by Amer Nahhas | Sep 30, 2016 | Coaching Tools, Teaching Tools, Weightlifting series
Anyone with little weightlifting experience can manage to coach the Clean and maybe the Jerk; however, it requires true bio-mechanical understanding, coaching experience, planning, and clear communication to teach and coach the Snatch. As with the Clean...
by Sean Cowick | Sep 25, 2016 | Coaching Tools, Teaching Tools, Weightlifting series
Personal training can be very beneficial, especially if you have limited or no experience in a weight room. My name is Sean Cowick and I am a personal trainer (American Council of Exercise), strength and conditioning coach (Leo Totten Training Systems),...
by Erin Blaser | Sep 16, 2016 | Coaching Tools, Teaching Tools, Weightlifting series
Power Cleans: The Set Up Power cleaning requires a tremendous amount of skill to perform correctly and safely. Most emphasis for this lift is on the athlete’s need for explosive strength and controlled precision of large muscle groups. While these are important...
by Chris Morland | Sep 11, 2016 | Coaching Tools, Teaching Tools, Weightlifting series
In this new blogging series we will focus on the problems and solutions in Weightlifting in youth and for personal training clients today. This conversation has really been happening all across America for years in all gyms but we’d like to bring a new and...
by Amer Nahhas | Aug 6, 2016 | Coaching Tools, Professional, Standards of Certification
Just in time for the Rio Olympics and USA Weightlifting! Why choose the USAW-L1 Certification by Coach Amer Olympic Weightlifting, or the sport of weightlifting has 181 participating countries as part of the International Weightlifting Federation. It is a sport that...
by Sean Cowick | Aug 2, 2016 | Coaching Tools, Professional, Standards of Certification
The B.O.L.C (Basic Olympic Lifting Certification) by Coach Cowick The completion of a professional certification is an indication of meeting certain requirements and standards. This can be confirmed through a series of learning, studying, verbal, written or visual...
by Erin Blaser | Jul 28, 2016 | Coaching Tools, Professional, Standards of Certification
CPT (Certified Personal Trainer) from NASM (National Academy of Sports Medicine) by Coach Blaser A certification in personal training implies that one is knowledgeable in exercise science (anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, neuromuscular control), exercise principles...
by Chris Morland | Jul 24, 2016 | Coaching Tools, Professional, Standards of Certification
The Functional Movement Screen “FMS” Basics by Chris Morland, MS, CSCS In recent years there has been a lot of attention among coaches, trainers, and athletes about the value of the Functional Movement Screen. In this blog I’m going to share my...
by Justin Taylor | Jul 9, 2016 | Coaching Tools, Standards of Certification
The C.S.C.S (Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist) from the NSCA (National Strength and Conditioning Association) by Justin Taylor, BS, CSCS This is perhaps one of the most important blog series you’ll read involving the fitness industry. That’s because...
by Chris Morland | Jul 3, 2016 | Coaching Tools, Partnerships, Professional
by Chris Morland, MS, CSCS, SCCC, USAW Morland STRENGTH is proud to announce it’s new relationship with the Original STRENGTH Institute (OSI) to help educate more clients and athletes move better, perform better, and live life better! Trainers sometimes ask one...
