by jhatz | Jul 25, 2013 | Blog
This weeks education emphasized stability. Stand with feet together and knees locked out. It would be fairly easy for me to push you over. Now move your feet shoulder width apart, slightly more stability. Next, sit your hips back and bend your knees into an...
by jhatz | Jul 18, 2013 | Blog, Intern
I have found that proprioception for some athletes is easy, yet next to impossible for others. Interestingly enough, for the poor proprioceptive athletes in the weight room doesn’t transfer to a poor athlete on the field. In the weight room, the lifts may be so...
by jhatz | Jun 30, 2013 | Blog, Intern
This week’s education involved evaluations of all the interns. We gave each other feedback in three areas on how we coached movement and then three areas on how proficient we were with the movement ourselves. The pressure from demonstrating the exercise makes for an...
by jhatz | Jun 19, 2013 | Blog, Intern
Weightlifting, weight training, working out, training, Olympic lifts, power lifting, Strongman. All of these terms are very similar in that they involve lifting weights. Which ever you prefer, pounds or kilograms, different lifting styles have very closely related...
by jhatz | Jun 10, 2013 | Blog, Intern
Education this week revolved around coaching cues and techniques for getting athletes to buy in and understand what we as strength coaches are asking them to do. Technical movements like the Olympic style clean and jerk and snatch are intimidating for most athletes. ...