Our goal as strength coaches is to make sure that our athletes are as prepared as they can possibly be for game day. We want their body to be as resilient to injury as possible, with their performance level as high as it can be. One of the ways we try to keep our athletes [...]

It takes more than hard work and dedication to be a real team player and a leader. You can spend hours putting in the work and even staying after practice and continuing to put in the extra effort; but none of that matters if you don’t learn how to connect with the people around you. [...]

Everyone always talks about being "in the moment". As athletes it is critical that you are in the present state of mind for every play or possession and not focusing on what just happened or what could occur. Imagine for a moment that you are in the last 3 seconds of the championship basketball game, [...]

When you are at the store shopping for your next tub of protein supplementation, do me a favor and don’t believe the hype! When I say hype, I mean all of those big and colorful words on the labels all around the tub. Words like “anti-catabolic!”, “fat burning!” and “metabolism-building” are solely used for the [...]

The main function of the trapezius muscle is to elevate and upwardly rotate the scapula. Being that it originates on the back of the skull, or the external occipital protuberance, as well as the spinous processes of the middle segment of the spine, and attaches all the way out to both spines of the scapula, [...]

The shoulder is the most moveable and unstable joint in the body. Being what is known as a “ball and socket” joint, the "ball", or head of the humerus in the upper arm is actually larger than the socket, or glenoid cavity that holds it. This anatomical setup combined with the large range of motion [...]

The human body is amazing in the way it can adapt and overcome adversity, both mentally and physically. Every day people can choose to push their body to new limits and challenge themselves in ways that they never thought were possible before. Those same people can also make the choice to remain content with where [...]

How you do anything is how you do everything in any strength program. Neck training should be part of a comprehensive athletic development experience. Coaching a well-executed rep is the foundation to any strength training program. Making neck training a “priority” doesn’t mean putting it at the end of a workout, between sets of bench [...]

“Take care of the big things, and focus on the small things. All things matter!” was written on my office dry erase board for years. I believe that there are a lot of people who do the “big things” well either in the weight room, at practice, or perhaps in business and in life generally. [...]

Most people don’t understand the regulations of the supplement industry. Many uninformed people think there are no regulations of the supplement industry at all. This is far from the truth, in fact Title 21 CFR Part 111 is the list of regulations for the supplement industry. These regulations state that your product must meet label [...]