Dan John: The Big Picture View of Coaching

An excerpt from Dan’s new book, 40 Years with a Whistle. “You can’t see the picture when you are inside the frame.” ~ Les Brown I love t...

Jeremy Hall and Rob Panariello: The System and the Rehab/Performance Continuum

Over the past few months, many health care and strength and conditioning professionals have reached out after reading our book The System. Common comments...

Dan John: Earning the Next Level—Coach Robert Lualhati and Skyline College

An excerpt from Dan’s new book, 40 Years with a Whistle. I think we all have certain Golden Ages in our lives. I look back at the 1990s when I ha...

Thomas Plummer: The Evolution of a Trainer

This is an excerpt from The Soul of a Trainer.  Year One A one-day wonder certification is like a learner’s permit for driving, but you don’t ...

Boris Bachmann: Getting Under the Bar — Squat Stretches and Drills

I often talk to people who have a hard time properly racking the bar on their backs for barbell squatting. Sometimes, it is simply a matter of knowing how...

Byron Chandler: Developing Chinning Ability

The traditional notion has always been that rows build thickness and chins build width. Actually, it’s more that chins build lats and rows build the...

Evan Osar: Developing and Maintaining Hip Mobility

Do you work with individuals who struggle with hip mobility despite your consistent efforts to help them find a solution? I know how frustrating it ca...

Greg Dea: Feedback and Cueing – Part 2 – Reliable Strategies

Part 1 can be found here. Movement is an output, a performance, a behavior. When coaching, we decide if a movement is satisfactory or not. Remember ...

Dan John: The Hip Movement Continuum

Breon Hole was struggling with her kettlebell swing. Josh Vert had asked me to help out, as Breon’s lower back would scream after a few repeti...

Chuck Wolf: Blending Traditional Training with Functional, Integrated Training

Excerpted from Insights into Functional Training “Minds are parachutes—they only function when open.” ~ Finley Peter Dunne Before our m...

Jeremy Hall and Al Miller: Scaling The System — Part 3

The conclusion to our discussion (Part 1 / Part 2) on scaling the programming outlined in The System, focuses primarily on the design and manipulation of ...