Strength Coach
Watch Alabama’s Strength Coach Destroy the Team’s 2017 Runner-Up Trophy With a Sledgehammer
Scott Cochran is a damn good strength coach. He also happens to be totally crazy. Alabama football’s Director of Strength and Conditioning constantly barks orders and encouragement to his players, [...]
Cut the Catch: How Not Catching the Bar on Olympic Lifts Unlocks Greater Strength and Power
Athletes, regardless of sport, need power. Power is the ability to express strength quickly. It shows up in jumping, throwing, kicking, hitting, sprinting, starting/stopping and changing directions. In other words, [...]
Build the Perfect Deadlift: 7 Expert Coaches Share Their Favorite Cue
If I could only do one single exercise for the rest of my life, it would undoubtedly be some sort of Deadlift variation. The Deadlift is an application of the [...]
8 Exercises For Strong and Healthy Shoulders
Everyone wants to have those big, broad “boulder” shoulders. The problem is that there tends to be a good amount of aches and pain that come with the traditional training [...]
10 Things the Strongest Athletes in the Weight Room Have in Common
On every team—or in a weight room—there’s always a group of athletes who are stronger than the pack. It might seem like these athletes were gifted with natural-born strength and [...]
Q&A With Dr. Joel Seedman: How to Develop Your Own Training System
This article is Part 2 of a transcript of an interview with expert strength and conditioning coach, Dr. Joel Seedman of Advanced Human Performance. The...
Q&A With Dr. Joel Seedman: How to Learn and Evolve as a Strength Coach
Dr. Joel Seedman is considered to be an expert in the field of strength and conditioning (S&C) coaching. Dr. Seedman has over 13 years of personal and...
Power Clean Form 101: Perfect Your Form and Build Power
The Power Clean is an explosive full-body exercise that can help any athlete in any sport–if it’s performed correctly. But this exercise—like all Olympic lifts—is very technical and needs to [...]
The Behind-The-Scenes Coach Who Fuels Anthony Rizzo’s Tenacious Work Ethic
Anthony Rizzo is one of the strongest dudes in Major League Baseball. His monstrous thighs are the size of tree trunks. He launches 475-foot home runs. When he runs out [...]
This 4-Week Workout Strategy Guarantees Consistent Strength Gains
Every coach is unique, and has his or her own methodology and philosophy. As much as making proper training programs is important, creating a great...