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If you were to go around and ask your everyday college/professional strength coach what they think about CrossFit, they’d…
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As strength coaches we have to deal with many types of different injuries. This is just the reality of the profession. Where we often run into problems is trying to get the athlete, coach, or even the athletic trainer to buy into the fact that YOU NEED TO KEEP TRAINING! The trust, motivation, and knowledge all must be in place before this can happen. So it’s very important to have a good working…
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WE ARE NOT SUPERHUMANS! Even though sometimes we all can be hardheaded and stubborn, but remember we cannot outrace our tissue repair times or our own physiology.
All tissues have a threshold in which they fail. It may take you 700 reps but on rep 701, BAMMM! Now you are out for WEEKS with an injury with a pissed off attitude and asking yourself, “WHY DID THIS HAPPEN TO ME?” Well it could be because of many things (Poor…
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Technology is killing our posture and affecting the way we live our lives on a daily basis. Think about all the time we spend texting, typing, and just staring at the computer or TV screen. All of these things are contributing to our weight gain, back pain, and joint problems more than you think.

The average American spends 5 hours a day sitting on a chair or…
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Butt-Wink is a term used to describe the posterior rotation of the pelvis during the squat. The “wink” happens at different depths mostly depending on hamstring length. It’s a pretty simple to identify and could be an easy fix as well. If you know you lack hamstring flexibility you could possibly be suffering from the “butt-wink” syndrome.

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Shelton,
Congrats on the new position, best of luck to you at Mercer!
Matt
Hi Shelton- I am very interested in your knowledge about the Chinese weightlifting team. Great videos by the way! Do you what kind of training regimen they are on, like what kind of routines they use?
Coach Stevens,
I hope all is well with you and your family. It is great to hear from you. I wish you the very best in all you do. I look forward to remaining in contact with you.
Chris Wood
Pacific Lutheran University
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