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Depth Drops Part 1

April 5, 2010

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How Physical Evaluation Impacts Performance

February 24, 2010

I was speaking in a classroom setting today to PGM students and we were focusing on the evaluation of the athlete or client. Being that all the students were golf professionals we discussed the how the physical evaluation can have an impact on the performance of the golf swing. The evaluation is important in any [...]

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PGA Tour Performance Golf Training

February 10, 2010

I started working with a new client today. his goal is to start playing professional golf. Now professional golf ranges from the PGA tour all the way down to tournaments where the total purse is $500. the point of this is not to talk about the tournament but how we started training.
I usually start the [...]

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Long Term Athletic Development for Youth

January 21, 2010
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Is Strength Training OK For Females?

January 19, 2010

I am still wondering why there is always some controversy regarding females and strength training or resistance training. I have reviewed a number of articles and position statements regarding youth and females strength training. I have to preface this by saying I really do not like the term strength training, I prefer performance training and resistance training or [...]

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Mark McGwire on Steroids?! No!!!

January 15, 2010

I am stunned and shocked to hear that Mark McGwire took steroids during his baseball career.
All right that was sarcasm. Who do they think they are kidding? Do they, Mark McGwire, Rafael Palmeiro, Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens (and I will even throw Andy Pettite in here), actually think we believed them? Oh sure you were [...]

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NSCA Sport Specific Training Conference Recap

January 13, 2010

This past weekend I had the pleasure of presenting Long Term Athletic Development for the National Strength and Conditioning Association’s Sport Specific Training Conference. The conference is a great place for me to see old colleagues learn new ideas and to check out the latest equipment from vendors. I had the pleasure of seeing Pete Bommarito, Luke [...]

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Update from China 5

January 7, 2010

Well things are going well with the guys.  I have seen a lot of improvement in the short amount of time that we have been working out.  I forgot to mention that I am running these workouts without a translator.  It makes for some very interesting situations.  I am learning the hand signs that they [...]

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Is the Core the Key to the Kinetic Chain?

December 18, 2009

There has been a lot written about the kinetic chain over the past few years. I have seen many different definitions that try to explain the kinetic chain. All this has done for me is increase confusion.
A simplified explanation of the kinetic chain is that the body is connected from head to toe. The body moves [...]

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6 Quick Steps to Improving Acceleration

December 16, 2009

As I worked this week with an athlete who wanted to improve his acceleration, it would have been easy to say all you have to do is correct the first step and you are good to go. As Lee Corso would say “NOT SO FAST!” (No pun intended.) If you really look at the individual [...]

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