

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A Road Less Traveled: My Journey to Now, Part III

This is a series of posts describing the journey that brought me to where I am today. This is Part II of the series. If you have not read Part I and II, please be sure to do so to get caught up. CLICK HERE for Part I; CLICK HERE for Part II. Hope you enjoy! - John Cortese Just as I thought there was absolutely no hope for me in athletics, it all changed... [Read more of this review]

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A Road Less Traveled: My Journey to Now, Part II

**This is Part II in a series of posts titled “A Road Less Traveled: My Journey to Now”. Please read all of this as I lay it all out there and take you on the journey; my own personal story to say, that has made me the coach and person I am today.. Be sure to check out Part I first to get a handle of where we’re at now up to this point.. I... [Read more of this review]

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A Road Less Traveled: My Journey to Now, Part I

**This is Part I in a series of posts titled “A Road Less Traveled: My Journey to Now. Please read all of this as I lay it all out there and take you on the journey; my own personal story to say, that has made me the coach and person I am today.. I wasn’t always interested in running fast, jumping high, lifting heavy stuff, etc…... [Read more of this review]

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Change Your Mindset and You Will Build Muscle Fast

**Guest Post from Jason Ferruggia author of Muscle Gaining Secrets and owner of Renegade Strength and Conditioning; Enjoy.** Change Your Mindset and You Will Build Muscle Fast By Jason Ferruggia Let’s be honest. Everybody wants to improve the way they look. I don’t know of too many people that don’t want to build muscle fast or lose more... [Read more of this review]

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Sandbag Workouts (Videos)

Me wrestling with the sandbag I mad e up a couple sandbags yesterday (FINALLY) after purchasing a couple army/navy duffle bags off of ebay. This was my first time ever using a sandbag for training, and I was completely blown away by how tough this simple tool really is. The cool thing about these is that you can do endless movements, anywhere, anytime.... [Read more of this review]

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How to Build Bigger Arms

*Guest Article from world-famous strength and conditioning expert Jason Ferruggia, author of Muscle Gaining Secrets. Guns, jacks, pipes, hooks, pythons… Whatever you call them, the fact remains that most guys want bigger arms. While they are nowhere near as impressive as a big set of traps, you still don’t want to have and extra six inches of space... [Read more of this review]

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The 5 x 5 Training Program

**Below is a  Guest Article from Mike Westerdal, owner of CriticalBench.com** The 5 x 5 Training Program By: Mike Westerdal Owner, CriticalBench.com Sometimes, we all get in a rut or hit a plateau and are looking for a routine to shake things up and kick-start the gains. And often, when this happens, guys start looking for the newest “hot”... [Read more of this review]

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Quick Tips for Faster Sprint Starts

A fast  and powerful sprint start is essential for all athletes who hope to run a faster 40 yard dash, steal more bases, or win a state championship sprint race. Most team sport athletes are tested in a distance over 30-60 yards, so you would bet that training them to get very good at sprint starts would be top priority… Right? I would hope... [Read more of this review]

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How To Train for Speed PLUS An Example Week of Training

In the spirit of summer and football season nearly here, I’m in a very sharing mood. If you were ever curious to see how I structure speed and strength training programs for athletes that I work with, you’ll enjoy the sample week of training that I’ve been putting a group of athletes through recently (2 football players; 1 HS, 1 College;... [Read more of this review]

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7 Easy Ways to Improve Your Squat

Below is a guest article from Charles Staley of Staley Training Systems. Enjoy, -John Cortese 7 Easy Ways to Improve Your Squat By Charles Staley, B.Sc, MSS Director, Staley Training Systems StaleyTraining.com The ability to squat safely and effectively is an important arrow in the lifter’s quiver- properly... [Read more of this review]

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