“Exposing an ACL ligament to estradiol in a petri dish type thing resulted in less collagen synthesis and less, what they call fibroblast proliferation. So it’s basically, both things are going to correlate to less tensile strength.” In this week’s edition of The Podcast I get to sit down and discuss Dr. Steph Allen and
“We play to win but few receive a trophy. Take a look at your seniors, they are living trophies. Coaching is about winning but it is also about growing people. Be committed to the person that wears the jersey. Serving them through mentorship is the greatest reward of all.” Matt Johnson via @StrengthCoachMJ on Twitter This
“If you want to improve how much you’re going to lift, that’s great, do it. Be a powerlifter. That’s a terrific sport, go for it. But is it for an athlete. For an athlete what are we looking for? Improvement in skill execution.” Dr. Michael Yessis joined us for his second presentation at The Seminar
“…the state of the body isn’t something you choose to care about, or leave be, for your body never just is─ it is always either decaying or getting stronger. Not choosing is still a choice.” – D. Kunitz I was drawn to this book walking through the isles at the library one day and saw
“If communication was easy, then why are do so many misunderstandings occur?” In this weeks edition of the podcast I get to sit down with 2017 Seminar presenter Brett Bartholomew and discuss the tug of war going on in the field when it comes to the “Art vs Science” debate. After a brief catch up
“What I am trying to do is get theses extra workout to have a little more umph, to have a little more pop. For them to be excited to do more. Because again, like Mike said, if all we are doing is what we are being asked to do we are doing the same as
“The only thing that we need to evaluate on our systems is test and retest. Does it work or not? Is it an observable, measureable, and repeatable phenomenon? That’s all we care about. When I make a change in position mechanics I expect to see some commiserate change in output, in wattage, in performance. That’s
I had the great pleasure of having Dr. Christian Carter and Coach Willie Danzer on campus the other day to hang out and talk training. It was a great discussion for the afternoon. These guys are doing great things up in Harrisonburg, and I can’t thank them enough for coming down. This is the first
