What Are You Willing To Do?
August 28, 2010 by John Cortese
Filed under Featured, Motivational, Recent Posts
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 [...]
4 Big Mistakes in Strength and Speed Training
August 25, 2010 by John Cortese
Filed under Featured, How to, Recent Posts, 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 [...]
3 Simple Ways to Become a Better Athlete
August 15, 2010 by John Cortese
Filed under Featured, Recent Posts, Recovery and Restoration
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 may [...]
Weight Training for Speed and Power
August 10, 2010 by John Cortese
Filed under Featured, Recent Posts, Strength Training
Find out a simple and easy way to structure your weight training routine to help in your quest for more speed and power development!
How To Get Faster and Stronger Training Twice Per Week
August 5, 2010 by John Cortese
Filed under Featured, How to, Recent Posts, Speed Training
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
A Road Less Traveled: My Journey to Now, Part III
August 4, 2010 by John Cortese
Filed under Featured, Motivational, Recent Posts
Just as I thought there was absolutely no hope for me in athletics, it all changed as I entered middle school. I was a 12 year old kid and just entering the time we all know and love known as puberty. All of a sudden I got taller, noticed some muscles growing
A Road Less Traveled: My Journey to Now, Part II
July 27, 2010 by John Cortese
Filed under Featured, Motivational, Recent Posts
**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..
A Road Less Traveled: My Journey to Now, Part I
July 26, 2010 by John Cortese
Filed under Featured, Motivational, Recent Posts
his 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
Change Your Mindset and You Will Build Muscle Fast
July 19, 2010 by John Cortese
Filed under Featured, Guest Articles, Jason Ferruggia, Recent Posts
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 fat in a hurry. It’s just human nature. You want to appeal to the opposite sex and command respect from you peers. Personally..
Sandbag Workouts (Videos)
July 15, 2010 by John Cortese
Filed under Odd Object Training, Recent Posts
I made 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!





