March 16, 2020 | Articles
Book Review – Matt Wenning’s POWERLIFTING TRAINING A Developmental Approach Coach House’s 10 Golden Nuggets Website note: when writing a book or product review, we pondered the best way to display the information in a straightforward manner with decisive points of... Click to keep reading
October 30, 2018 | Articles
Book Review – UNPLUGGEED, Mackenzie, Galpin, White Coach House’s 10 Golden Nuggets Website note: when writing a book or product review, we pondered the best way to display the information in a straightforward manner with decisive points of emphasis. We... Click to keep reading
August 23, 2018 | Articles
Product Review – Matt Wenning’s Conjugate Training Secrets Volume #1 Coach House’s 10 Golden Nuggets Website note: when writing a book or product review, we pondered the best way to display the information in a straightforward manner with decisive points of emphasis. ... Click to keep reading
March 14, 2018 | Articles
YOU’RE FIRED Surviving a Layoff Joe Kenn MA CSCS*D RSCC*E You’re fired! Two words you would prefer not to hear during your professional career. In full time coaching, it is sometimes inevitable. Some have even said you aren’t a “real” coach until you have been... Click to keep reading
February 6, 2018 | Articles
Tier System Strength Training for Pre-season Basketball Steve Hartman SCCC, CSCS, NASM-PES, CFSC, USAW, FMS Head Sports Performance Coach Bellarmine University As the Head Coach and sole staff member of the Sports Performance Department, I create, write, implement and... Click to keep reading
October 25, 2017 | Articles
The Squat Bible Book Review Joe Kenn Big House Power The Squat Bible, written by lead author Dr. Aaron Horschig is a must read for any coach, athlete, or fitness professional utilizing a squat variation in their programming. Regardless of years under a bar or... Click to keep reading
August 3, 2017 | Articles
DISCOVER THE POWER OF PLAY Mike Daley CPT, CPPS Head Strength Coach Newell Strength BOOM! Like a bat out of hell I took off. Maximum force is being imposed into the grass through my right leg; ankle extension, knee extension, hip extension – I am generating every last... Click to keep reading
June 5, 2017 | Articles
DIFFERENCES IN THE TRAINING OF COMPETITIVE OLYMPIC WEIGHTLIFTERS AND ATHLETES IN SPORT By Brett Nenaber MS, SCCC, USAW The goal of any athlete’s training program is to help them realize their full potential in the sport they compete in. Before we as strength coaches... Click to keep reading
June 5, 2017 | Articles
How to Train the Athlete Who Trains Everywhere Rashad Roberts, MS Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, Pine Crest School I recently attended a district meeting with other high school coaches for a “round-table” so-to-speak, where we were able to ask... Click to keep reading
June 5, 2017 | Articles
The Versatility of the Tier System Chris Tolzman Sports Performance Coach Georgetown University Every so often, in every field, an idea comes around and makes an immediate impact on the masses. Compensatory Acceleration Training, Joint By Joint Approach, Linear... Click to keep reading
June 5, 2017 | Articles
Introduction to Strength Training for the Young Athlete A Block Zero Model Rashad Roberts, MS Strength and Conditioning Director, Pine Crest School Today, many high school strength coaches have been known to force training techniques through repetition when it comes... Click to keep reading
February 23, 2017 | Articles
Long Term Athletic Development – Part 2 Mike Snyder, CSCS, FMSC Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, Trinity High School In part 1 of my Long Term Athletic Development series, I covered how we implement the first phase of our Block Zero program at Trinity High... Click to keep reading
February 23, 2017 | Articles
Long Term Athletic Development Part 1 Mike Snyder, CSCS, FMSC Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Trinity High School, Louisville, Kentucky Working in the high school setting, I have the unique opportunity to train athletes of all different ages and ability levels... Click to keep reading
February 23, 2017 | Articles
ASANOVICH SETS BHP STAFF In our attempt to continue to learn and evolve, we have recently been implementing “Asanovich Sets” into our medley work with excellent success. The Asanovich Sets are named after Mark Asanovich. Coach Asanovich is... Click to keep reading
February 23, 2017 | Articles
I would like to thank coaches Joe Kenn and Mike Robertson for partnering together to bring us EADS14. Both of these coaches provided keen insight into the how and why behind their programming with the passion that you would expect from two of the best in the... Click to keep reading
