“Everything we do is a skill.” This episode of The Podcast is brought to you by Exxentric, the makers of the kBox and kPulley. Exxentric is the world leader in fly wheel training technology providing multiple pieces to fit your budget and needs to better serve your athletes. North American customers looking for more info should contact Andreas at andreas.ahlstrom@exxentric.com or 503-739-139. All others, or to learn more about the kBox, kPulley and flywheel training, please go to their website a...
Nov 06, 2018•43 min
“A strength coach is no good to a team if they’re broken down.” This My Thoughts Monday is brought to you by GymAware, the leading tool to measure your athlete’s weight room performance. Learn more about “The Rolls Royce” of bar velocity monitoring here: https://kinetic.com.au/gymaware.html As we enter the “grind so hard” season, known as college basketball, we need to take a step back and make sure that there other things we take care of on top of our student athletes. Making sure we take time ...
Nov 05, 2018•11 min
“I don’t try to motivate, I just try to educate.” This episode of The Podcast is brought to you by Exxentric, the makers of the kBox and kPulley. Exxentric is the world leader in fly wheel training technology providing multiple pieces to fit your budget and needs to better serve your athletes. North American customers looking for more info should contact Andreas at andreas.ahlstrom@exxentric.com or 503-739-139. All others, or to learn more about the kBox, kPulley and flywheel training, please go...
Oct 30, 2018•37 min
“If the check engine light is on in your car you probably don’t want to redline it.” This My Thoughts Monday is brought to you by GymAware, the leading tool to measure your athlete’s weight room performance. Learn more about “The Rolls Royce” of bar velocity monitoring here: https://kinetic.com.au/gymaware.html There is always the urge to add more to the programming of athletes, but is that always what’s best? Looking at when more may be better and when it may not be the best option is the topic...
Oct 29, 2018•12 min
“CAN YOU GIVE THEM WHAT THEY NEED IN THOSE 15-20 MINUTES THAT IS TRULY WHAT THEY NEED?” This episode of The Podcast is brought to you by Exxentric, the makers of the kBox and kPulley. Exxentric is the world leader in fly wheel training technology providing multiple pieces to fit your budget and needs to better serve your athletes. North American customers looking for more info should contact Andreas at andreas.ahlstrom@exxentric.com or 503-739-139. All others, or to learn more about the kBox, kP...
Oct 23, 2018•36 min
“If you’re going to do something needlessly complex, take a lesson from the fore founders of the field and make it nuanced instead of just theoretical.” This My Thoughts Monday is brought to you by GymAware, the leading tool to measure your athlete’s weight room performance. Learn more about “The Rolls Royce” of bar velocity monitoring here: https://kinetic.com.au/gymaware.html In this edition of My Thoughts Monday Jake Jensen shares with us how he see the sea of information that is accessible t...
Oct 22, 2018•13 min
“If the sled was your center of mass, you’ve got to push the sled.” This episode of The Podcast is brought to you by Exxentric, the makers of the kBox and kPulley. Exxentric is the world leader in fly wheel training technology providing multiple pieces to fit your budget and needs to better serve your athletes. North American customers looking for more info should contact Andreas at andreas.ahlstrom@exxentric.com or 503-739-139. All others, or to learn more about the kBox, kPulley and flywheel t...
Oct 16, 2018•31 min
“If we are going to tell these kids that we need to sleep more, and they need to do better to get to bed more, and they’re not able to get to bed by 9:30 like some of us old farts that are sitting here yelling at them to squat lower and bench heavier, maybe it’s us that need to change to help THEM sleep better?” This My Thoughts Monday is brought to you by GymAware, the leading tool to measure your athlete’s weight room performance. Learn more about “The Rolls Royce” of bar velocity monitoring h...
Oct 15, 2018•12 min
“The best for of technology is just communication, human to human.” This episode of The Podcast is brought to you by Exxentric, the makers of the kBox and kPulley. Exxentric is the world leader in fly wheel training technology providing multiple pieces to fit your budget and needs to better serve your athletes. North American customers looking for more info should contact Andreas at andreas.ahlstrom@exxentric.com or 503-739-139. All others, or to learn more about the kBox, kPulley and flywheel t...
Oct 09, 2018•41 min
“It’s not what so much what you like it’s so much of what you’re getting results for.” This My Thoughts Monday is brought to you by GymAware, the leading tool to measure your athlete’s weight room performance. Learn more about “The Rolls Royce” of bar velocity monitoring here: https://kinetic.com.au/gymaware.html In this edition of My Thoughts Monday Chris McCormick uses a “discussion” from Twitter on development of max strength as an example of how we as coaches need to move past some things to...
