How to Manage Pain and Discomfort
For many of us nagging injuries become a part of life. We experience low back pain, foot pain, neck tightness etc… I could go on and on. It seems that more of us deal with pain. The question I have for you is why? Why do you deal with and tolerate pain. I...
How to become a beast on the field
Do these 3 things to become a best on the field Stop being SOFT!!!! This is a simple yet complex statement. We need to first break down what I think soft is. Softness is: ~Whining ~Complaining ~Not putting 100% effort into everything you do ~Making excuses...
Setting Goals
Everyone who wants to accomplish something greats needs to set goals. Goals are an essential part of becoming great. If you do not set goals for yourself you are almost certain to never reach them. You need to have the goals written so that you are able to make...
Take your Vertical Jump to the Next Level
When it comes to basketball this is what everyone seems to want to improve upon the most. The vertical jump. So if we want to help our athletes improve their vertical jump what should we focus on with them to help them achieve it? First work on improving their...
How to Build Massive Strength
There is a question I get asked a lot. How can I build massive strength? I usually return this question with a question. How much time, intensity and dedication are you willing to put in to achieve your goals? Most respond that they are willing to do whatever it...
Do What you do best
There is a saying “Do what you do best and let the others do the rest” This saying could not be more true than in the sports world especially at the high school level. Being a strength and speed coach my responsibility is to enhance an individual or team's success...
Does the body understand reps?
I believe that this question is one that is not asked enough. We assign a number to how many times we are suppose to lift a weight a weight. While I believe that it makes program design a little easier is it truly doing what it says? For example the thought is that...
Plain Vs. Fancy Gyms
This is something I hear from people very frequently. Dave your gym looks like something from Rocky IV. Why don’t you have mirror or TV’s? The answer I give everyone is you are hear to accomplish a goal. A goal fo improving your health and performance. If you...
FREE PLAY verse STRUCTURED PLAY
How many of us remember FREE play or non-adult supervised play? I do. This was one of my favorite childhood memories. I am blessed to relive it since I have 2 young kids who do it all of the time. They participate in FREE play. It is so great to see them learn...
What makes a Great Athlete?
There are many things that great athletes do that others do not do. There are also two types of great athletes, the ones who possess great athletic ability without doing anything for it and those who have worked their tail off to achieve greatness. I am going to...
Reasons why you are not getting bigger?
Reason #1 Your training is wrong. For too long so many people get mad when they do not make the gains they expect. They get these workouts from magazines, off websites etc… expecting to make huge gains and when they make no gains they give up. There could be a...
Are you Committed to being GREAT!
So many of us talk about being great. It is funny how our actions show something different. Maybe it is time to wake up to reality. https://youtu.be/Sk3sQ-QwJ4o "Greatness Never Rests"
Rest between Sets
Resting between sets was something I never really thought about. I usually just went to the weight room and did a set then waited till I was ready again. One time I might wait 30 seconds, the next time it could be 3 minutes. I spent so much time on the program...
Variation of Workouts
Variation of Workouts This is a big key to growing and getting bigger. You have to think of how a body works. If I Bench Press 95lbs for months on end without increasing the weight, how much progress do you think I would make? Not much, after time my body would...
Lift Moderate to Heavy Weights to get Jacked
Lifting soft A$$ weight just does not cut it when it comes to getting bigger. I know Nutrition, Sleep which I spoke about in a past blog is very important in growing bigger, but also lifting heavy has to go along with that. You need to break down the muscle so it...
Nutrition to grow Big
Nutrition This is so key to your success in putting weight on. You can lift for 5 hours a day 7 days a week 365 days out of the year, but if you do not eat the correct food you will not gain the muscle mass you desire. Food helps you add weight because it repairs...
SLEEP IS NEEDED TO GROW BIGGER
This is part 1 of the 5 easy steps needed to gain muscular size and strength. This is one topic that I have a hard time with. Ever since I was 25 years old I have not gotten enough sleep. I used to work 4 jobs at one time sleeping on avg 2-4 hours per night. While...
I am a Failure.
I personally hate failing at anything in life, but there is one place I would rather fail than to not push myself and that is the weight room. I did not start lifting weights till I hit college. I was extremely weak for a college age person. I remember only being...