February 23, 2017 | Articles
Middle School Block Zero Coordinator Proposal Eric Cash, MS, SCCC Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, Dorman High School In 2007 I started my career as a head strength coach at the collegiate level. After numerous conversations and a few visits with Coach Kenn and... Click to keep reading
February 23, 2017 | Articles
5 Fingers of the Fist Ethan Banning CSCS Elite Performance Coach Rehab Plus, Scottsdale, AZ The “five fingers of the fist” is a five part daily program set up as an introduction to the weight portion of the Career Development Plan. Just as every finger is essential... Click to keep reading
February 23, 2017 | Articles
A Journey into Olympic Lifting Coach Kenn Big House Power Comeptitive Athletic Training My introduction to the iron game began in the basement of my house on Roger Ave, Inwood, Long Island, when I was 12 years old. My first training partners were the... Click to keep reading
February 23, 2017 | Articles
Healthy Habit #1b: What to Eat Every 2-3 Hours ADAM FEIT ISSA-SPN “The Practical Nutritionist” Now that we know why eating every 2-3 hours is important for both our health and athletic performance, it’s time to breakdown the recommendations and make it... Click to keep reading
February 23, 2017 | Articles
Hydration for the Athlete #1: Practical Demonstration Adam Feit ISSA-SPN While it is generally accepted in the literature that 60-70% of the human body is made up of water, our athletes rarely make drinking water a priority. How can we relay the importance of... Click to keep reading
February 23, 2017 | Articles
Healthy Habits #1a Why We Need to Eat Every 2-3 Hours ADAM FEIT ISSA-SPN “The Practical Nutritionist” Why do we always hear about eating “smaller meals” throughout the day instead of the traditional “3-square” meals per day?... Click to keep reading
February 23, 2017 | Articles
Healthy Habit #1: An Introduction to Eating Every 2-3 Hours Adam Feit ISSA-SPN “The Practical Nutritionist It doesn’t matter what magazine you’re reading at the grocery store or which research journal you’re subscribing too, any lifestyle of eating, or... Click to keep reading
February 23, 2017 | Articles
Breakfast: The 1st Step Towards Better Performance ADAM FEIT ISSA-SPN “The Practical Nutritionist” Do your children experience bad test scores? Do they not have enough energy for practice? Are they always complaining of aches and pains that never... Click to keep reading
February 23, 2017 | Articles
Exercise Technique – Clean Grip Power Pull from Deck Joe Kenn for Big House Power Professional Members The Clean Grip Power Pull from Deck is a pulling variation derived from the Clean and Jerk. The Clean and Jerk is one of two movements that make up the... Click to keep reading
February 23, 2017 | Articles
The Essence of “TIME” Joe Kenn MA, MSCC, CSCS Big House Power Competitive Athletic Training Inc. In sports, when the word “time” is used in a conversation, most discussion will be focused on an individual’s 40-yard dash. That is, how fast an individual... Click to keep reading
February 23, 2017 | Articles
“WORDS WIN” Joe Kenn Big House Power WORDS WIN! If you work[ed] with me, follow me on twitter, facebook, etc., these two words are not far behind. Numerous people ask what it means and I explain to them where it came from and its meaning. The... Click to keep reading
February 23, 2017 | Articles
It’s Not a Race for Last Joe Kenn Big House Power LLC This July, my youngest son Peter was going through his first training camp of organized tackle football and I was very excited. With football, as with most other team sports, practices are pretty much all... Click to keep reading
February 23, 2017 | Articles
Breaking [In] and Entering Joe Kenn Big House Power LLC Darius D., is completing his master’s degree, and asks the question, How do I land a job in the field? This is a tough question to answer because many will beat around the bush. Darius is already... Click to keep reading
February 23, 2017 | Articles
What are Dumbbell Elevators? Joe Kenn Big House Power Corey St. Clair submitted this question. He is the owner of St. Clair Strength and Fitness, located in Eagle, Idaho. Corey is a professional strongman and also served as a student assistant for me at Boise... Click to keep reading
February 23, 2017 | Articles
(Don’t) Assume the Athletic Position Joe Kenn BIG HOUSE POWER LLC Stance – noun – The attitude or position of a standing person or animal, especially the position assumed by an athlete preparatory to action. Posture – noun – The position of the limbs or the carriage... Click to keep reading