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PA Radio – Episode 273: Phil Wagner

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The Power of Technology Less injuries means better performance. Using technology has greatly improved our knowledge of individual biomechanics. Now we can take that information to […]

PA Radio – Episode 274: Cal Dietz

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Strong Feet, Strong Butt This week we welcome back our S&C man-crush, Cal Dietz [@CalDietz] to talk all things athletics. His insights on testing training and […]

PA Radio – Episode 276: Lindsey Mathews

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Bringing A Little Life Into This World Behind that epic smile is a passion for guiding mommas through the journey of pregnancy, birth, and parenthood. A […]

PA Radio – Episode 280: The Crew

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Exceptional Excitability When your Crew includes sometimes special guest, John Welbourn, you podcast harder than most. What does that mean? Absolutely nothing. What Power Athlete Radio […]

PA Radio – Episode 283: Andrea Hudy

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Show Your Value Andrea Hudy [@A_Hudy] oversees the athlete strength complex on the KU campus and works specifically with the men's and women's basketball teams. In […]

PA Radio – Episode 288: Dr John Wagle

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A Real Cluster-Fuck Accentuated eccentric loading, velocity based training, and clusters....oohh baby. This week's episode with Dr. John Wagle [@drjohnpwagle] will satisfy your need for speed. Hear […]

The Real Purpose of the Power Clean

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A key principle of our Bedrock program is that of  the minimum effective dose, or the minimum amount of work required to drive the maximum amount […]

7 Coaching Tools to Master the Power Clean: Part I

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Understanding the WHY behind sets, reps, or a movement does not prepare you to coach, especially when it comes to a complex skill like the Power […]

7 Coaching Tools to Master the Power Clean: Part II

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The Power Clean is a complex skill that can be broken down into different phases and movements, all focused on putting an athlete in a position […]

PA Radio – Episode 293: Dr Chris Morris

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Fluid Periodization f you're over the age of 30, you didn't go to high school and college consumed with the stress associated with social media. You […]

PA Radio – Episode: 307: Rachel Larson

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Mind Over Muscle Did you know that the types of cues you use with your athletes can have a SIGNIFICANT effect on how they perform? Of […]

PA Radio – Episode 310: Bobby Smith

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Find your Why Coach Bobby Smith [@coachbobbysmith] battled injury and what he considered less than optimal training as a collegiate javelin thrower and football player. After […]

The Vertical Jump Performance Window

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For every fallacy that exists at the high school level of strength and conditioning, there is one equal to or greater than at the collegiate level.  I have personally witnessed Division 1 S&C coaches build a team's program around the needs of a handful of starting players.  I’ve witnessed coaches test athletes in April and…

Lactate and Training – Part 3: Lactic Tolerance

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The first two installments of the Lactic Acid and Training series have shown there is more to lactic acid than meets the eye.  The many theories behind the physiological purpose of lactic acid have been discussed, and we learned the implications its release has on maximal intensity and speed.  We've established a base level of…

Power Approach to Soccer Training

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The skill and athleticism necessary to compete amongst the best soccer players in the world has been front and center during this year's World Cup. 32 countries handpicked their elite 23 players to represent their national pride. Of over 239 million male soccer players world wide, these 736 athletes face a very small margin of…

Strength 101: Reverse Engineering with Prilepin’s Chart

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One of the great aspects to working in the strength and conditioning industry is the endless discussion comparing one training system to another. The reason these talks are so fruitful is because there really isn't any one perfect training system for all athletes and yet, many work. When putting together a mental checklist of pro's…

John’s Conversation with Barbell Shrugged

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Take a listen to John's recent conversation with the guys from Barbell Shrugged.  No stone goes unturned as they discuss CrossFit, life in the NFL, kids, and most importantly, the secret to getting strong. Thanks to Mike, Chris, Doug and CTP for putting this together.  Sounds like the next installation of Barbell Shrugged with John…

Plyometric Training: Landing

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This year, like every year, the CrossFit Football booth posted up at the 2014 CrossFit Games to catch up with Power Athlete nation, introduce some new training apparel, and of course, humble passerbys with the vertical jump test.  This year we went the extra step to geek out on testing by collecting the best of…

Plyometric Training: Jumping

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Part 1 of Power Athlete's Plyometric Training series introduced many issues with the plyometric practices of today.  The lack of investment in teaching technique, getting wrapped up in the end result, and primarily, poor execution of the jumping and landing phases.  Focusing on the wrong piece has the potential to limit the effectiveness of plyometric training,…

Plyometric Training: Assessment

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Plyometric training is frequently met with strong opposition, especially within high school and CrossFit communities.  Many of these opponents strongly believe that high impact loading of the joints in jumping or other impulsive activities is harmful to the joints. Some might even argue they decrease explosive performance.  Our argument against this goes back to Part 1 and…
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