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Strength Coach Chronicles – Strength Coach Retirement Plan
Here's a fun topic, retirement planning. What is a good plan for a job with a ton of transition and low job security in regards to retirement? This is a complete guess, but I would say most full time S&C coaches will have somewhere in the range of 3-5 jobs in...
What I Am Reading – The Thought Leaders Practice
I will start with this: you are probably running a Practice disguised as a Business, and that distinction is significant. There is a shift within S&C that a lot of coaches are wanting to break away and do their own thing. Part of this is the fear of uncertainty...
In the Lab – Considerations WHen Buying a Rack(s)
So this is a big one, and will largely have the most impact on how much you spend and how you structure your program. Let's look at this from a philosophy standpoint. If we are a compound/closed kinetic chain movement based program we will need to build our weight...
Strength Coach Chronicles – Wearables Impact on Training
At this point, most people have been exposed to some sort of wearable technology. Tracking HR continuously, getting body temperature, getting oxygen levels, or getting HRV are common features of wearable technology. How should that influence our training decisions? ...
What I Am Reading – Biology of Belief, Bruce Lipton
I'll just kick this off with this, I am a huge Eastern Medicine advocate but at the same time, I hate the notion that the absence of proof proves something. I know that might come off as contradicting, but hear me out on this. Lipton discusses the need to evolve...
In the Lab – Buying Cardiovascular Equipment
So this will be an interesting blog post for a number of reasons. One reason: I am firm with my belief that compound-closed kinetic chain movements are superior to developing athletes and general populations. Second reason: there are serious limitations when it comes...
Strength Coach Chronicles – Finding Time to Workout
I have been a strength coach for almost 20 years, one thing I have prided myself on is finding time to workout each week. It may not have always been pretty, but it was something. This is an important topic to talk about for Strength Coaches. It is the one truly...
What I Am Reading – Noxx, Evan Peikon
If you are not familiar with Near Infrared Spectrometry (NIRS), it allows you to see real-time muscle oxygenation (SmO2) and hemoglobin index (tHb). What this means is that we can see the rate of oxygen delivery and removal from a muscle group or area real time. ...
Strength Coach Chronicles – Managing Burnout
A common thread I deal with coaches is the idea of burnout. I work with young coaches. I’ve always had a great affinity for the upstart coach that is bright eyed and bushy tailed towards S&C. If you’re game I have a whole second book coming out here soon going...
In the Lab – Buying a Sauna Product Research
So there is a lot we can go into on this. The big one is that all the research seems to be done by the company selling the product. This is tough. The other part is that although they are somewhat mainstream, there is still some logistics, like assembly and electrical…
Designing Strength Training Programs and Facilities by Mike Boyle
This was a petty classic Mike book. Good practical information, very open with his system and the thought process behind it, and well thought out explanations of changes made since the last book. If you are familiar with Coach Boyle, you will like the updates a lot....
In the Lab – Fractal Facility Design Dilemma
A dilemma I am facing here is designing my home gym. Part of the dilemma comes from I have never designed a facility exclusively for myself. The other part of the dilemma is that my default is to design facilities for not only other people, but large groups. I am...