The Tarheel Connection Bill Starr | May 26, 2014 "What made Jack rather special was that he always wanted to expand his knowledge on all facets of strength training. and he wasn’t shy about seeking advice...I would tell him what I thought best to do and he would follow my suggestions. What he didn’t know was that I was just grabbing an idea off the top of my head. I had no idea whether what I had told him would actually work." Continue reading
Raising the Bar: Legal Issues in Strength Training Brodie M. Butland, JD, BSc, SSC | April 23, 2014 "The purpose of this article is to provide awareness regarding some of the legal issues facing us as strength coaches, and how tribunals have resolved those issues. I focus on three issues in particular: Liability for personal injuries, and how coaches/gyms have avoided it; Incorporation of a coaching business, and how it may or may not protect you from liability; and Nutrition counseling, and the fuzzy line between merely providing information and unlicensed dietary advice." Continue reading
George Ernie Pickett, Pt 12The Final Chapter Bill Starr | April 14, 2014 I want to relate a few stories that haven’t been used in this series or in Defying Gravity about the big lug. These are the stories that are always told when one or more lifters get together and start relating tales of the sixties. They’re classic Ernie. Continue reading
Training & Performance for the Novice Athlete Nicholas Soleyn | March 11, 2014 "An individual’s mentality and approach to training is as defining a characteristic of an athlete as the fact of competing in sports. . . This article discusses important distinctions between training, practice, and performance, and will, hopefully, provide some valuable perspective on how to approach training for performance for the young or novice athlete." Continue reading
The Path to the Starting Strength Coach Credential Tom Campitelli | February 26, 2014 "Read. Lift. Observe. Ask. Teach. Grow. Repeat." Continue reading
