Author: About Crystal: Crystal is Travis’ right hand person! She is a USA Weightlifting National Coach and holds her NSCA – Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist certification. She is an RN with a Masters degree in Nurse Education. She also holds multiple other certifications to include CFL2, USATF, Precision Nutrition, and Flex Diet. She is […]
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Coach Mike Boyle needs no introduction. He and I have had some discussions before about areas where we disagree – but no one can doubt the accomplishments and the knowledge of this man. And when you’ve been in the game as long as Coach Boyle, you gain coaching wisdom that simply doesn’t come any other
Coaching Wisdom with Mike Boyle – The Barbell Life 360 Read More »
It’s one thing to throw out a 12-week program and check in with your athletes a few weeks later. But to get maximum gains? To have the maximum protection against injury? Well in that case you’ll want to monitor an athlete closely along the way to adjust as necessary – sometimes on a day-to-day or
Athlete Monitoring Made Simple – The Barbell Life 359 Read More »
If you’ve been following me for any length of time, you’ll know I am a huge fan of velocity based training. So it is my privilege to once again have Bryan Mann on the podcast – the man who knows more about VBT than anyone else on the planet. We talk today about how some
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Once again we’re joined by my good friend Coach Joe Kenn from Dynamic Fitness and Strength. Not only does Coach Kenn drop golden nuggets of programming wisdom – but we also get into the massive shifts going on in the world of strength coaching. New technology is leading to more math and data than ever
The Current State of Coaching with Coach Joe Kenn – The Barbell Life 357 Read More »
Overtraining is a topic that has been highly debated in the strength world for quite some time now. I remember Glenn Pendlay saying that he didn’t believe in overtraining – only under-recovering. I think you will see from this research article review that it’s quite easy to discern between overtraining and overreaching. Last week I
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