Interview With Strength Coach Tim Mosolino
Last week we welcomed Strength Coach Tim Mosolino, Founder of the Strength Coach 101 clinics… which, by the way is finally open to the public but only a few spots remain.
So, get your ticket here => http://www.StrengthCoach101.com
If you didn’t get to listen to our call, here is a taste what you missed:
* The 1 Step That All New And Aspiring Strength Coaches Must Take Before Going Into Business
*Why Learning From Textbooks and Most University Professors Is A Waste Of Time and Money.
*How Tim Assesses His Athletes To Determine What The Best Exercises Are For Them Individually.
*How You Can Join Tim, Elliott, Jimmy “Smitty” Smith, Joe Hashey and A Bunch Of Other Top Strength Coaches For An Ass-Kicking Clinic This Month.
Listen to the interview with the player below:
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Strength Camp Sponsored Strongman
Don is a pretty strong dude that trains with me and our Saturday morning Strongman crew at Strength Camp. He is the first athlete that I have ever sponsored, and it was well worth the investment :) He destroyed the competition and looked super explosive!! -- Like a real strongman should ;) I'm contemplating whether or not to continue with the sponsorship program... but, if you are a competitive Strongman, Power lifter, Olympic Lifter, MMA, etc. comment at the bottom of this post if you may be interested in becoming a Strength Camp sponsored athlete. Check out Don kicking ass below!
Why Your Bench Press Sucks
Early in my exercise physiology education I was introduced to the idea of “sports specific training”. This is a method of training where by the strength coach has an athlete perform exercises that are analogous to what the athlete may experience on the playing field.
Often these “sports specific” drills would become very wacky and even dangerous… I remember watching a video of an NFL running back sprinting on a treadmill while his nut job strength coach swung a bat at this legs in order that he may jump over it, simulating the avoidance of a tackle.
Besides being a complete waste of time, I feel that many of these “sports specific” drills and the wacky coaches that use them need to be castrated.
Now, here is where is gets really weird…
These “bat swinging” weirdos are the same ones to claim that exercises like The Bench Press are not “sport specific” and should be excluded from strength and conditioning programs for most athletes.
This is absurd!
The bench press is one of the BEST exercises for packing slabs of lean muscles on the tiny bird chests of most young athletes.
Now here is the real problem…
Some athletes need to “descend” the bench press exercise, especially if they can’t do a set of 20 body weight push ups. Also, like with all exercises there is a right way and a wrong way to perform the bench press.
Check out this free video series by AJ Roberts that shows you exactly how to bench press properly, avoiding unnecessary injury and plateaued strength.
Click here to see them ==> http://hulsestrength.com/recommends/BenchPress
Categories: Football Training, Recent Posts, Strength and Conditioning for Sports, Strong Body Tags: bench press
Increase Football Speed & Quickness Interview with Alex Maroko
During this sesssion you are going to learn: - Proven, cutting-edge methods that guarantee results for athletes of all sports, levels and ages. - Brand-new training methods that will get you noticeable results in just a few weeks. - Workouts that will never take you more than 16 minutes, and guarantee the speed and quickness advantage a successful athlete needs.
Truth About Quickness Teleseminar
Because for the first (and perhaps only) time, tonight I am opening up the lines to my PRIVATE MEMBERS ONLY MONTHLY CALL-IN where I will introduce you to a genetically average "kid" who discovered a simple yet effective method for transforming himself from being as "heavy legged" as the weighty waitress in IHop to being as quick as a whip.
Can Creatine Make You Jump Higher?
Here is an another great guest post by Coach Jacob Hiller author of The Jump Manual , about using creatine to increase your vertical jump! –> Learn How To Increase Your Vertical Jump!
Creatine is a nitrogenous organic acid that supplies energy to muscle, proven to help increase muscles by Harvard University professors in 1912. This substance is naturally found in skeletal vertebrae.
Why should this be used in conjunction with vertical jump training?
1. Recent research has shown that the consumption of high glycemic carbohydrates in conjunction with Creatine increases muscle store and performance. This is a great way to increase the strength needed for increased vertical jump.
2. Creatine increases power during short sessions of high-intensity aerobic exercise. This is especially important when you are training for explosion for your vertical jump in brief but powerful sessions at the gym.
3. Studies done with Creatine and mice show an improvement in lifespan and overall health of the mice. Other tests proved that in particular, vegetarians improved mentally and cognitively with its use, which is found in meat products. Research is also being done to test the effectiveness of Creatine supplementation for those with a variety of muscular and neurological diseases.
Successful athletes who have openly used this substance:
- Linford Christie, 100 meter Olympic gold medalist
- Sally Gunnell, 400 meter hurdles Olympic gold medalist
- Mark McGuire, Athletics and Cardinals Major League baseball player
- Gary Sheffield, Mets Major League baseball player
In actuality, probably all popular athletes use this supplementation.
Who shouldn’t use creatine?
