Coaching Beginners

It happens every year; the freshmen athletes arrives on campus, anxious and ready to get started. This year I had the opportunity to be the first to meet those freshmen at the door, shake their hands and welcome them into the weight room. Their first day I was asked...

Lateral Speed Patterning for Quick Transition Sports

Last week I took it upon myself to film clips for an instructional video on change of direction and lateral speed work. With a background in soccer, I understand the importance of the development and patterning of these two components of movement. Not only do they...

Posture and the Spine

Flexion is bad. Extension is good. Neutral is natural. Right? As anyone who has spent significant time in a weight room setting could tell you, flexion during heavily loaded exercises is dangerous and should be avoided at all costs. Personally related horror stories...