The Ted O'Neill Program

09-01-2022 Spotting and Loading 01.09.2022 7:53 ↓

Coach Ted reinforces the importance of being engaged.

08-31-2022 Powerlifting and Bodybuilding 31.08.2022 6:26 ↓

Coach Ted discusses the objectives of powerlifting and bodybuilding.

08-30-2022 The Nervous System 30.08.2022 9:09 ↓

Coach Ted talks about the nervous system and the crucial need to understand its responses to the stimulus of training.

08-29-2022 Progressive Overload 29.08.2022 10:45 ↓

Coach Ted talks about the concept of progressive overload and how it is utilized within the conjugate method.

08-26-2022 The Angulation of Human Movement 26.08.2022 10:11 ↓

Coach Ted talks about the optimal or archetypal performance of a lift and how we train to replicate that movement.

08-25-2022 Accessory Exercises 25.08.2022 6:57 ↓

Coach Ted talks about the supplemental exercises that we perform to build specialized strength for certain lifts.

08-24-2022 The Big Lifts for Rehabilitation 24.08.2022 9:30 ↓

Coach Ted discusses the big lifts as a diagnostic, and a rehabilitation and transformation tool set.

08-23-2022 To Be a Powerlifter 23.08.2022 5:51 ↓

Coach Ted defines a powerlifter (hint: It's not someone who uses powerlifting exercises to improve strength and fitness).

08-22-2022 The Odd Lifts 22.08.2022 7:01 ↓

Coach Ted tells us about how the 'Odd Lifts' evolved into the sport of Powerlifting.

08-19-2022 Let's Do More 19.08.2022 9:35 ↓

Coach Ted responds to the notion of limitation with a heaping helping of the hair of the dog that bit you.

08-18-2022 Speed Day 18.08.2022 7:19 ↓

Coach Ted tells us about some of the training techniques to develop special strength qualities.

08-17-2022 More Amazing Implements 17.08.2022 7:25 ↓

Coach Ted gives us additional insights on some of the gear around the gym.

08-16-2022 The Prowler 16.08.2022 11:29 ↓

Coach Ted gives us some background on the iconic prowler.

08-15-2022 The Evolution of the Training Sequence 15.08.2022 11:06 ↓

Coach Ted talks about the training sequence, individualized training, and where you reveal your own level of investment in your outcome.

08-12-2022 Preparations to Receive, and Why We Stay Strong 12.08.2022 8:06 ↓

Coach Ted discusses the circumstances that make room for and invite improvement.

08-11-2022 The Placebo Effect 11.08.2022 11:51 ↓

Coach Ted talks about the misunderstood and underappreciated power of internal repair systems and why the placebo effect exists.

08-10-2022 PEDs in Powerlifting and Other Sports 10.08.2022 6:55 ↓

Coach Ted discusses the use of performance enhancing substances used in the competitive environment.

08-09-2022 Entrainment is the Beginning 09.08.2022 10:34 ↓

Coach Ted challenges us to take the scale away from whatever we desire and examine.

08-08-2022 What it Takes to Tackle a Problem 08.08.2022 11:31 ↓

Coach Ted talks about establishing a strategy to tackle a problem, often in spite of convention, and challenges each of us to find our own big problem and submit it for examination.

08-05-2022 Using Meditation for Recovery and Focus 05.08.2022 4:30 ↓

Coach Ted discusses his evolving use of meditation for a number of processes and how he gets good at it.   If you haven't already, join our group meditation this Sunday at 11am.

08-04-2022 The Power of the Mental Plane 04.08.2022 8:21 ↓

Coach Ted talks about the power of thought and the importance of intention.

08-03-2022 The Secrets of Diablo Barbell 03.08.2022 4:54 ↓

Coach Ted talks about the ideas and principles he learned from the late Louis Simmons.  

08-02-2022 The Beginnings of Diablo Barbell 02.08.2022 6:37 ↓

Coach Ted talks about the first iteration of Diablo Barbell.

08-01-2022 How Coach Ted Started Coaching 01.08.2022 5:44 ↓

Coach Ted discusses his introduction to coaching powerlifters.

07-29-2022 Show Us How it's Done 29.07.2022 4:25 ↓

Coach Ted talks about his own body transformation after retiring from competitive powerlifting, and how his own journey and results are the lab from which the curricula emerge.