You can always ask your doctor to be safe, but those with renal dysfunctions (kidney problems) are advised to avoid creatine. Also, “loading,” or consumption of more than 20g per day, should be avoided. Drinking enough water with your creatine intake is the most important thing to remember when using the supplement.
For a healthy athlete, Creatine is a proven safe method to increase muscle mass and a healthy way to obtain more of what the body already naturally produces. Creatine is accepted in most athletic circles as the most effective way to achieve your athletic potential via muscle gain, including increasing vertical jump.
By the way… if you’re a dedicated athlete with a desire to excel at your sport, would you like more tips on how to jump higher?
<== Check out The Jump Manual **Click Here**
Jacob Hiller is the creator of a bestselling vertical jump program,
The Jump Manual , and is considered one of the world’s foremost authorities on vertical jump training.
PS – Check out this awesome deal on Hypergain Creatine
How Increase Your Vertical Jump
Today I want to talk to you about something called "Habitual Jump Training." Some of you have heard of it-- one of the very first programs available for training your vertical was a habitual jump training program and there's a lot of people out there who have used the program or who are currently using the program.
Speed Training Workout Design
In the first article-How to run a faster 40 yard dash!, we focused on technique and applying principles on how to start and create a fast 10 yards thus creating a faster 40. In this article, we are going to re-visit key terminology and a sample program to help you increase your speed. As we all know, programming is a big key to any sports performance program.
Gain Muscle Fast
Do you call yourself a “Hard Gainer”?
Do you feel like gaining Muscle Mass and size is impossible for you?
Perhaps its your genetics? — You may even be classified as an “Ectomorph”!
Look, I totally understand that for some athletes, gaining muscle mass is tough and may even seem impossible. BUT, that is no excuse to “throw in the towel” and classify yourself as DOOMED to “punydom” for life.
Baseball season has recently ended for most of my high school athletes.
About 2 weeks ago a group of 6 weak and lanky kids, along with their concerned parents, from a private school in my city crowded the door at Strength Camp and pleaded that I help their young bucks gain some muscle mass.
I couldn’t help but to be a bit cocky when I told the little weaklings and their parent, “I GUARANTEE that your kids will gain at least 10-20 pounds over the next few months.”
Next, I handed them a meal plan; told them what supplements they needed; and then proceeded to evaluate their strength and muscle function… which was mediocre at best.
Long story short – this week marks exactly 2 weeks since me and the bony-baseball players started training and the results are as follows:
Andrew R (age 15) — gained 8 pounds and added 20 lbs to his box squat.
Spencer H (age 15) — gained 5 pounds and added 90 lbs to his box squat.
Brent R (age 16) — gained 6 pounds and added 50 lbs to his box squat.
… and this is exactly how it has continued with the rest of em!
So, you’re probably sitting there saying 1 of 2 things:
1 – Elliott, you’re full of shit… there is no way that these kids can gain almost 10 pounds in less than 2 weeks!
-or-
2. Elliott, how the hell did they do it?
If you are of the former persuasion… then keep unbelieving and stay skinny and weak.
If you are interested in HOW we did it, then you’re going to love this free report that Jeff Anderson “The Muscle Nerd” gave me and said that I can give away to you.
Here it is: ==> http://www.MuscleGainProjectX.COM
Just so you know…
For the last 6 years, Jeff’s been dedicating much of his research to studying the “ECTOMORPH”.
These are the reaaaaaaaally skinny guys who no matter how hard they try, just can’t seem to put on any muscle. (Does this sound like YOU?)
So far, the typical advice found online can be reduced to something along the lines of…
…”You’re not TRAINING hard enough!”; or
…”You’re not EATING enough!”
But Jeff has drawn a line in the sand and is CHALLENGING all of this “expert advice” by releasing his
latest findings based upon a recent experiment he’s called…
…”Hardgainer Project X”!
This experiment took 6 “hardgainers” who had a difficult time putting on muscle and put them through a brand new 3-STEP TRAINING PROGRAM Jeff specifically designed for the “ectomorph” body type.
You can see their “BEFORE” pictures at:
http://www.MuscleGainProjectX.COM
You’ll see that there’s a mix of real scrawny dudes and also onewith a common “hardgainer problem” that comes from trying to build muscle the WRONG way (and the way that MOST fitness articles will tell you)…
…the SKINNY FAT-GUY SYNDROME!
(You’d be surprised how many guys fit into this category after trying to stuff themselves like pigs in order to gain weight!)
No…this is NOT your typical bodybuilding program!
In fact, the SKINNIER the test subject, the BETTER the program seemed to work!
All of the details of the program (as well as the transformations of these skinny guys) will be open to the public on May 19th at 12:00pm Central time.
But until then, Jeff wants to show everyone exactly WHY this program is so far off from all the other
“skinny guy” programs out there.
So he’s released a killer MP3 and eBOOK called:
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** Free MP3 + eBOOK **
“The Hardgainer Curse…And What To Do About It!”
http://www.MuscleGainProjectX.COM
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I highly recommend you go and check out the free report so you can see if this fits YOUR body type or not.
