Effective Communication in Coaching by Inna Koppel, SSC | February 25, 2020 The essence of coaching is communication, and a good coach can help the client interpret instructions quickly and react to them. Between the internal understanding by the coach and the reception and integration of this understanding by the client lies effective teaching – a dynamic process that facilitates learning. Continue reading
Catching a Power Clean on Locked Knees by Mark Rippetoe | February 18, 2020 A fairly common error when learning to power clean occurs when the teaching method has not been followed carefully. A few people attempt to catch the clean at the top with their knees in complete extension, in what is essentially a standing position. Continue reading
How to Do Conditioning: It Depends by Nick Delgadillo, SSC | February 11, 2020 "[T]he Principle of Diminishing Returns coupled with the stress, recovery, adaptation cycle, and the need for complexity, individualization, and specific programming at any given time – applies to conditioning as well [as strength training]." Continue reading
When Do I Encourage Eating More? by Carl Raghavan, SSC | January 28, 2020 [A] lot of my clients are still confused about nutrition, and inevitably they turn to me for advice. The most common question, by far, is: Should I be eating more? Continue reading
Five Important Things by Jim Steel | January 21, 2020 I have tried just about everything in training and nutrition, whether it’s been for myself with football training, powerlifting, or bodybuilding, or while being a strength coach on the high school and collegiate level for thirty years. I have learned a lot over the years, and man, I have made many mistakes. But with each mistake that I made, I learned. Continue reading
