Mission Statement
We teach the values of hard, intelligent, consistent work, while empowering the athlete to significantly increase their performance capability, decrease injury potential and develop all components of their athleticism.
"Building Better Athletes"
We do not train athletes to become bodybuilders, powerlifters or Olympic style weightlifters; rather, we train athletes to become better athletes. We train athletes to develop the components of athleticism; strength, power, flexibility, speed, agility, footwork, endurance,metabolic condition, body composition, mental focus and motivation. ◦We utilize the principle of specificity, and therefore use free weight training as much as possible. Free weights allow athletes to move athletically, and not in a fixed motion pattern like most machines. We train movements and thereby train the muscles that produce these movements.
◦We utilize explosive power training (plyometrics, split snatch, power shrugs, split cleans, presses, jerks, and power squats). Athletes with great power and explosiveness, for the most part, dominate athletics. With all other things being equal, the athlete with the greatest power and explosiveness will dominate his opponent. We follow a sequential progression, in order to maximize safety and optimize success, for all explosive power movements.
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YOUR GYM MIGHT BE HARDCORE IF....
#16 - at least 60% of the gym members bring gallon jugs of water to drink while working out.
And what's funny about this one is that the jugs are only about a third full. I've seen several gallon jugs, but I've never seen…
Posted on February 13, 2011 at 12:16pm
This is the type of reaction that I was getting at with my last blog . Not to attack but to question . The general public (faculty, parents , athletes ,even sport coaches). I feel it is not exercises selection or protocol but mointoring that might need to be looked at.
K Toth
Offseason workouts need changes before the next funeral…
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Iowa athletics director Gary Barta, left, speaks at a press conference in December as football coach Kirk Ferentz, right, looks on. Barta said in a statement on Tuesday that the school's next step is to figure out what made the football players ill so it can be avoided in the future. Posted on January 26, 2011 at 12:00pm — 6 Comments
Use of proper technique in strength and conditioning programs is imperative to the safety and progress of every athlete. When this becomes the entire focus of the strength coach I feel the program is at risk. The development of Functional technique should be the goal with the focus on strenght devlopment.…
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The Michigan Football Strength Staff would like to personally invite you to our Strength Clinic on Saturday April 20th. We are very excited about our speaker line-up and would love to have you with us. If you are interested you can go to the link below to register. Thanks and Go Blue.
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Just signed up for this website Kenny. Look forward in lifting ideas with you. Goodluck and stay strong.
Thanks for the add... Always up for a good shop talk.
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Kenny
It would be my pleasure to to speak to you about strength and conditioning. Our facility on Long Island NY uses a combination of Traditional, Olympic Lifting as well as strongman implementation in training our athletes.
Look forward hearing from you.
Dean
Hey Kenny,
Glad to hear your club is not far from my location. I'm always interested in talking strength and conditioning!
Chuck
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