If you’ve EVER struggled with gaining weight and building muscle, this report will open your eyes and give you a sense of RELIEF that it’s NOT because you weren’t training ENOUGH…
…it’s because you were training WRONG!
Again, go check it out NOW at…
http://www.MuscleGainProjectX.COM
P.S. – One more thing…as part of the launch, Jeff has promised to throw in some cool “swag” for all who sign up for the program on the first day!
Grab the free report so you don’t miss out on the free stuff, ok?
Here’s the site again…
Add 20 lbs. to your bench press?
Doberman Dan Barks Bench Press Pyramiding Bites
by Doberman Dan
Pictured above Jo Jordan
“Why I Think ‘Pyramiding’ Sucks! And How You Can Add Up TO 20 Pounds
To Your Bench Press IMMEDIATELY By NOT Pyramiding!”
From my very introduction to the Iron Game over 20 years ago, (geez, that makes me sound old!) all of the literature, books, and courses I’ve read or followed advocated “pyramiding” your weights on the basic exercises. If you don’t know what “pyramiding” is, here’s an example using the bench press:
Set 1: 12 reps with 135 lbs.
Set 2: 10 reps with 185 lbs.
Set 3: 8 reps with 225 lbs.
Set 4: 6 reps with 250 lbs.
Set 5: 4 reps with 265 lbs.
Set 6: 2 reps with 285 lbs.
Even as a novice bodybuilder, after a few weeks of “pyramiding” I thought that it was kinda stupid. After all, if the goal of doing all this work in the gym is to get stronger and bigger…and we’re supposed to constantly strive for pushing more and more weight in the basic exercises…then all this “pyramiding” stuff seemed to me to be a lot of wasted energy on lighter unproductive sets.
Plus it seemed like I would be able to do more weight on the heavier sets if I hadn’t have burned up so much energy on the lighter sets. This was (and still is) just my humble observation.
Now I agree that warming up is important…but geez, how “warm” do you wanna get? So warm you’re fried???
So I think I’ve discovered a better way. Well, it’s been better for me. But who knows? It could work for you, too!
As I was just now getting ready to describe my system for the basic exercises, I realized that I don’t have a name for it! I guess I gotta call it sumthin’!
Hmmmmmm…since I’m not really in a creative mood let’s call it… (insert drum roll here)
“Doberman Dan’s Non-Pyramid System For Maximum Muscle Growth”
OK, I admit that kinda sucks. I tried to think of something cute and creative but couldn’t. I tried to think of a word that means “opposite of a pyramid” but I don’t think that word exists. So for now we’re stuck with this non-creative name.
So instead of the pyramid thing (wouldn’t it actually be a “triangle?” Pyramids are 3 dimensional) let’s try training on the bench press like this:
Warm-up Set 1: 20 reps with the empty bar (Get a little blood flowing and work on your technique. Do these slowly like you really have weight on there. Just don’t ask someone to spot you on this set lest you look like a wuss!)
Warm-up Set 2: 12 reps (Select a weight in which you can EASILY complete 12 reps without even being remotely close to temporary muscular failure. This is an easy set just to get you warmed up. Do NOT select a weight which will tax the muscles.)
Warm-up Set 3: (if needed): Same as set 2 Set 4 “Weight acclimation” Set: 4 reps (Use a weight that you could do about 10 to 12 reps with if you went to temporary muscular failure. You’re not trying to tax the muscles, just getting used to the feel of the heavier weights.)
Set 5: Your 2nd “weight acclimation” set: 1 to 2 reps (Use a weight that you could do about 6 to 8 reps with if you went to temporary muscular failure. Again, you’re not trying to tax the muscles, just getting used to the feel of the heavier weights.)
Set 6: Your first actual “work set”: 6 to 8 reps (Use a weight that allows you to do at least 6 reps but no more than 8 reps to temporary muscular failure. If you can’t do 6 reps, the weight is too heavy. If you can do 8 or more reps, the weight is not heavy enough.)
Set 7: Your 2nd “work set”: Same as Set 6 (Due to fatigue from the first work set you might not be able to get 6 reps. If you only get 4 or less, lighten the weight a little for the final set.)
Set 8: Your 3rd “work set”: Same as Set 6 When you start your actual work sets, rest 2 to 4 minutes in between sets. You want plenty of recuperation time. We’re trying to hoist big iron here.
If you’re a relative newbie to the Iron Game stick with the 6 to 8 rep range on the work sets.
If you’ve been training a while and consider yourself an intermediate or advanced bodybuilder, you might want to try the 4 to 6 rep range for the work sets. I’ve made some really good size and strength gains within the past 3 months by working in the 4 to 6 rep range on the basic exercises.
If you have good recuperation-ability and are intermediate to advanced, you could add a 4th work set. But for most folks I think 3 is plenty.
Now go try it on your next bench, deadlift, or squat workout. I’ll bet if you’ve been “pyramiding” you’ll be amazed at how strong and fresh you are on the work sets while following my “non-pyramid” system. I added 25 pounds to my incline press the first time I tried this system.
Maybe you’ll do the same!
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