The Army’s new fitness doctrine lauds strength but mostly fails to include effective strength training. The Army made some...
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Professional Transitions: Starting from Scratch
nick, , Articles, become a coach, BHaubenstricker, CGotcher, Coaches' Corner, Novice Coach, 0How do you manage coaching as a first career, when the big-box trainer and sports coach tracks don’t appeal,...
The Field Guide Series: Romanian Deadlift
nick, , Articles, lifting technique, NSoleyn, romanian deadlift, technique, 0The Romanian deadlift (RDL) is not a deadlift because it does not start from a dead stop. The RDL...
Coaching Lifters with Depression (Part 2): Training Benefits
nick, , Articles, BHaubenstricker, Coaches' Corner, mental health, 0Not all physical activities are equal in their effectiveness. Studies have begun to contrast the mental health outcomes of...
The BLOC Approach: Client-Centered, Model-Informed, for Life
nick, , Articles, CGotcher, Coaches' Corner, Self-Coach, 0We don’t want you to be a passive observer of your training, whether you have a coach or not....
Coaching Lifters with Depression: An Introduction (Part 1)
nick, , Articles, BHaubenstricker, Coaches' Corner, mental health, 0While the process of getting stronger does not change for someone who is depressed, you may need to modify...
Rack pulls target the hip extensors, back, lats, and CNS for a stronger deadlift. Rack pulls to improve your...
How to Not Totally Suck as a New Coach: A People Business
nick, , Articles, CGotcher, Coaches' Corner, Novice Coach, 0This article lays out a series of mindsets, practices, and options you can use to improve the client/coach relationship...
How to Not Totally Suck as a New Coach: A Risky Business (Medical Edition)
nick, , Articles, CGotcher, Coaches' Corner, JSullivan, Novice Coach, 0What does a new coach need to know (and do) to not totally suck? We can never reduce risk to...
How to Sumo Deadlift
nick, , Articles, deadlift, Learn to Lift, lifting technique, NSoleyn, sumo deadlift, 0Tongue-in-cheek, we sometimes call the sumo deadlift cheating to highlight the problems with its overuse outside of competitive powerlifting....