The performance of a coach’s athlete sometimes seems to be a mystery. I have personally spent hours putting together a program only to have an athlete perform poorly. I have thrown programs together only to witness lifetime personal records. What does all of this mean? Is it luck? Well, the truth is sometimes it is […]
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If you know me, you know youth development is at the core of who I am. And it drives me crazy when people tell me that no child should ever touch a barbell. So I’m joined on this podcast today by Elizabeth Oehler, a German weightlifting coach who is an expert on training young athletes.
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In America and really all over, the biggest weightlifting mistake athletes make is getting behind the bar too soon. They’re impatient! Some have come up in the sport believing athletes actually bang the bar with their hips. Really that’s an optical illusion as it’s actually just gradually meeting an uppercut. [thrive_leads id=’13840′] The goal of
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The difference between a good athlete and a great athlete is often their mindset. It’s the same with coaches. The difference between a good coach and a great coach is often their ability to understand the mindsets of their individual athletes. (Because every athlete is unique!) So it’s frustrating to me that sports psychology has
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Coaching athletes is the most difficult endeavor I have taken on in my adult life. Being an athlete is a lot simpler than coaching twenty or more individual athletes. Each athlete is unique in their: Perceived exertion Ways of dealing with stress Abilities to recover Discipline to recover (sleep, nutrition, etc.) Nutritional habits Personality (for
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Anyone who is serious about their fitness knows their nutrition has to be dialed in. You can workout for hours every day with the perfect program, optimal technique, and the mindset of a champion – but you will be wasting your time if your nutrition is poor. So today we get to several of your
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