We wrapped up our fall COMPETE. Sports Performance Training program at Skill of Strength this past week and some of the improvements the high school athletes made were phenomenal. (We always test our high school athletes on the first and last day so that athletes see where and how they improved during the season.) In … Read More
Mike will now be posting weekly on NorthEastMMA.net. Check out his first article about how he believes all fighters should be evaluated by their strength coaches. During the initial evaluation, the trainer/coach should try to gather as much information about the fighter as possible. This SHOULD include: Injury history Medical conditions Medications/supplements Diet Recent fights- information … Read More
I wrote this article for StrongFirst and wanted to re-post it here… There is no denying the benefits of the hardstyle kettlebell jerk. Whether your goal is power, strength, hypertrophy or endurance, these can all be accomplished by training the hardstyle jerk. There are various drills and exercises to improve the hardstyle clean and jerk, … Read More
Do not be tense, just be ready, not thinking but not dreaming, not being set but being flexible. It is being “wholly” and quietly alive, aware and alert, ready for whatever may come. -Bruce Lee Just like strength, relaxation is a skill. It’s a vital skill that is vastly overlooked in the strength and conditioning … Read More
We have all been there. A new client comes in for an evaluation with a list a mile long of injuries, medical history and aches and pains. Before you even begin with this person, your strategy immediately changes. You throw out the “normal” stuff and try to gather as much information about their movement baseline … Read More
I love kettlebells. I love everything about them. The touch, the smell, the shape, the awesomeness. Ok, thats a bit much, but you get the point. I have been training with kettlebell’s since 2007. There have been some good swings, some great swings and some pretty ugly swings along the way. As I prepped for … Read More
I am terrible at writing and can’t put blogs together very well. I have way too many ideas and can’t seem to organize them into nice, flowsome (that’s flowing and awesome in one word) sentences and paragraphs. One thing I can do is write random lists that don’t necessarily tie together to share brilliant information. … Read More
I have been training high school athletes for almost 10 years. Along my journey I have made mistakes, but always try to learn from my mistakes in order to become a better coach. Here are 5 tips to keep in mind when you’re working with young athletes: 1. Coach, don’t just drill Kids … Read More
Thats me, no really 😉 I have been lifting weights since I was 14. I have been a strength coach for almost 10 years. In those years I have learned many valuable lessons from mentors, friends, coaches and coworkers. One lesson still holds true to this very day…Nobody likes an a$$. We all know … Read More
Opinions are like belly buttons, everybody has one. I was going to say something different but I am trying to keep it PG on my blog. Now, just because someone has an opinion doesn’t mean that they formed their opinion based off of their own personal experience. Here is my issue with this. Often people’s … Read More