Tag: off-season training

Another Great Core Exercise

If you haven’t noticed, I’ve been trying to post more videos recently. I love videos. If pictures are worth a thousand words, videos are worth one hundred BILLION words. I’ve read entire articles with detailed exercise descriptions that made no sense to me. Then I’ll watch the 30s of accompanying video and it all becomes clear.

If you’re like me and would rather watch a movie then read the book, you’ll love MyFitTube.com. It’s a membership site where some of the most respected experts in the industry post exercises, exercise progressions, and teaching descriptions. It’s a great investment.

This is another exercise training core control in an anti-rotation pattern while also strengthening your back. You should be squeezing your butt hard on your back leg. Notice that you’re co-contracting your butt and opposite side latissimus dorsi (read: lat), just as you would in sprinting or skating.

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Adding Core Strength to Dynamic Movement

Building off the exercise I posted the other day, this is another dynamic movement that trains core control. The idea is that you minimize the rotation of your trunk while catching the ball. You can progress this exercise by having your partner throw the ball slightly further away from your shoulder. You could also make the throws back to your partner more explosive, but the exercise is designed to teach core control and anti-rotation, not explosive power. There are plenty of other exercises for that!

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Becoming a MASTER of Science

After over 18 consecutive years of schooling, I’m happy to say that I recently finished my Master’s degree in Kinesiology at UMass Amherst. I’ve been fortunate over the last several years to learn from some of the smartest students and faculty members in the country, and to have the opportunity to teach myself.

Students with an interest in pursuing strength and conditioning, physical therapy, or other movement/fitness related careers often ask me how I’ve learned what I know now. They’re often disappointed to here that the majority of my application-based knowledge didn’t come from the classroom. I was fortunate to have come across good advice at a young age. I was watching Michael Boyle’s Functional Strength Coach DVD set, which I think is a must-have for any athlete or coach. At the end of it, he recommended a number of books that he thought people should be familiar with. I immediately bought all of them and got to work.

Take a look at the collection I’ve put together in the last four years.

Book Collection

Other than the stack of books on the left, which I use as references, I’ve read every page of every book and article in this picture. Piling this on top of my coursework over the last four years has been exceptionally difficult, but worth it. I laugh on the inside when students ask what they should read. The best answer is probably “EVERYTHING!”. The truth is that this isn’t even close to everything I’ve read in the last few years. I have countless articles and audio programs saved on my computer that I’ve also worked my way through.

Some may say I have an unhealthy addiction with human movement. I wouldn’t disagree. The majority of my birthday and Christmas presents over the last several years have been physical therapy textbooks or books on personal development. I think it’d be more appropriate to say I have an unhealthy addiction to learning. Stagnancy (mental or physical) is my worst enemy.

I’m lucky to work in an industry that I’m passionate about. I think that’s key to living a truly happy life. For all the students out there with questions about how to be successful, I have two recommendations:

1) Pursue a career that you love

2) Never stop learning

Following these rules has been good to me. Hopefully you’ll find the same.

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The Secret to Accidental Fitness

This week I’ve shared with you two blog posts in which Dr John Berardi talks about losing body weight (and body fat).

The first one talks about how important incentives are for changing your body. And it goes on to incentivize you with a

whopping $10,000.

Could The Chance To Win $10,000 Help You Get In Shape?

>>http://precisionnutrition.com/cmd.php?pageid=721284&u=20k

The second one shows you how to coerce yourself into sticking to the plan, even when the motivation wanes.

Enter “the best kept secret in weight loss.”

>>http://precisionnutrition.com/cmd.php?pageid=721284&u=bm

Finally, today, I have one last post to share. In this one, Dr Berardi talks about something called “accidental success.”

For most people fitness is a struggle. Others, however, seem to sail through life; they’re lean, fit, and strong, and they

seem to do it effortlessly. Almost…by accident.

No, it’s not genetics. It’s something else. Something you too can use to get into the best shape of your life.

Learn the secret to accidental fitness

>>http://precisionnutrition.com/cmd.php?pageid=721284&u=ss

-Kevin Neeld

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The Best Kept Secret in Weight (and Fat) Loss

The other day I sent out an email link to a video of Dr John Berardi talking about his two latest programs – Lean Eating For Men and Lean Eating For Women.

Far and away, the most frequent questions had to do with his $20,000 prize – $10,000 to the top female winner and $10,000 to the top male winner.

Click here to check out the blog post announcing this amazing prize:

>>http://precisionnutrition.com/cmd.php?pageid=721284&u=20k

Now, today, I want to share with you a post covering the flip side of the 10K prize. In other words, if the prize is the carrot, today’s video talks about the stick.

You see, Dr. Berardi’s a coaching expert. In fact, he’s probably the most successful nutrition coach in the health and fitness business.

And after speaking with him, I realized that there’s something powerful to this idea.

You see, the biggest transformations – body transformations or otherwise – are accomplished when people have big incentives.

And I’d say 10 thousand bucks qualifies as a big incentive all right.

But big inspiring goals also need some potential punishment. Or, some risk.

And in today’s video, Dr Berardi shows you how to coerce yourself into sticking to the plan, even when the motivation wanes.

Enter “the best kept secret in weight loss.”

>>http://precisionnutrition.com/cmd.php?pageid=721284&u=bm

So, if you’re REALLY interested in changing your body and you’d like a little extra incentive for doing so, this is definitely a program you need to check out.

Again, this message is time sensitive. From what I hear there are A LOT of people clamoring to get in on the program.

So check out these posts below. I know you won’t be disappointed.

Could The Chance To Win $10,000 Help You Get In Shape?

>>http://precisionnutrition.com/cmd.php?pageid=721284&u=20k

The Best Kept Secret In Weight Loss

>>http://precisionnutrition.com/cmd.php?pageid=721284&u=bm

-Kevin Neeld

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