Reading Time: 4 minutesIt is well known that training in a commercial gym is quite a challenging experience, going from people stealing your equipment – even plates on a bar you are using –, to being unable to properly progress on the weight because of the lack of small increments in dumbbells, cables and plates for the barbells. […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe are living in the culture of the short cut, or perhaps, the culture of the least amount of effort, and strength coaching and personal training are not the exception. A large number of trainers believe that YouTube, or similar platforms, are the ultimate source of knowledge and from there they can get anything they
Reading Time: 4 minutesOn parts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 we discussed the planning of the training program, pre-training food, pre-training supplements, uplifting motivation and stretching, respectively. On part 6, I will discuss the warm-up. Just walk inside a commercial gym and you’ll find a wide range of approaches to warm-up, most of them not conductive
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Reading Time: 3 minutesOn parts 1, 2, 3 and 4, we discussed the planning of the training program, pre-training food, pre-training supplements, and uplifting motivation, respectively. On part 5, I will discuss stretching. The subject of stretching is very controversial, especially when it is related to the one performed before the training session. In order to
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Reading Time: 2 minutesOn parts 1, 2 and 3 we discussed the planning of the training program, pre-training food and pre-training supplements, respectively. On part 4, I will discuss some uplifting motivation. And this brings me back to the times when I was working at Prentiss Hockey Performance. Ben and I were training partners during all my
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Reading Time: 5 minutesIn part one I talked about The Training Program, on the part 2 I discussed about Pre-Training Food, and now it’s time to address Pre-Workout Supplements In general, when talking about pre-training supplements, you have two main options. The supplements that are meant to increase neural drive and focus, or brain supplements, and the
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Reading Time: 6 minutesHow to Prepare for a Great Training Session – Pre-Training Food In the first part of these series, I talked about the training program, planning and measuring. On the second part of this article, I will address the subject of pre-training food. The subject of food is a little bit more complicated, and it
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Reading Time: 4 minutesHow to Prepare for a Great Training Session – The Training Program This is a multi-series article, and in every post, I’ll address a different point on how to prepare for a great training session. Winston Churchill is credited with the expression “who fails to plan is planning to fail”, and even though
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Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Russian Squat System Soviets were well known for producing impressive results on Weightlifting, and their performance at the Olympic games was absolutely outstanding. They were also well known for their devotion to strength training research with a large number of publications on different subjects, including the implementation of their training programs. From
Reading Time: 7 minutesIt is easier to win the day if you make the right choices for breakfast. As my mentor used to say, “The first thing you put in your mouth in the morning… provided it is food… dictates all neurotransmitters for the whole day.” When working with clients ranging from world class weight lifters, world medalists