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Deadlifts are arguably one of the best ways to develop a strong posterior chain, but many times they do more harm than good. The first rule of strength and conditioning is Do No Harm, athletes should not be getting injured in the weight room. I’m going to talk about 4 ways deadlifts go wrong and how to fix them to prevent harm from happening in your weight room.   1. Lazy Set-Up   A cringe-worthy sight is when you see an athlete, or anyone, just bend over with a rounded back and rip the bar off the ground. Usually, the...

99.99% of athletes that walk into my facility tell me that they want to get faster. I usually follow up their goal by asking them why they want to get faster. Most usually say to get better at their sport. Again, I ask why this will help them and usually get them to the answer I want to hear. I search for an answer that holds more inherit value, a measurable answer that relates directly to that athlete and their specific needs. I like to hear to beat out the other kid that's going for my position or to get...

Strength and conditioning has become a crucial aspect of training for modern athletes. It is a great way for athletes to get bigger, stronger, and more powerful (not to mention all of those other great perks of working out). It’s benefits are magnified when they have a coach who knows what they are doing in the weight room, can teach them proper technique and construct program suitable to fit the specific needs of each athlete. On the other hand, think about Coach Tom, a decent high school football coach who lifted back in his hay-day, who now writes programs for...