Given the humor of the last 2 posts and the fact that such laughable training means were not only posted on YouTube but presumably posted by a coach who has been recognized as a leader in the field I thought it would be fun to make a YouTube hall of shame. If you've seen any goodies out there that can trump what's been already posted post a link in the forums. If we laugh hard enough perhaps we [...]

Training should be a simple as possible but not simpler. I personally have a vendetta against those who pontificate KISS and other approaches to training design and programming. The stupid in this world haven't don't much so why are we trying to dumb things down? I would rather clarify than to simplify. With three requests for my training system I got this weekend I say with dramatic pause, the [...]

Two classic books that are must for every coaches, trainers and therapists library. They are both out of print, but if you search I know Total Body Training is available, the KiphutTTl Body book How To Be Fit is hard to find but still out there. The information and ideas on training may come as a surprise to some of the millennial generation that thinks training began in 1998. Total Body Training [...]

Found this in the archives - Thought it would shed some light on this now "controversial aspect of training. This was written in 2002, before movement prep was born!Warm-up is the most neglected part of the workout, yes it is part of the workout. The workout begins with the warm-up! The first mistake that people make is to take warm-up for granted. It sets the tempo for the workout to follow. It [...]

One aspect with Bobsled that I wished was further explored is rendering a formula to improving push clearance with the start. Oddly their is very little research and proposed theories on the best way to get a sled to it's fastest "escape velocity". Unlike track where countless conferences exchange great kinetic and kinematic data, the sport of bobsleigh doesn't have the economic resources to i [...]