Take advantage of a little extra time this summer and do these three things to help improve your sports performance this summer. Oh the start of summer… High school students everywhere have been dreaming about everything they want to do over the next couple months. You know, like build an energy efficient tree fort, get … Read More
We’re happy to announce that our new website is live!!!! We’re making some pretty awesome changes at Skill of Strength, our gym in Chelmsford, MA, this summer and we want you to be a part of it. See what’s new at Skill of Strength including: Improved membership options for adults! Our MOVE. group training program … Read More
WHAT CAN YOU BENCH, DUDE? For high school athletes bench press is king. It’s what separates the alpha male from the rest of lifters in the gym. If you want to talk about deadlift or squat records you can go play with the rest of the betas getting tangled up in the resistance bands. I … Read More
More than just heavy lifting… The weight room is a relatively simple space. Fill a room with heavy things like barbells, plates, dumbells and kettlebells. Add some benches to sit or lay on and you have yourself the “bones” of a weight room. However, just like with a person, there is much more to a … Read More
MMA might be the most physically demanding sport in the world. The best athletes are explosive, strong, agile, resilient, consistent and incredibly dedicated. Even if a fighter has all of these qualities, it’s still easy for him to obtain poor information when prepping for a fight. It might not be the fighter’s fault; often times, … Read More
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
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
I just saw this on ESPN. I sat on my couch with a lump in my throat. This guy amazes me, plain and simple. This hits home for tons of reasons. Heroes are people who step up to the plate and do whats right even is no one is watching. The men and women of … Read More