Mary Thisen-Lappen is out there blazing trails as a female strength coach. Not to mention she was a competitive thrower and is now making waves as a ridiculously strong Olympic weightifter. But like many of us, COVID-19 threw a monkey wrench into her plans. So listen in to hear how she’s adapted her training – […]
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Vertical leap is an important measure of athletic ability. Driving up the vertical leap makes you a more explosive athlete, more capable on the field of play, and stronger in so many ways. Plus let’s be real – it just looks cool! But along the way, jumpers encounter issues like tendon problems. Well, Jake is
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Sometimes a video makes it simple. And that’s what I hope to do here in this analysis of a clean. From the start position to the end of the third pull, I detail the stages of the clean and the proper way to move through each one. This one is packed with some insight. Let
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If you know anything about strength and conditioning, you know of Coach Bill Gillespie. As a young coach, I looked up to Coach Gillespie – so it was an incredible honor to have him on the podcast today. He’s been a strength coach for the NFL and for college football programs. And at 60 years
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Gaining muscle. Coaching groups. Finding coaching clients. Starting powerlifting later in life. Getting a stronger low back. These are just some of the subjects that listeners have asked about – and we get to talk about them today on our podcast. [thrive_leads id=’10809′] LISTEN IN TO TODAY’S PODCAST AS WE TALK ABOUT: Getting into the
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I want to say I have had a blast using my Flex Unit from GymAware. We all know the GymAware unit is the gold standard for measuring velocity in the strength and conditioning world. If you are a coach at a major university or coach hundreds of athletes per day in a big time private
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