Thoughts on Advanced Program Design
This is a post that deals with elite athletes, so it’s not going to be suitable for a lot of populations. In fact, some of what this post will cover is the...
Real World Strength and Conditioning
How coaches use strength and conditioning to improve the performance of their athletes
Use The Kettlebell Floor Press For Upper Body Strength
There are a lot of exercises for upper body strength that we can use in an athletic setting. This week we’re going to introduce the kettlebell floor press as a great supplemental...
Hard Work Is Not Going To Break You: A Rant
Hard work helps us to learn skills, to function in challenging circumstances, learn to resist fatigue, and teaches us how to play a sport with passion and intensity. Now, when I bring...
Thoughts on Team Building
I’ve always been a good technical and teaching coach. I have always had a gift for teaching and correcting skills and for the x’s and o’s. What I’ve been challenged with is...
How To Use Pull-ups In A Team Setting
In a previous post (http://www.cissik.com/blog/2017/10/pull-ups-for-performance-and-injury-prevention/) I wrote about the importance of the pull-up exercise and athletic strength and conditioning. My perspective in that article was why it is important and how to...