This article lays out a series of mindsets, practices, and options you can use to improve the client/coach relationship...
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How to Not Totally Suck as a New Coach: A Risky Business (Medical Edition)
nick, , Articles, Coaches' Corner, 0What does a new coach need to know (and do) to not totally suck? We can never reduce risk to...
Tongue-in-cheek, we sometimes call the sumo deadlift cheating to highlight the problems with its overuse outside of competitive powerlifting....
Rethinking the Exercise Selection Criteria
nick, , Articles, Coaches' Corner, MED, programming, strength & health, 0The process of rethinking exercise criteria has led to a complete revision of how I structure exercise selection and...
Deadlift Form Fixes: Becoming a Deadlift Machine
nick, , Articles, biomechanics, deadlift, lifting technique, 0Squeezing the bar off the floor does not mean you have to lift slowly. It is an acknowledgment in...
When to Step Back: Ramping Up Progress with More Recovery
nick, , Articles, Coaches' Corner, MED, Post Novice, 0One of the first things we did with Dan's training was to take a step backward, moving him from...
You're no longer a strength training beginner: now what? While training's complexity increases for the post-novice, it does not...
Lesser Dragons of Disease: Self-Efficacy and Strength Training
nick, , Articles, strength & health, workplace, 0A well-known story, The Fable of the Dragon Tyrant, raises issues of passive acceptance of things that may seem...
Alcohol is a tricky compound when it comes to sleep. At first glance, alcohol can be seen as a...