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Coaching and Programming for Kids Today Programming for kids is not a very difficult task. Make them do competitive lift, squats, and some variati...

Shut Up and Train I can't stand when elite athletes bitch and complain about things that happen during a training session. Sometimes its someone w...

Should You Continue to Train During Your Sports Season One of the most frustrating things about working at a gym is when athletes disappear for th...

Athlete to Coach Relationship. How Important Is It? I see this question all the time, and its pretty obvious to me. I almost think about it as an ...

Foods with a high glycemic index (GI) are often associated with contributing to obesity. The glycemic index is the degree to which a food will incr...

Creatine is widely used in athletics as a way to increase energy to muscles over short term bouts of exercise. Creatine has been thoroughly support...

I have been an athlete my entire life, and never had a problem with anxiety until weightlifting. When I wrestled I never thought much about it just...

Squatting and How It Relates to Olympic Weightlifting Olympic weightlifting is a very technical sport. Technique is king, but you still need to be...

The postpartum period can be difficult for many women. Often times women (and some men) suffer from, “the baby blues” or a more serious postpartum ...

Training Prevention: ACL Tears With sports in full swing for the year, ACL tears are one of the most common season-ending injuries for any athlete...

Can you Overtrain? There is always a lot of questions about whether overtraining is a big issue in weightlifter. I would say if you are an elite a...

Three Snatch Variations to Improve Back Strength and Feel the Knees Back Pause Below the Knee Snatch: The pause below the knee snatch is very go...