by tom schneider | Mar 15, 2011 | Intern, Tom Schneider
To the the untrained eye, a glimpse into a day in the weight-room of a competititive athlete is analogous to a glimpse of a swarm of worker ants putting around in their miniscule civilization; you know that they are doing something, and that it is probably important...
by tom schneider | Feb 17, 2011 | Intern, Tom Schneider
Sorry for being late, but with some of the research Mike assigned to me with journal articles relating to ‘periodization,’ I think this blog topic is a good one for me to contribute to. First of all, periodization is a structured exercise program that...
by tom schneider | Feb 6, 2011 | Blog, Intern, Tom Schneider
Even though throughout my adolescence I made my best attempts to engage in the world of Strength & Conditioning. I still feel that my experience so far at Northeastern has been humbling, because I don’t know as much as I thought I did. And I am grateful for...
by tom schneider | Jan 31, 2011 | Bio, Intern, Tom Schneider
The merits of an athlete are often anchored by the lower body (Except with those intense guys in that movie ‘Murderball’). It is the foundation for every athlete. It’s the ideal location of the musculoskeletal system to generate power. Commentators,...
by tom schneider | Jan 23, 2011 | Intern, Tom Schneider
Coaching is not the amount of pertinent information an individual possesses. Coaching is the ability of an individual to teach that information to the pupil effectively. At Northeastern I am beginning to understand this principle through first-hand experience, and...