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Chad Wesley Smith

Throwing

Many athletes will look back at their training and wonder, “what could have been?” or “what could I have done better?”…

Sports Training

Coaches and athletes will debate until they are blue in the face what is the best program. Discussions over different…

Deadlift

The idea of Compensatory Acceleration Training (CAT) was introduced to me through my work with Josh Bryant and…

Fitness

There are some things that all strength athletes need to do well. All those looking to succeed at the highest level…

powerlifting

210kg Snatch, 250kg Clean and Jerk, 920lb raw deadlift, 2,221 raw total, 3rd at 2010 World’s Strongest Man and 19’ 56#…

Sports Training

Over the course of a training plan, as an athlete gets stronger/faster/more explosive (generally more capable of higher…

bench

Throwers (shot put, discus, hammer, javelin) are undoubtedly some of the most powerful athletes on the planet. The…

Football

Combine/Pro Day preparation is one of the most high profile endeavors a physical preparation coach can undertake. It is…

bench

During my time as a shot putter, I considered myself a pretty decent bench presser, having pressed 500# when I was 23…

Squat

The hole will make or break you as a raw squatter. It is impossible to be a great squatter if you aren’t strong out of…

Squat

During Squat Week, I had some issues with my new video camera and couldn’t upload videos that I had made to help you…

Strongman

Yesterday was my first Pro Strongman competition and it was right here in my backyard at the LA Fit Expo. Pretty…