Chris and I reviewed 50 different articles for this month’s Strength & Conditioning Research Review. If you haven’t signed up yet I think you should; it’s such a great amount of information for only $10/month, and the feedback we’ve received…
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Muscular Overloads
by Don • October 4, 2011 • 0 Comments
Most coaches would say that machines and higher-rep ranges have no place in building explosive athletes. Of course athletes don’t just require power; depending on their situation they need precise combinations of power, strength, strength endurance, power endurance, and hypertrophy. In this…
Power!
by Don • September 29, 2011 • 0 Comments
I just finished watching James Smith and Joe DeFranco’s Power! video and was enthralled. In short, this is how athletes should train! Seriously you gotta get this DVD if you’re a strength coach. I love watching good coaching and good…
Glute Testimonials
by Don • September 16, 2011 • 0 Comments
Many of the methods I recommend for glute training were born out of my studio Lifts which I operated for 2 years in Scottsdale. Back then, most of my clients would urge me to start writing so my methods could become mainstream.…
Free PDF of Spinal Flexion Review Paper
by Don • August 29, 2011 • 0 Comments
Spinal Flexion Review Paper in the SCJ The NSCA was nice enough to allow readers to download the pdf of Brad and my spinal flexion review paper for free. This is a very volatile topic as evidenced by the fact…
Random Thoughts
by Don • June 22, 2011 • 0 Comments
I haven’t done one of these in a while, and when I wait the list just keeps growing. Here are fifteen random thoughts for you curious bastards. 1. Musclemag Article This month I have an article in Musclemag titled Radical…
My Week at a Commercial Gym
by Don • February 10, 2011 • 0 Comments
Well folks, I finally made it to New Zealand! The past couple of weeks have been pretty crazy. I had four different going-away parties, all of which involved me eating like a crazed pig. I moved all my crap out of…