My own athletes have questioned the reasoning behind why I add conditioning to their programs. “I’m a strength athlete, why do I need conditioning?” “Will doing GPP affect my strength?” Eric Bowman wrote a great article about heart health and how it relates to the strength athlete. His focus was mainly on bigger athletes, and […]
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Thanks to the efforts of strength coaches such as Alex Viada, Travis Mash, and Brandon Lilly, we’re seeing a shift in the strength sports community. We’ve moved from the stereotypical “fat guy with a big gut who eats three Big Macs every meal” to a leaner, fitter, healthier strength athlete. As someone who used to
I am still so excited about how the Mash Mafia just smashed the AO3. We knew beforehand that it would be the most important meet ever in our history. And my athletes didn’t disappoint! One moment of this amazing meet really sticks out. It’s the highlight of the show. It’s all people are asking me
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Every coach goes into every meet with the highest of expectations. As we all know, 99% of the time at least half of those expectations aren’t met. Going into this meet, we had massive expectations. It was the most important meet in our history. View this post on Instagram @_hunterelam after opening up with a
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If football is a game of inches, then Olympic weightlifting is a game of millimeters. One millimeter off during the pull can mean disaster for a lifter. That’s why frequency is so important – it helps you dial in the mechanics of the lift. This is obviously crucial for the sport of weightlifting, but the
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Get ready for some more knowledge bombs from Dr. Stuart McGill. If you haven’t had a chance to check out the previous wisdom from Dr. McGill – go listen to what he said about finding the perfect footwear, focal point, and athlete cues in the deadlift. I am so grateful and honored that Dr. Stuart
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