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In this episode of the CMW, we are joined by Ed Cosner, a strength and conditioning coach with his own business, Power Sports Strength Conditioning. Ed shares his experience coaching and his focus on training older athletes. He talks about his own training regimen at 62 years old and how he continues to compete in Highland games and lifting contests. We are impressed by Ed's dedication and hard wo...

There is SO MUCH talk in the NFL right now (Nov 28, 2023) about grass and field turf. So we looked at all the Achilles tears reported in the NFL thus far. We used this document to find all 19 injuries thus far: https://www.covers.com/sport/football/nfl/injuries This document to see the field of each stadium: https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/sports/nfl/which-nfl-stadiums-have-artificial-turf-vs-real...

The San Antonio Spurs have been one of the most successful and consistent NBA teams. Learn from a coach who was working in the weight room during some of the Spurs most successful times. ___ TRY US OUT: 24 hour access for ONLY $1: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/monthly-order ___ CONNECT: 🎥YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StrengthCoachNetwork/featured 📱Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/streng...

Imagine interviewing for a job at the SAME EXACT TIME as the other canidate.___TRY US OUT:24 hour access for ONLY $1: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/monthly-order ___That is exactly what happened with Alex when he was on campus at W&M with Keir back in the day. Find out how your interview process is NOTHING like this. ___CONNECT: 🎥YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StrengthCoachNetwork/featu...

Dave Hancock has worked with some of the best teams in the world - Chelsea and NY Knicks - as well as some of the. best athletes in the world - Kevin Durant, OBJ, and David Beckham. Find out how he thinks individualized training should look like. ___ TRY US OUT: 24 hour access for ONLY $1: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/monthly-order ___ CONNECT: 🎥YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StrengthCoach...

Recently get hired and see how many decisions there are for picking health care and retirement benefits? It can be overwhelming with all the new choices in life at a new job - you might overlook all that the benefits package have to offer. Find out some advice from things I have seen in my career. ___ TRY US OUT: 24 hour access for ONLY $1: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/monthly-order ___ CONNEC...

Lots of coaches and staff's who have TeamBuildr will be lazy and just copy a YouTube link for the exercise. Or they will film it at their school with poor quality. By doing what he suggest in this episode you can help your athletes/clients not only when they are in person, but ESPECIALLY when they are remote. ___ TRY US OUT: 24 hour access for ONLY $1: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/monthly-orde...

This week on the show we have Dave Hancock who in 2008 he became the first English Performance Director in the NBA for the New York Knicks. He was in charge of all aspects of medical, strength and conditioning, and sports science to the NBA franchise. Dave has worked with some of the best athletes in sport from Odell Beckham Jr, David Beckham, John Terry and Frank Lampard to some of the best coach...

Have you been a coach for a while? If so you probably have heard lots of different research and opinions on how much to load a weighted sled. In this research Tuesday we talk about load-time and load-speed relationship in resisted sled sprint exercise. This is from NSCA Journal of S&C research 37/(11)/2167-2177. Find out what the article recommends for loading. ___ TRY US OUT: 24 hour access f...

Learn from three of the best coaches from different domains here. Buddy Morris (American football), Adam Meakins (physio), and Eric Cressey (baseball). Hear each of their different styles, philosophies, and training modalities in this masterclass. Each practitioner has been working their craft for over 20 years. Sit back and enjoy! ___ TRY US OUT: 24 hour access for ONLY $1: https://strengthcoachn...

Ever notice how "typically" the ATC and S&C staff cannot seem to be on the same page? Why is that? When you actually think about it - it makes no sense. They are on the same same. They work together for the athlete's good. Why would they not work together well. When I was at Towson one of the few bright spots was the Head Football Athletic Trainer Kyle Cherry. He and I worked together like mag...

Nick is the Head of Athletic Performance & Science for Irish Rugby Football Union and has worked in high level athletics for 20+ years.___TRY US OUT:24 hour access for ONLY $1: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/monthly-order ___Additionally he has authored the book The Language of Coaching which has helped coaches all over better connect and communicate with their athletes. ___CONNECT: 🎥YouTub...

