"In cooperation with World Indoor Throwing the IAAF High Performance Centre in Växjö along with Småland Sport and Exceed Performance, will host a strength and medical convention of world class. Prominent experts in weight training, physical training and medicine will lead lectures as well as practical training sessions directed towards talent development and elite sport."I find it strange how [...]

Coaching is teaching, the key to good teaching is communication and the key to communication is not more talking, it is more listening. Good coaches listen more and talk less. Then they act (not react) on what they hear.Nothing ever happens in a vacuum. Everything is related. This is certainly true of the body as a kinetic chain and with the interdependence of the various systems of the body and a [...]

I wanted to share what I have learned from smart coaches who have shared their wisdom with me over the years. For simplicity sake I will just list what I have learned instead of getting into long history or other ramblings. I have a good taste in what is good information and what is just marketing nonsense. I see a lot of blogs talking about high intensity elements but without sharing the details [...]

So what are we to believe? After reading the Sparta Point 10/31 and Eric Cressey's discovery with lateral movements with increasing pitching velocities, I think it's time to figure out what is really going on with developing baseball pitchers. I have seen baseball pitchers throw close to a hundred with no training besides some warm-up jogging before games and perhaps some pre-game stretching. No [...]

I am a fan of Greg's blog on therapy as he has no bias towards gimmicks, but throwing out the baby with skepticism sometimes can lead to misleading summaries. I love science, technology, research, but also history and simple logic of the obvious. Saying we can change posture through exercise easily is garbage, but crushing the olympic lifts and challenging real posture does work. Rolling around l [...]

I am tired of hearing about red flags and dysfunctions. Why is something a red flag or a dysfunction? Watch what happens when the athlete gets up and actually moves; it is amazing how many of the red flags disappear and the supposed dysfunctions discovered in isolated artificial movements smooth out. If there is pain they will tell you. If you feel you have to look for red flags do so when the ath [...]

Effective athletic development is based upon the principle of the development of fundamental movement skill before specific sport skill. In generations past this was something that everyone took for granted because the demands of everyday living took care of fundamental movement. People at all ages were much more active. Children grew up active, free play was a major part of daily activity. It was [...]

In 1992, the Spanish football team won the gold medal on their home pitch. While that advantage may have been clear, yesterday's win wasn't a surprise when Italy looked fatigued and suffered injuries to the hamstrings. Instead of throwing stones, a real issue to ask is what could be done? Some of the blame game nonsense was out of line, since the experts had their own trail of problems. At the e [...]

I have heard all of the excuses about olympic lifts, and heard all of the proponents chant he same old debates. Of course this debate will continue as we still have experts claiming that they don't do them for an array of problems. Instead of naming names and creating a flame war, I will post additional rebuttals to the additional firestorm of reasons why one should not olympic lift. I have had s [...]

"The activity of the GM stops in the middle of the support phase, at approximately the same time as the termination of VM activity. However, the way the GM works can only be understood in connection with the activity of the AM."- Klaus Wiemann and Günter TidowMany athletes hope a supplement added to a diet will add performance. The same thing is often though of in a weight training program. Thi [...]