Training With A Purpose

Purpose is a result, end, mean, aim, or goal of an action intentionally undertaken, or of an object being brought into use or existence, whether or not the purpose was a primary or secondary effect. When you step foot in the gym, the field, the track… You better have a purpose and reason for being [...]

The Traveling Athlete: 3 Tips to Stay Lean & Strong While Traveling

“How can I possibly get a good workout in when I go on vacation?” “Will I lose my strength if I’m gone for a week?!” These are some of the more common questions I receive, especially from athletes and regular trainees who are on the road q uite often. If you travel enough and stay [...]

Building An Athlete from the Ground Up (Audio Interview)

Hey guys, I’ve got a great audio interview for you that I was asked to be a part of a couple months ago. Travis Self of FITT Warehouse Training Systems in Atlanta, Georgia and I spoke on the phone for nearly an hour about GPP, strength development for youth athletes, educating parents on WHY it’s [...]

Does Hard Work Really Pay Off?

I‘m sure we’ve all been told this before at least once in our lives. “Work hard and you will achieve what you’ve set out to do!” Is it really that simple though? I think it is, and I’ll tell you why. In order to REALLY achieve a LARGE goal that you have, you have to [...]

Weight Training for Speed and Power

Find out a simple and easy way to structure your weight training routine to help in your quest for more speed and power development!

Building Muscle with Bands and Chains

These days it’s very trendy to use bands and chains for building muscle and strength. Several years back, I got caught up using chains and bands with almost everyone in my gym. After a couple years of doing this I realized that nobody was progressing any faster than they were before..

Hybrid Muscle Training For Sports

Regardless of your body type or the type of training that your body responds to best, hybrid muscle training is all around, the most effective way to build muscle and get lean. Often time, guys ask me how…

The 5 x 5 Training Program

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” routine they see in a magazine. But more often than not, the answer is not found in what’s new and hot, but rather, it’s found in what is tried and true.

Is Muscle Soreness Really Needed?

For a lot of bodybuilders, competitive athletes and guys who just like to work out, sore muscles are the marker for a “good” workout. If you’re muscles aren’t sore the next day or the day after that, then you probably didn’t work out hard enough-that’s what a lot of us have been taught to believe, anyway. But is that really true? Is it necessary for us to train hard enough so that every time we work out our muscles are sore? Let’s find out.

The Truth About Strength and Conditioning for Youth Athletes: Part I

This is a topic that I’m very passionate about and I have some strong views on, so bare with me here while I shed some light on why I feel even youth athletes need to be involved in some form of basic strength training. Hear me out…

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