All Blog Posts Tagged 'conditioning' (66)

Lance Armstrong admitted doping during the time he won his 7 Tour de France titles.  As professionals in the strength and conditioning industry, what are your thoughts?

Great photos from the 2012 European World Championships can be found here.

Enjoy!

Post from USA Today:

INDIANAPOLIS – Cam Newton was determined to take the scouting combine by storm last February.

Maybe too determined.…

Jeremy Lin of the New York Knicks has been the latest craze the past few weeks. Here's a recent video posted on Strength Performance Network highlighting his pre-season workout:

SPN would like to congratulate the New York Giant's Super Bowl winning strength and conditioning coaching staff, Jerry Palmieri and Markus Paul.  Get to know each coach by reading their bios as posted on Giants.com:

Jerry…

Write-up by ESPN

LOS ANGELES -- The USC Trojans got back to work this week with winter offseason conditioning efforts under the direction of strength and conditioning coach Aaron Ausmus. Over the next two months, Ausmus will be in charge of getting the team ready for 2012 spring practice, and WeAreSC sat down with Ausmus to…

News Update from UCLABruins.com

Jan. 9, 2012

UCLA Head Football Coach Jim Mora today announced the hiring of two additional assistant coaches: Eric Yarber as Wide Receivers Coach and Sal Alosi as Coordinator of Strength and Conditioning -…

Through a generous grant…

Hey everyone! I started to re-do my blog space and just posted a review article that I wrote in grad school. Any and all constructive feedback would be greatly appreciated!! Check it out here:

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There are 32 days before football players from LSU and Alabama face off in the BCS National Championship on Monday, January 9th in New Orleans, LA.  What type of strength and conditioning workouts would you put these athletes through to best maximize their performance for this game?

Strength Performance Network came across this article from row2k media:

Rowing is one of the most demanding of all endurance sports. While most of the energy contribution comes from aerobic metabolism, anaerobic qualities such as muscular strength and power are also key predictive qualities leading to overall rowing…

Florida State offensive coordinator / tight ends coach James Coley says the program is done releasing forty times and strength statistics.

Coley explained at a recent Seminole Club meeting, “NFL teams use any published times and number they see, and it’s not fair to the kids. A lot of the numbers aren’t accurate, as they’re taken, say at the end of a workout, when the guys are already wore down. Those numbers affect how the NFL looks at them as a prospect, so we’d rather they not get…

Here is a question more for opening a line of conversation.  Nothing like some good debate to get people thinking...

Is all training (strength, power, speed, agility, etc) a form of metabolic manipulation/conditioning?

If so, should that change our approach to training?

Musclebound Women                                                                  

It was assumed in the early era of weight training that athletes would develop inelastic overdeveloped muscles.  The condition was deemed 'musclebound'.  Becoming musclebound dominated the early conversations of strength training.

The newly created position of Strength and Conditioning Coach in the 1970's was dubious.  Strength Coaches not only had to…

CrossFit Hustle Coaching Tips, Part 3 of 4

As coaches, we’re paid to know. Our athletes expect us to be able to know where the elbows need to be in a front squat and what needs to be in their fridge at home. We often explain movement to athletes, but do not take the time to ask questions.

There are two types of questions you should consistently ask: one that ensures understanding and the other to promote comprehension.

• With new athletes not hip to our…

CrossFit Hustle Coaching Tips, Part 2 of 4

As a coach, you know the ins and outs of movement. You know the muscles being worked and whether the anterior or posterior chain is being utilized to complete the task. As you should!

When it comes to coaching, the athlete doesn’t need to know all the fun knowledge you’ve picked up over the years. They need to know how to complete the movement…