Conditioning Drills Athletes Must Do

Back in high school I can remember believing that running was the best way to get in shape before I discovered that I wanted to make a career out of strength and conditioning, I remember going for long runs before my workouts when I would do 2-a-days to prepare for...

What “FMS” Taught Me

Today Coach Dan Sanzo introduced us to the Functional Movement Screen and how to use it as an effective assessment for athletes. At my first interview for an internship at NU with Coach Boothby, he spoke to me about the FMS and how much we were going to use it...

Snatch Progression with Bill Stearn: Week 7 Education

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...

Education: Olympic Weightlifting

This week’s education was taught by Bill Stearn’s, a 2012 Bridgewater State graduate and a national level competitive weightlifter. The session was on Olympic weightlifting and was very beneficial because we were able to actually perform the movements step-by-step...