Comments on: Don’t be the kind of Strength Coach who…

By: nick

nick — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 21:46:20 +0000

Great question!

I want my athletes to have a very broad training and athletic base. Just because someones squat weight goes up does not always need that they are a better athlete when playing their sport. It just means they are stronger in the squat So, they have adapted to the squat but that doesnt mean theve adapted to better movement on the field of play.

Strong (in the gym) athletes can still suck at playing their sport if they don’t have the ability to adapt well to the game being played.

Thanks for your question and reading the Blog.

Coach N

By: nick

nick — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 21:42:35 +0000

Well said!

Coach N

By: Ted

Ted — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:27:10 +0000

“prioritises money earnt over RESULTS GAINED”

Great post Nick, shame the cowboys in the industry are unlikely to read this!

By: Ted

Ted — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:26:44 +0000

“prioritises money earnt over RESULTS GAINED”

Great post Nick, shame the cowboys in the industry are unlikely read this!

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By: Charles

Charles — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:42:03 +0000

Don’t be the Strength coach who plays on other, folks insecurities.
… or the coach who uses the bosu ball for everything.

By: Scott

Scott — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:09:39 +0000

“gets more glute activation in bed than in the gym” VERY FUNNY!

By: Jack

Jack — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:31:53 +0000

“…assumes that he knows everything about what another coach knows and does with his clients simply from having read one of his articles or blog posts, watched a DVD of his, or heard an isolated comment that he made at a seminar.”

Coach Tumminello,

I have a question regarding the following statement ““Confusing adaption with adaptability””. Are you referring to the difference between the physiological adaptation of the body to a given type of training versus the ability of a coach/athlete to make on-the-fly adjustments when confronted with a new and unfamiliar situation, set of circumstances, or stimulus?

By: david shaller

david shaller — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:51:15 +0000

that shows up late for appointments.
that continually checks cell phone during session
that mocks trainers who do cutting edge science based training because you DON’T
that do not chart workouts or document progress
that do not use par q,client movement assessments, client reassessments. C’mon people Are we asking too much?
that being professional is criminal! unfortunately i see these behaviors daily,and it devalues the profession. Enough already!

By: Adrian Crowe

Adrian Crowe — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:09:57 +0000

“gets more glute activation in bed than in the gym”
Classic!

Don’t be the kind of strength coach who:
1. jumps on the latest fad toy, especially mid-program
2. doesn’t listen, follow, attempt to keep up with, and to a degree mimick those with 20 years more experience than you
3. believes they can train any type of person, specialize and accept that 80% of your business is coming from a target market that has more or less gravitated to your style, personality and work ethic
4. gives back to the sports community, especially our youth (sponser a young athlete for a 3-6 months; read: free training once or twice a week for 3-6 months)
5. watches (in horror) instead of acting on the instinct to help someone doing anything with dangerous technique; Hell, I’ll do this mid-session with a client if it’s bad enough (not mid-set/circuit obviously).