Strength Philosophy

“Maximal strength is the foundation that maximal power is built on” Nick Winkleman; Athletes Performance. “If you want to be quick and powerful you had better be strong” Rick Gaugler; National and World Powerlifting Champion "A strong athlete always has the advantage over a weak athlete" Al Vermeil; Strength and Conditioning Coach Chicago Bulls NBA

Guess these quick statements about sum it up!! You take a look at some of the best athletes and yeah they are fast, quick, powerful and they are STRONG!! I think at times too many strength and conditioning coaches out there have forgotten how important strength is in the overall development of the athlete. They are too busy trying to entertain and WOW the athlete!!! Now I’m not gonna sit here and go in depth about it because that would make this way too long. It does seem that training is coming full circle back to more strength and power based training. I’ve never left this training because it works. My training philosophy is from a lifetime of training to be strong and powerful. There seems to be too many “trainers” out there working with athletes that change their training philosophy anytime something new comes out...WHY? How do you change what you believe in? Because they don’t have the “time in the trenches”!!! I have paid my dues so to speak and my training philosophy is a direct result of that. As we’ve talked about before Power is defined in sports as Strength X Speed / Time. Not only is strength important in explosion off the line or in a jump but it is equally if not more important in the deceleration of your body. Strength maintains correct body position when landing or stopping. It’s strength that allows the body to decelerate the arm when hitting the volleyball or throwing the baseball. All components have their place and time in performance training but you must continue to train to be strong and powerful if you want to have continued success in sports. It also must be trained properly and within the periodized training plan. Failure to make a well designed and carefully thought out training plan will result in not achieving your goals. I’ve heard this quote and have taken it to heart, “Failure to plan is planning to fail” Do you have a training plan?

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