Coaching youth athletes is the most rewarding job that one can have if your motives are in the right place. We get to help mold young men and women not only as athletes but also as humans. We get to help them avoid the mistakes that we made (or at least make fewer mistakes). We […]
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Simon Chang is an impressive powerlifter – but he’s a really impressive nutrition coach. It really goes without saying… Nutrition is important. We’ve got our Eat What You Want nutrition coaching here because we know it’s that crucial. But what we talked about most with Simon was nutrition leading up to a meet. How do
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Man I get tired of coaches trying to push their agenda onto folks with nothing more than their preference to back up their statements. It’s the absolute statements that literally drive me crazy. Yesterday, I almost got caught up in an article which was bashing unilateral squatting and exalting bilateral squatting. I almost shared the
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The back squat may be the most popular barbell movement on Earth. Since the inception of CrossFit and the new box gym/garage gym movement, the squat has made up lots of ground on the pec-pumping bench press. Articles are written and videos are made almost weekly giving all of us content about this amazing exercise.
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I love these podcasts. I love answering listener questions because that way I know I’m actually helping people – actually telling you all something that you want to know. These are always tons of fun for me. I hope you guys enjoy them as well. And we’ve got another awesome one today for you… [thrive_leads
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I was telling my father-in-law yesterday that I have written over one thousand articles since 2002. I have always taken the outlook if I give as much as possible to all of you, the rest would take care of itself. For 17 years, I have been writing articles, making videos, and producing podcasts, so I
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