Recently I've been on a self education streak. In a month I went to 3 different seminars/certifications/conferences. Maybe I'm actually turning into a Strength and Conditioning Coach? The most recent was the High Performance Athletic Development Summit at Athletic Lab in Cary, North Carolina. The whole weekend was filled with a huge lineup of some very notable names and presenters. In reflecting on everything from the weekend, it was humbling to realize how Young and Dumb I a

I had a conversation with a good friend of mine whose been struggling to reach his health and fitness goals. He’s tried various diets and workout routines, but they don’t tend to last long or the results don’t tend to be maintainable. When we looked at the changes he made, I realized that they were sudden drastic measures. While these diets and routines yield short term results, they often have strict requirements or grueling workouts. The results are great while they last, b

I once had someone tell me that I would Snatch 150kg (330lbs) and Clean and Jerk 185kg (405lbs) in my lifetime. I believed him, until the training program he put me on crushed me. It was tons of reps and sets, and the amount of fatigue set in and I mistook it for injury. After, I jumped to a program with heavier weights and far fewer reps. I felt good for a while, but the weights were too heavy, I developed imbalances and eventually got hurt. It took me several months to reco