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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...
Strength Coach Chronicles – Who’s in Charge?
The idea of any organization is that someone is in charge of someone else. Assistant strength coach’s boss is the head strength coach, head strength coach’s boss is the head football coach, head football coach’s boss is the AD, the AD’s boss is the school president, the school president’s boss is…
What I’m Reading – Movement over Maxes, Zach Dechant
First off this is probably the best practical approach to long term athletic development I have seen. There are some details I would disagree with or focus on less, but is that not the point of reading books you stretching your point of view? Having a system that is...
In the Lab Blog Series Diving Into Projects
We are going to release a new blog titled ‘In the Lab’. This blog series will dive into projects that I am working on, experimenting with new training methods, testing various aspects of performance. This blog series will be a journal of how I go about exploring personal unknown territories…
Strength Coach Chronicles – Career Procrastination
This has become a common thread for S&C coaches I have been interacting with lately: going the long, hard road of becoming a S&C coach is the only way. I find that young aspiring strength coaches are fixated on going ridiculous lengths to becoming a strength coach…
What I’m Reading – High Output Management, Andrew Grove
This is a monster book.You can see the chronicles of someone that has worked in the trade of management for some time. Part of the book’s appeal was that it felt like a memoir with tons of key takeaways for someone that is working as a manager. Being a manager is a...
Do you really care what someone else is doing?
Why do other strength coaches care what someone else does with their programming? I’ve always wondered this. If you really think about it, someone doing something that you think is bad is a competitive advantage. It is actually in your best interest to not say...
What I’m Reading – Outlive, Peter Attia
This is a really good book. I've said this before, but it's worth mentioning again: We are approaching a renaissance of what strength coaches have known for decades - taking command of your own health is your best option to long term success. These are not novel...