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Squat
5 Things That Are Holding Your Squat Back
Is your squat stagnant? Have you plateaued? Chances just some small adjustments to your training can help you break…
Training
Dynamic Effort for Athletes and High Frequency Training
Is dynamic effort barbell work the best way for athletes to enhance their speed? -Barbell work cannot mimic the…
Football
7 Habits of Highly Effective Football Players
Football is often called ‘the ultimate team game’ and it is a game filled with ultimate athletes. Every year players…
Training
The Cowboy Method
Wanna squat more? Then you’ve gotta squat more! The Cowboy Method was born out of the Texas Method-I originally called…
Training
The Problem with Strength and Conditioning
The photo used above isn’t meant to be a criticism of that specific coach, rather just a picture of a coach working…
Deadlift
Squats and Deadlifts for CrossFit
The squat and deadlift are the foundational movement for strength. If you want to dominate the Sport of Fitness, you…
powerlifting
Pause Your Way To Bigger Lifts
Paused variations of any lift are great accessory movements to build the full lifts in the most specific manner…
Training
Grateful for Everything, Entitled to Nothing
“Grateful for Everything, Entitled to Nothing”. This phrase was introduced to me at my first track team meeting in…
powerlifting
Conditioning for Strength Athletes
One of the questions I receive most frequently on Facebook, is something to the effect of ‘what kind of conditioning…
Squat
Squat 101
The squat is the foundational movement to strength and athletic development. For powerlifters, strongmen, weightlifters…
Training
How I Got Here: A Reflection On My Journey From Beginner To Advanced
It is important to understand what elite athletes, like those on TeamJTS, currently do in their training, isn’t what…
Sports Training
Training for Throwers-Part 2
In Part 1 of this series, I detailed the flaws in my own training as a shot putter and discussed an overview of the…