Oct 08, 2018•13 min
“You need to go to the gym to train to get better on the ice, not to go to the gym to train to be better at the gym.” This episode of The Podcast is brought to you by Exxentric, the makers of the kBox and kPulley. Exxentric is the world leader in fly wheel training technology providing multiple pieces to fit your budget and needs to better serve your athletes. North American customers looking for more info should contact Andreas at andreas.ahlstrom@exxentric.com or 503-739-139. All others, or to...
Oct 02, 2018•37 min
“If you want to start to clean up the mess start at your own feet, clean up around yourself, and figure out what’s wrong and help everyone else clean up their mess too.” This My Thoughts Monday is brought to you by GymAware, the leading tool to measure your athlete’s weight room performance. Learn more about “The Rolls Royce” of bar velocity monitoring here: https://kinetic.com.au/gymaware.html In this edition of My Thoughts Monday I have a bit of a rant about the “mess the field of strength and...
Oct 01, 2018•11 min
“The main thing we have to do is make sure we are not taking away energy from the guys being able to perform on the field.” This episode of The Podcast is brought to you by Exxentric, the makers of the kBox and kPulley. Exxentric is the world leader in fly wheel training technology providing multiple pieces to fit your budget and needs to better serve your athletes. North American customers looking for more info should contact Andreas at andreas.ahlstrom@exxentric.com or 503-739-139. All others,...
Sep 25, 2018•35 min
"Know who was there before you and respect the work they did.” This My Thoughts Monday is brought to you by GymAware, the leading tool to measure your athlete’s weight room performance. Learn more about “The Rolls Royce” of bar velocity monitoring here: https://kinetic.com.au/gymaware.html In this weeks My Thoughts Monday Todd Hamer shares with us the ups and downs he has seen in transitioning to a new place of employment. Todd discusses his past situation and when he should have gotten out, the...
Sep 24, 2018•15 min
“You can be the greatest motivational strength coach, and you can be great in your space, but if you’re not receiving the testimony and advocacy of the head coach it’s all a waste.” This episode of The Podcast is brought to you by Exxentric, the makers of the kBox and kPulley. Exxentric is the world leader in fly wheel training technology providing multiple pieces to fit your budget and needs to better serve your athletes. North American customers looking for more info should contact Andreas at ...
Sep 18, 2018•53 min
“The only way that you’re going to elicit an adaptation is to do more.” This My Thoughts Monday is brought to you by GymAware, the leading tool to measure your athlete’s weight room performance. Learn more about “The Rolls Royce” of bar velocity monitoring here: https://kinetic.com.au/gymaware.html In this weeks My Thoughts Monday I give my opinion on training programs and the progression of intensity with athletes. All to often I feel we go to things that we deem to be “cool” before they are pr...
Sep 17, 2018•13 min
“Over an athlete’s career, it adds up to two extra years of specific training, (adding just) one extra workout every two weeks.” This episode of The Podcast is brought to you by Exxentric, the makers of the kBox and kPulley. Exxentric is the world leader in fly wheel training technology providing multiple pieces to fit your budget and needs to better serve your athletes. North American customers looking for more info should contact Andreas at andreas.ahlstrom@exxentric.com or 503-739-139. All ot...
Sep 11, 2018•50 min
“No one likes a cold call.” This My Thoughts Monday is brought to you by GymAware, the leading tool to measure your athlete’s weight room performance. Learn more about “The Rolls Royce” of bar velocity monitoring here: https://kinetic.com.au/gymaware.html In this weeks My Thoughts Monday I share some thoughts I have as I reflect on the process we just went though of hiring a new assistant and give some advise for coaches looking to get a job. ENJOY THE CONTENT? THEN YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT THE STRE...
Sep 10, 2018•12 min
“Power is what makes athlete’s better athletes” This episode of The Podcast is brought to you by Exxentric, the makers of the kBox and kPulley. Exxentric is the world leader in fly wheel training technology providing multiple pieces to fit your budget and needs to better serve your athletes. North American customers looking for more info should contact Andreas at andreas.ahlstrom@exxentric.com or 503-739-139. All others, or to learn more about the kBox, kPulley and flywheel training, please go t...
Sep 04, 2018•24 min
“If we are going to provide better for their student athletes, we need to educate them more so they understand what we are doing because if they aren’t the key person in our corner, then the athletes will never buy into what we are doing.” This My Thoughts Monday is brought to you by GymAware, the leading tool to measure your athlete’s weight room performance. Learn more about “The Rolls Royce” of bar velocity monitoring here: https://kinetic.com.au/gymaware.html Today’s My Thoughts Monday is ba...
