Chalk Talk – Episode 2: Teaching Movement
Teaching foundational movements is the staple of a great fitness education. This episode we cover teaching movements like push ups, pull ups, and air squats.
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Chalk Talk – Episode 1: Summer Workouts
How do you organize summer lifts to keep them fun, fresh, and engaging for every athlete? Join Doug Curtin as he sits down with PLT4M’s Head of Performance, Coach Sam Breslin.
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PLT4M Podcast: Chalk Talk Now Live!
PLT4M podcast: Chalk Talk is now live! If you have a passion for fitness, strength and conditioning, or just working with students and athletes, this is the podcast for you.
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Total Athlete – Sample Training Day
Pressing, Pulling, Accessory Work, & MetCon *Required Equipment* Barbell Dumbbells Pull-up Bar Workout Brief: All about the push and pull today. Our main focus is some raw strength development through the bench press and deadlift. Working up to a heavy set of 5 in each, but do not sacrifice movement for load, especially in our…
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Intro to Training – Sample Class Plan
The Deadlift, MB Lunges, Core, & Conditioning *Required Equipment* Med Balls Room for running (loop or shuttles), or equipment for stationary cardio (bike/elliptical/etc) Goals: Review the concept of “supersets” and Strengthen the Core Review the “Hinge” & Introduce the Deadlift Review the “Lunge” & Introduce a Loaded Variation Practice Movement Patterns & Develop Work Capacity…
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10 Commandments for Great Weight Room Culture
Want a successful weight room culture? It all starts with you! It is our job as the coach to create the environment needed to cultivate a successful culture.
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Long Term Athletic Development
Long term athletic development (LTAD) is an approach to training and supporting athletes of all ages with appropriate & effective training.
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How to Train HS Athletes: 3 Steps for Complete Athletic Development
Want to build the best athletes? Put aside the trendy new exercises, or fancy sport-specific workouts. Instead, develop well-rounded, complete competitors with consistent and holistic performance training.
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4 Keys to Great Off-Season Workouts
In-season success starts in the off-season. The off-season is an opportunity to attack what needs to be done to dominate the in-season.
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Why In-Season Training is the Key to a Winning Season
A healthy team, performing at its peak all season long is a winning team, which is why in-season training is a vital component of you team’s success.
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SMR for Mobility & Recovery
Widely used and often the focus of hot training takes, SMR (or Self Myofascial Release), is a mobility and recovery mechanism we believe in here at PLT4M.
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Teaching the Clean
The clean. One of the most technically difficult movements to learn and perform well, but also one of the most beneficial movements.
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