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Nathanael Littauer, CSCS

May 12, 2018
3 min

Equipment

I posted a video on my Instagram story of myself utilizing a Jump Mat while doing some plyometric work. A friend of mine then commented about how the facility I work out of has some awesome equipment. I'll admit, we definitely do. We have a lot of fancy equipment that we utilize in our training. Bar Velocity Trackers? We have multiple. A Jump Mat to test Ground Contact Time (GCT)? We have one. Laser timing system for timing sprints? We have those too. Normatec Recovery system

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Muscular Balance, And Why It's Important

Nathanael Littauer, CSCS

Jun 27, 2017
3 min

Muscular Balance, And Why It's Important

If you follow me on Instagram (shameless plug, I know), you may have noticed for a short time that I made some frequent posts in regards to muscular balance. This kick was actually brought on by an injury I incurred back in September of 2016 that was caused by my own lack of muscular balance. Essentially, I let my two legs get imbalanced doing split jerks, and it ended up costing me months of hard work and progress. I couldn't even air squat for 4 weeks post injury. Recently,

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The Hierarchy Of Performance

Nathanael Littauer, CSCS

Jun 21, 2017
3 min

The Hierarchy Of Performance

So you want to be good at sports? Or maybe even life for the matter? Are you stuck in a physical rut and not sure why you're not getting better? Maybe you have a certain goal that you've been working toward but still can't seem to hit? Maximizing performance can be a tricky game. There's so many different factors, both physical and mental, that can lead to great or poor performance. Having had the opportunity to watch a large variety of sporting events, and the opportunity to

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Learning From The Men's Elite Session

Nathanael Littauer, CSCS

Mar 26, 2017
3 min

Learning From The Men's Elite Session

Recently, I had the opportunity to coach an athlete at a weightlifting meet in Charlotte, North Carolina. In the past year or so, the sport of Weightlifting (or Olympic Lifting as it's commonly referred to) has increased in popularity in the state, with some of the best lifters in the nation living north of the Charlotte area. After coaching my own athlete in the Women's "Elite" Session (the session with the highest entry totals), I stayed to watch the following Men's Elite

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Nathanael Littauer, CSCS

Mar 14, 2017
3 min

Questions To Ask Your Personal Trainer

I want you to watch the video below from someone I used to train with (or at least at the same gym). Anna is a very talented athlete and coach, and is noted for her feats of muscle control, performing advanced calisthenics movements in what seems to be an effortless manner. She also happens to be very well spoken, and in the video below she touches on a training aspect that anyone paying for coaching/personal training should be aware of. Check it out! (copy and paste the link

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Why Strength? Part 2

Nathanael Littauer, CSCS

Feb 27, 2017
2 min

Why Strength? Part 2

It's almost March. This means that we have surpassed the sixth week of 2017. Roughly, according to some random statistics websites that I found, four to six weeks is right around the time people drop their New Year's resolutions. Unsurprisingly, most of those websites also conveyed that 25-30% of New Year's resolutions are centered around health/fitness or weight loss. Now I can't 100% validate those numbers, because the surveys were based on very small populations (~1,000 pe

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Nathanael Littauer, CSCS

Feb 22, 2017
2 min

Why Strength? Part 1

"When in doubt, just get really, really strong. It tends to cure most problems in training...and life." - Jim Wendler Why strength? In my mind, it's not a hard question to answer. But for many, when it comes to strength training, they tend to shy away. New Year's Resolutions roll around, and people buy new running shoes and hit the road and jogging paths at the local park. I'm not going to bash running, though I personally no longer enjoy doing it myself, but instead I want t

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