Dave Schall, MS, CSCS

It is widely accepted that the Back Squat is the "king" of all lifts.....or to be fair to the ladies we train, the "royalty" of all lifts. In other words, if you were only allowed to do one lift, the back squat would be it. In just the one movement, it provides major athletic benefits (speed, power, flexibility, balance, and of course strength). In just the one movement, it provides major health/wellness benefits because it develops the biggest concentration of muscles in your body, thus…

Whether you're trying to build a strength & conditioning program, a pro sports team, an entire athletics department, a company, or a lemonade stand, there are 4 non-negotiables that have to be in place:

1. A Vision

2. The RIGHT person to implement that vision on a day to day basis

3. Support: administrative/management level and financial 

4. Perserverance

If you start with these, then 1 of 3 things has to happen:

1.…

     Over the past several years as we have been developing the physical education department and strength & conditioning program at the school I teach in, we had experimented with different ways on how to incorporate nutrition into the curriculum. Nutrition "seminars" during our summer workout program and various "talks" in our PE classes where large amounts of information were sort of vomitted out, were the methods we chose. But we felt like too many kids were not really applying what…

    Whether your goals are health/wellness related, cosmetic, athletic, or all of the above, circuits can provide both benefits and limitations. Specifically, when coaching larger groups of athletes in the weight room, circuits can allow you to quickly and efficiently move them through a work out. This is helpful if you're working with a team that only has 20-30 minutes before they have to get to practice, or in a high school or middle school setting where class time is limited. It also…