Mike Boyle: Understanding and Training Hip Flexion

A recent post on the forums at StrengthCoach.com made me realize that a short answer to a complicated question doesn't often work. A few of my readers seem...

Eric Beard: Lumbar and Thoracic Spine Regions

Eric Beard covers the anatomy of the lumbar spine and thoracic spine, their compensations for each other and the importance of soft tissue quality. http...

Guy Massi: Oscillation, Amplitude and Dynamic Stability Training

Back in the days of flip phones and pagers, I found myself an enthusiastic 18-year-old “man-boy” with my first training credential in hand. I had just ...

Mark Cheng: Rob the Forefoot Hip Hinge Drill

Having trouble getting that hip hinge right for lifts and swings? Mark Cheng learned to take away the option of shifting forward. Rob the forefoot and sit ...

Chris Holder: Conditioning for Competition—More Than Just Running

Believe me when I tell you that it’s taken nearly two decades of coaching for me to come to terms with the notion that conditioning means more than just ...

Gray Cook: Sequence of Core Firing

What’s your corrective strategy to get proper core firing? From rolling to crawling, Gray Cook gives his program to get everything firing in the right or...

Chuck Wolf: Discovering the “Whys” of Injury

Pain is a very complex issue, and it's likely some of your clients are dealing with it even as they continue to train with you. In the study by Dr. Jan Sc...

Sue Falsone: Cervical Spine and Shoulder Movement

Shoulder movement should involve more than the shoulder. Sue Falsone looks at the roles played by the cervical spine and thoracic spine. https://www.you...

Dan John: Principles of Training for the Russian Kettlebell Certification (RKC) Preparation Program

One of the things I like to tell the RKC participants on Day Three is simply this: “It’s not where you start, it’s where you finish.” The hard t...

Dan John: Olympic Lifting—Etching vs Reaction

Athletes live in transitions. Dan John differentiates between when those transitions should be reactive and when they should be etched—as in Olympic lift...

Zac Cupples: Continuing Education—The Complete Guide to Mastery

75 . . . That’s my number. No, not that number. Seventy-five is the number of continuing education classes, conferences, home studies, etc. that I’ve...