Weightlifting is an adventure. Sometimes you find yourself doing snatches in the jungles of Malaysia, sometimes you’re in the outskirts of Boston in the back of a warehouse doing jerks off a rack made of old car parts, and sometimes you’re hanging with Arnold....
Combat Strength 101
The topic of strength in sports has become a hotly debated topic in recent years. Some coaches believe that you can never have enough, while others believe strength is largely overrated. For those that train in combat sports, they know that strength, power, speed and...
Tim Boetsch: UFC 144 Comeback Knockout
If you saw UFC 144 last Saturday, then you no doubt saw one of the better 3rd round comebacks in long time in Tim’s fight against Yushin Okami. Joe Rogan went so far as to call it “one of the greatest UFC comebacks of all time” and there’s no...
How Much Strength Do Athletes Need?
Throughout my 30-year career in in the fields of Sports Rehabilitation and Athletic Performance Training, I have spent thousands of hours in conversation with many good friends and mentors in the Strength and Conditioning profession. In a specific conversation that...
Training with a Junior Worlds Weightlifter
A few weeks ago I was fortunate enough to have Mike Nackoul, US Junior Worlds competitor in Weightlifting, stop in the gym for a training session. Mike is one of the top young lifters out there – he was two time School Age National Champion and recently totaled...
Ultimate MMA Conditioning Reviews
Lately, I’ve been receiving quite a bit of positive feedback and reviews of my book lately so I wanted to pass them along for others who may not have read it yet. I’ve never been one for shameless self promotion, but if other people want to do the work for...