Variations of the Clean, Part 3
Up to this point we’ve covered how to teach the clean, variations of the clean using hang cleans and block cleans, and variations of the clean using different types of pulls. This...
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Train Strength Like a Skill
As coaches we are taught from school that there are several components of fitness. These are muscular strength, muscular endurance, cardio-vascular endurance, flexibility, and body composition. While this is great for an...
Be Strong And Learn To Use It
Strength is an important quality for athletes. Strength has the potential to improve performance and to prevent injuries. It improves performance because it underpins many sports skills. This blog will talk about...
What If Hypertrophy Has Nothing To Do With Strength
Traditionally we have taught that when an athlete begins strength training they will get stronger. This increase in strength comes before the athlete undergoes hypertrophy. The thinking is that these strength increases...
It’s Better To Be Strong
As strength and conditioning coaches, we spend a lot of time stressing the importance of strength for athletic performance. In some of my writing I have stressed the importance of strength for...