The difference between the old ballplayer and the new ballplayer is the jersey. The old ballplayer cared about the name on the front. The new ballplayer cares about the name on the back. ~Steve Garvey
The title seems like a fairly obvious one. Don’t injure your players while testing them. Yet we hear reports of players getting injured during strength assessments more often than we should. (more…)
Matty Noordberg wrote us:
Hi Coach Rody,
I would like to share some thoughts on the squat after more than 25 years of lifting and trying out a lot of exercises and set/rep/duration schemes. (more…)
With the advent of USC football player Stafon Johnson’s benching accident this week, Stronger Athletes would like to remind coaches that all lifts whether ballistic or not need to have the utmost in safety precautions taken. (more…)
May 29 “You can observe a lot by watching.” -Yogi Berra
Is Safety The Number One Priority In Your Training Program?
We have visited with many coaches that provide various types of strength programs for their athletes. Many coaches take the issue of safety in the weight room very seriously while some coaches will put safety, “certainly in their top 8 priorities”. (more…)
March 24 “The outcome of the war is in our hands; the outcome of words is in the council.” -Homer
Dear Coach,
Thanks for your article on the squat. [March 9, 2003] I concur with you. The potential danger with this exercise is two-fold, I believe. First, compressive forces are placed upon the spinal column due to the nature of (more…)
March 9 “Associate with people of good qualities: it is better to be alone than in bad company.” –Proverb
Dear Coach,
I just happened to come across your web site and wanted to let you know that Fairfield University up in Connecticut has been training safe and effective for two years now. I am the Director of the Strength and (more…)
February 24 “An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules.” –II Timothy 2:5
Some followers of our website have recently become concerned that we are being misleading with the purpose of our Teams Page. We feel that it is important for readers to understand that we are not affiliated in any way with the teams listed, except for the two we directly coach. If a school or team is listed it simply (more…)
January 27 “No diet will remove all the fat from your body because the brain is entirely fat. Without a brain, you might look good, but all you could do is run for public office.” -George Bernard Shaw
2002 Missouri 4A State Champion, Coach Mark Thomas from Kearney High School will (more…)
January 20 “You can’t ever work too much because there is no such thing a being in too good condition. You can’t ever lift too many weights because you can’t ever be too strong. You can’t ever wrestle too much, because you can always do better” -Dan Gable
We are proud to report that Sam Brown, Head Football Coach at Shawnee Mission North High School (Shawnee Mission, KS) will be speaking at the 2003 StrongerAthletes.com Strength & Conditioning Clinic. Coach Brown brings (more…)
January 13 “Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.” -Emerson
We make no secret about our emphasis on safety in the weight room. In the past we wrote a brief commentary on the use of the Swiss Ball in strength training. We felt that is was just another gimmick as well as a serious risk in weight room safety (more…)
