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Strength Training Programs: How Many Sets and Reps? – Part 1
Q: I know this is a loaded question with hours upon hours of answers, but I’m trying to make some sense about the different kinds of ways/philosophies involved in writing strength and conditioning programs. I have read different articles and chapters in books that discuss program development, looked at programs at my current job, and [...]
Cueing: Just One Piece of Semi-Private Training Success – Part 2
In Part 1, I talked about the importance of having an extensive set of effective cues to use with clients to get the ball rolling on a great training experience. However, cueing was just one piece of the coaching puzzle. It’s these other pieces that, in my eyes, make or break someone in the semi-private [...]
Cueing: Just One Piece of Semi-Private Training Success – Part 1
With the boom of semi-private training in recent years, there has also been a boom of questions from fitness professionals on how on Earth it is logistically possible to train several people when they may all come from different backgrounds and have different needs. Back in 2006, I was one of those people – so [...]
CP Internship Blog: Can Circuit Training Develop Work Capacity? – Part 2
This guest blog comes from current Cressey Performance intern, Sam Leahey.
Last time, we discussed circuit training and the validity of whether or not it develops “mental toughness” in our athletes. We then questioned whether this “mental toughness” (however one defines that term) is actually translating into enhanced sports performance. This week’s article focuses on the [...]
CP Internship Blog by Sam Leahey – Taking Your Turn Serving Others
Disclaimer: This blog/article is not about being humble or putting your time in getting coaching experience, though those are good and necessary things. It’s specifically about something else that I feel is one of many variables in the equation of success. And that very specific thing is Serving/Benefiting Others.
It goes without saying that we don’t [...]
