Monthly Archives: January 2012

Top 5 Explosive Lower Body Exercises

If you’re looking to increase your explosive power and athletic performance, add these exercises to your workouts. Every athlete wants to run faster, jump higher and get stronger. One of the most common questions I get from athletes all the time is "how can I get more explosive.” Unfortunately many athletes think that getting explosive is as simple as doing drills with the agility ladder. The fact is that if you want to become a more explosive and powerful athlete, you have to improve your rate of force development. Rate of force development refers to more quickly you can apply force. Read more…

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Zach Even-Esh & Joe Meglio Show

Last week, my man Zach Even-esh grilled me. In this interview we cover My best tips to get strong as hell How to improve your deadlift Overhead pressing & bench pressing for baseball players What did you think of the interview? Drop a comment below and let us know! Don’t forget to give the video a thumbs up …

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Top 5 Explosive Upper Body Exercises

While the lower body is of the utmost importance to athletes who want to run faster, jump higher and be more explosive, a powerful upper body is extremely important for combat athletes and others who require hand speed, upper body power, and, well, just want to look better at the beach. Think about a football lineman blocking a defensive end coming off the line of scrimmage or a wrestler trying to avoid a compromising position. Or an MMA fighter in the second round looking for a takedown. Or even a baseball player looking to improve his power numbers. Upper body power is important for all of Read more…

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Neural Charge Training for Baseball

I first learned about neural charge training a few months ago when I read, Neural Charge Training by Christian Thibaudeau. This article changed my perspective on training frequency and since then I have experimented with neural charge workouts in my own training and the training of my athletes. Here are the major points I took away form Thibs article and my experimentation. All exercises need to be explosive in nature (jumps, plyo push-ups, throws) Alternate between lower body exercises with upper body exercises Keep the workouts under 20 minutes Every set you should feel more explosive Read more…

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Your Knee Injury Isn’t About Your Knee

As a strength and conditioning coach my first goal is to keep my athletes healthy. For the past 3 months I have been dealing with knee pain and referred to Anthony Mychal's manual for help. This is a guest post by Anthony Mychal. Feel free to drop him a question below. Ignoring pain and injuries is normal in the quest for athletic dominance. When it comes to chronic knee pain, despite the baggage knee injuries carry, it's no different. Chronic knee pain is one of the easiest injuries to ignore. Since most athletes will—at some point—have it, it doesn't scream of being a major problem. Read more…

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Training Update

Check out the video below.... Here is my workout from last night Bench Press- 5/3/1 *Worked up to 255 and hit it for 12 easy reps* DB Incline Press 3 X 10,8,6 Chest Supported Rows 4 X 10,8, 6,6 Today I hit some upper back volume work because I wasn't able to get it in last night 3 X 10-12 reps 1A)Underhand Barbell Shrugs 1B)Ring Facepulls 1C)DB External Rotation 1D)BPA Read more…

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5 Awesome Lower Body Exercises for Baseball Players

One of the biggest mistakes I see baseball players make is in their off season training program. I've talked to many coaches and parents who believe that running is the key to building strong legs. If you have read any of my articles on baseball training, you know how I despise long distance running for baseball players, especially pitchers. The lower body is of the utmost importance for baseball players and in order to build a strong and powerful lower body there are certain exercises that all baseball players need to include in their off season training. These exercises should target the muscles Read more…

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How Did I Put 40 lbs on my Bench Press in 6 Weeks?

For the past 6 weeks I have been following a training program unlike anything I have ever done before. I decided that it was time for a change and I wanted to do something totally different than what I have been doing. This happens from time to time-in the sumer I decided to follow a modified version of the warrior diet for 3 months. This type of lifestyle was on the exact opposite end of the spectrum from what I was doing for the previous few years-eating 6 meals a deal. As a performance coach and somebody who loves lifting heavy weights, I am constantly experimenting on myself to see what Read more…

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