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Lose Fat

Chad’s Down 50+ Pounds

Chad is down over 50 pounds since Oct 1, 2018 and 75 pounds since the peak of his powerlifting career. Get some insight…

Sports Training

Sport Performance Pillars | Organizing Training

To conclude our Sport Performance Pillars series we talk about how to structure these different training modalities…

powerlifting

JuggLife Classic | Ed Coan

Today we revisit episode #45, in which the greatest powerlifter of all-time, Ed Coan, joins us to discuss his training…

Sports Training

Sport Performance Pillars | Energy System Training

Develop the right energy systems in the most efficient ways to help your athletes improve their performance.

Throwing

The JuggLife | Don Babbitt

University of Georgia Throws Coach Don Babbitt, who has coached over a dozen athletes to the Olympics in the Shot Put…

Throwing

The JuggLife | Reese Hoffa

Reese Hoffa, 2012 London Olympics Bronze Medalist and 5x US Champion in the Shot Put, joins Chad to discuss his career…

Training

The JuggLife | Brett Bartholomew

Brett Bartholomew is a Strength & Conditioning Coach, speaker and author of the best selling book Conscious Coaching…

powerlifting

Meg Scanlon’s SuperTotal at The Arnold

Meg Scanlon and her Coach Max Aita, break down her SuperTotal performances from The Arnold.

Sports Training

Sport Performance Pillars | Exercise Classification and Selection

What is better for the athlete, front squats or back squats? Deadlifts or Olympic Lifts? Chad explains his process of…

powerlifting

The JuggLife | Meghan Scanlon

USAPL National Champion and SuperTotal Queen Meghan Scanlon joins us fresh off competing in both Weightlifting and…

Sports Training

Sport Performance Pillars | Developing Speed and Power

Speed and Power qualities are likely the most important abilities for an athlete to develop for sporting success.

Sports Training

The JuggLife | J Aggabao-Mamba Sports Academy

J Aggabao, Director of Elite Football, at the Mamba Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks, CA joins Chad to talk about their…