Sep 03, 2018•11 min
“Every joint in the body should be able to move in some capacity.” This episode of The Podcast is brought to you by Exxentric, the makers of the kBox and kPulley. Exxentric is the world leader in fly wheel training technology providing multiple pieces to fit your budget and needs to better serve your athletes. North American customers looking for more info should contact Andreas at andreas.ahlstrom@exxentric.com or 503-739-139. All others, or to learn more about the kBox, kPulley and flywheel tr...
Aug 28, 2018•29 min
“What I care about is you are willing to share and that you’re putting out what you’re doing, how you’re doing it, and why you’re moving in the direction you’re moving in with your exercises.” This My Thoughts Monday is brought to you by GymAware, the leading tool to measure your athlete’s weight room performance. Learn more about “The Rolls Royce” of bar velocity monitoring here: https://kinetic.com.au/gymaware.html This weeks My Thoughts Monday is based around the idea of sharing ideas and wha...
Aug 27, 2018•35 min
“We should be training every athlete to be a human first.” This episode of The Podcast is brought to you by Exxentric, the makers of the kBox and kPulley. Exxentric is the world leader in fly wheel training technology providing multiple pieces to fit your budget and needs to better serve your athletes. North American customers looking for more info should contact Andreas at andreas.ahlstrom@exxentric.com or 503-739-139. All others, or to learn more about the kBox, kPulley and flywheel training, ...
Aug 21, 2018•26 min
“Someone died, that’s the problem, and it’s happening over and over again.” This My Thoughts Monday is brought to you by GymAware, the leading tool to measure your athlete’s weight room performance. Learn more about “The Rolls Royce” of bar velocity monitoring here: https://kinetic.com.au/gymaware.html In this weeks My Thoughts Monday I dive into my thoughts on the reaction to the latest situation in the strength and conditioning world up at UMD. Of the many things that we have to dive into to c...
Aug 20, 2018•13 min
“Anytime you have an absolute you’re absolutely wrong.” This episode of The Podcast is brought to you by Exxentric, the makers of the kBox and kPulley. Exxentric is the world leader in fly wheel training technology providing multiple pieces to fit your budget and needs to better serve your athletes. North American customers looking for more info should contact Andreas at andreas.ahlstrom@exxentric.com or 503-739-139. All others, or to learn more about the kBox, kPulley and flywheel training, ple...
Aug 14, 2018•31 min
“You have to work harder, you have to find a solution, and not make an excuse.” This My Thoughts Monday is brought to you by GymAware, the leading tool to measure your athlete’s weight room performance. Learn more about “The Rolls Royce” of bar velocity monitoring here: https://kinetic.com.au/gymaware.html In this weeks My Thoughts Monday I share a conversation I recently had about how sport coaches are looking at monitoring, the analogy used, and how we can better the situation. ENJOY THE CONTE...
Aug 13, 2018•13 min
“The strength and conditioning coach is the culture builder” This episode of The Podcast is brought to you by Exxentric, the makers of the kBox and kPulley. Exxentric is the world leader in fly wheel training technology providing multiple pieces to fit your budget and needs to better serve your athletes. North American customers looking for more info should contact Andreas at andreas.ahlstrom@exxentric.com or 503-739-139. All others, or to learn more about the kBox, kPulley and flywheel training...
Aug 07, 2018•35 min
“If it’s important to test it you damn well better get better at it otherwise what are you testing for?” This My Thoughts Monday is brought to you by GymAware, the leading tool to measure your athlete’s weight room performance. Learn more about “The Rolls Royce” of bar velocity monitoring here: https://kinetic.com.au/gymaware.html In this weeks My Thoughts Monday I share some thoughts on conditioning tests, evaluations used, and what the goals, in my mind, should be of using these physical evalu...
Aug 06, 2018•11 min
“If it’s not making you confident that they’re going to score more goals or get more yards then it’s not as specific as you think” This episode of The Podcast is brought to you by Exxentric, the makers of the kBox and kPulley. Exxentric is the world leader in fly wheel training technology providing multiple pieces to fit your budget and needs to better serve your athletes. North American customers looking for more info should contact Andreas at andreas.ahlstrom@exxentric.com or 503-739-139. All ...
Jul 31, 2018•23 min
“The general benefits of having a training partner are they keep you accountable, they make you push harder, they make you go harder, they challenge you to do more than you signed up for and that’s a good thing.” This My Thoughts Monday is brought to you by GymAware, the leading tool to measure your athlete’s weight room performance. Learn more about “The Rolls Royce” of bar velocity monitoring here: https://kinetic.com.au/gymaware.html In this weeks My Thoughts Monday we are joined by North Dak...
Jul 30, 2018•11 min
