Kirk Grows Up by Chase Lindley | February 08, 2018 During my short time as a strength coach, I have had the pleasure of seeing my clients get stronger. Some of my younger clients take strength training leisurely (what do you expect from a bunch of twelve and thirteen-year-olds?), but one is an exception. His name is Kirk. Continue reading
Joe’s Spine by Adam Skillin | January 18, 2018 When he was 16 years old, Joe Zirkle shattered his vertebra in a bad car accident. His most significant injury was a severe compression to the spine, known as a burst fracture, at L2. Repairing his spine required doctors to fuse 5 vertebrae together... Continue reading
The Girl Who Fell Down by Chris Kurisko | January 11, 2018 Arya fell down while I was trying to get her into the right bottom position. She was uncoordinated and rather weak, and she just lost her balance and fell down as I was trying to get her hips back and her back angle correct. “It happens all the time,” I said. Continue reading
The 330 lb Press: Ordinary Programming, Extraordinary Persistence by Nick Delgadillo, SSC | November 16, 2017 Chase Lindley, long time WFAC lifter, intern, and future coach, walked out the heaviest press most of us have ever seen at the 2017 Fall Classic. After pressing 308 lbs for his second attempt press, he called for 330 lbs for his third attempt but wasn’t able to lock it out. He may have been a little too ambitious, considering the 624 lb PR squat he had done earlier in the day, but his disappointment was understandable since he pressed 325 lbs ten days prior to the meet during training. Continue reading
Post-Surgery Shoulder Rehabilitation by Nick Delgadillo, SSC | October 05, 2017 Bre trained normally up to the surgery and was told by her doctor that after surgery, she should immobilize the shoulder for a few weeks other than during physical therapy, that she shouldn’t load it for 8-12 weeks, and that it could take up to two years for her to “get back to where she is now” in terms of her strength training. He never inquired about what she actually does in the gym or current training loads. Continue reading
