Are You Training Effectively For Your Sport? Part 3 Chris Olson, SSC | August 06, 2024 In the last part of this series, we finish discussing why certain popular exercises fail to yield the desired outcomes in athletic performance. We then conclude the discussion about how to most effectively and efficiently train for your sport by outlining how to best organize an effective and efficient strength program. Continue reading Are You Training Effectively For Your Sport? Part 2 Chris Olson, SSC | July 30, 2024 In Part 1, we discussed sport-specific conditioning. We continue here by looking at the importance of sport-specific skill and strength, and then begin a discussion about a different class of tempting exercises that the serious athletes will learn to avoid. Continue reading Rip A Toe? Chris Ronan | July 01, 2024 “Rip a toe? Who? OK, Dr. Bob, I'll go see him.” I don't know how I ended up there, but I'm sure I got Mark's address, used a paper map, and drove to his gym, the Wichita Falls Athletic Club. Continue reading Bicycling and the X Factor Chris Ronan | June 18, 2024 [N]ow what are the fundamentals of our sport? Let’s ask ourselves how much power over a given time is required to establish a breakaway, win a field sprint, time trial to a solo victory, or beat our best buddies to the city limit sign. What is it you wish to do, or that you enjoy most from your time on the bicycle? Even club riders like to win city limit sign sprints or chase Strava KOMs. Continue reading Are You Training Effectively For Your Sport? Chris Olson, SSC | June 12, 2024 My first “career gig,” well before becoming a Starting Strength Coach, was coaching competitive youth soccer. In the soccer world, I couldn’t help but marvel at how well parents could often identify the areas in which their children needed improvement (“Josh is really struggling to make accurate passes”), but at the same time so often completely miss the mark on identifying an appropriate solution to the problem... Continue reading First Page Previous Page Next Page Last Page
Are You Training Effectively For Your Sport? Part 2 Chris Olson, SSC | July 30, 2024 In Part 1, we discussed sport-specific conditioning. We continue here by looking at the importance of sport-specific skill and strength, and then begin a discussion about a different class of tempting exercises that the serious athletes will learn to avoid. Continue reading Rip A Toe? Chris Ronan | July 01, 2024 “Rip a toe? Who? OK, Dr. Bob, I'll go see him.” I don't know how I ended up there, but I'm sure I got Mark's address, used a paper map, and drove to his gym, the Wichita Falls Athletic Club. Continue reading Bicycling and the X Factor Chris Ronan | June 18, 2024 [N]ow what are the fundamentals of our sport? Let’s ask ourselves how much power over a given time is required to establish a breakaway, win a field sprint, time trial to a solo victory, or beat our best buddies to the city limit sign. What is it you wish to do, or that you enjoy most from your time on the bicycle? Even club riders like to win city limit sign sprints or chase Strava KOMs. Continue reading Are You Training Effectively For Your Sport? Chris Olson, SSC | June 12, 2024 My first “career gig,” well before becoming a Starting Strength Coach, was coaching competitive youth soccer. In the soccer world, I couldn’t help but marvel at how well parents could often identify the areas in which their children needed improvement (“Josh is really struggling to make accurate passes”), but at the same time so often completely miss the mark on identifying an appropriate solution to the problem... Continue reading First Page Previous Page Next Page Last Page
Rip A Toe? Chris Ronan | July 01, 2024 “Rip a toe? Who? OK, Dr. Bob, I'll go see him.” I don't know how I ended up there, but I'm sure I got Mark's address, used a paper map, and drove to his gym, the Wichita Falls Athletic Club. Continue reading Bicycling and the X Factor Chris Ronan | June 18, 2024 [N]ow what are the fundamentals of our sport? Let’s ask ourselves how much power over a given time is required to establish a breakaway, win a field sprint, time trial to a solo victory, or beat our best buddies to the city limit sign. What is it you wish to do, or that you enjoy most from your time on the bicycle? Even club riders like to win city limit sign sprints or chase Strava KOMs. Continue reading Are You Training Effectively For Your Sport? Chris Olson, SSC | June 12, 2024 My first “career gig,” well before becoming a Starting Strength Coach, was coaching competitive youth soccer. In the soccer world, I couldn’t help but marvel at how well parents could often identify the areas in which their children needed improvement (“Josh is really struggling to make accurate passes”), but at the same time so often completely miss the mark on identifying an appropriate solution to the problem... Continue reading First Page Previous Page Next Page Last Page
Bicycling and the X Factor Chris Ronan | June 18, 2024 [N]ow what are the fundamentals of our sport? Let’s ask ourselves how much power over a given time is required to establish a breakaway, win a field sprint, time trial to a solo victory, or beat our best buddies to the city limit sign. What is it you wish to do, or that you enjoy most from your time on the bicycle? Even club riders like to win city limit sign sprints or chase Strava KOMs. Continue reading Are You Training Effectively For Your Sport? Chris Olson, SSC | June 12, 2024 My first “career gig,” well before becoming a Starting Strength Coach, was coaching competitive youth soccer. In the soccer world, I couldn’t help but marvel at how well parents could often identify the areas in which their children needed improvement (“Josh is really struggling to make accurate passes”), but at the same time so often completely miss the mark on identifying an appropriate solution to the problem... Continue reading First Page Previous Page Next Page Last Page
Are You Training Effectively For Your Sport? Chris Olson, SSC | June 12, 2024 My first “career gig,” well before becoming a Starting Strength Coach, was coaching competitive youth soccer. In the soccer world, I couldn’t help but marvel at how well parents could often identify the areas in which their children needed improvement (“Josh is really struggling to make accurate passes”), but at the same time so often completely miss the mark on identifying an appropriate solution to the problem... Continue reading