Do you have your USAW cert? We are sorry to hear that. Their method of teaching Olympic lifts is flawed. Find out why from a coach that worked with multiple Olympians. ___ TRY US OUT: 24 hour access for ONLY $1: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/monthly-order ___ CONNECT: 🎥YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StrengthCoachNetwork/featured 📱Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/strengthcoachnetwork 🐦Tw...

Strength and conditioning coaches at 90% of schools have a fixed income. Finding a way to earn some extra income is KEY. This week we have Kate Corriea on the show talking about how to earn extra income as a personal trainer. Kate is an assistant S&C coach down at VCU. Prior to that she and I worked together at Towson. Kate also had a prior career in sales before getting into S&C - so she...

This week on the TeamBuildr coaches round table we have Tucker Herzberg from Goldfinch Sports Performance on the show. Tucker has been the director of sports performance at Goldfinch for 3+ years and has been using Teambuildr the whole time. Find out some of the great ways he uses it in his programming. ___ TRY US OUT: 24 hour access for ONLY $1: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/monthly-order ___...

Dane Miller from Garage Strength answered the call when I reached out and called him out from talking dirt on college S&C. In this conversation we talk about what he said, what I said about what he said, and how we actually agree on a lot. We also talk about how he teaches Olympic lifts and why he has them in his training program. It was great to talk with someone who was open to disagreement...

Ever heard sport coaches say we will practice fast? I'm sure you have heard your sport coach say that before. But they don't really know what they mean when they say it. What they really are saying is they want to practice dense. Density = work / time. That is what they are trying to do when they say they will practice fast. They will call and run lots of plays over a short amount of time. Yet, th...

Today we talk ways to cool your athletes down. This comes from the article The Effects of Palm Cooling on Physiological and Metabolic Responses, Exercise Performance, and Total Volume During High-Intensity Bench Press Exercise in Resistance-Trained Men DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000004530 This article biggest flaw is the fact it talked about cooling down from bench press. Yes benching is hard - but h...

Ever heard of Bondarchuk pyramid? It is one of the most widely used classification systems of exercise in S&C. Learn about the origin of it from a current coach who was one of Bondarchuk's athletes. ___ TRY US OUT: 24 hour access for ONLY $1: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/monthly-order ___ CONNECT: 🎥YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StrengthCoachNetwork/featured 📱Facebook: https://www.fac...

The man behind the fastest month joined us earlier in 2023 to talk about sprinting!___TRY US OUT:24 hour access for ONLY $1: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/monthly-order ___Mike is also VERY interested in real estate and how it can change your life as an S&C coach. If this is a topic that you are interested give it a listen to see how a coach working in college is able to make time for real...

When coaches better understand that they work with people NOT with weights - they will have a much better life. Athletes will also enjoy being around coaches more. Coaches need to learn about the athletes they work with. Find ways to connect. Learn how to be relatable and you will have much better time as a coach. ___ TRY US OUT: 24 hour access for ONLY $1: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/monthly...

Strength and conditioning coaches at 90% of schools have a fixed income. Finding a way to earn some extra income is KEY. This week we had Savannah Arroyo on the show. Savannah is a RN who started investing in Multi Family real estate and helped change her life. This is the topic of our finance Fridays here at SCN where we change our name to Strength Coach Networth on Friday. None of this is financ...

We have long debated and talked about injury prevention on the show. It is not a term we think is appropriate. Greg Lehamn disagreed with us online and we had him on the show to talk about it. Shout out to Greg for coming on the show and talking about this topic with us! ___ TRY US OUT: 24 hour access for ONLY $1: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/monthly-order ___ CONNECT: 🎥YouTube: https://www.y...

Ever heard of a caffeine nap? Maybe it was called a nitro nap by someone else. Well this Tuesday we dive into what the research says about it and how it is related to sprint performance. Article DOI: 10.5114/biolsport.2023.112088 ___ TRY US OUT: 24 hour access for ONLY $1: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/monthly-order ___ CONNECT: 🎥YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StrengthCoachNetwork/featured...