Top Ten Videos of 2010

Top Ten Videos of 2010

Here are some of the best videos from 2010. There are lots of great exercises and teaching progressions. Enjoy!

Goblet Squats

This is my new go to exercise for teaching squats. It is a great place to start. A dumbell can be used if you don’t have kettlebells.

Wall RDL

Most people don’t understand how to “sit back”. This is a great way to teach an athlete to “hinge at the hips”. This also can help explain the difference between a squat and a deadlift, which is hard even for more advanced athletes to understand.

Hang Clean to Front Squat Drill

A great drill for teaching and warming up for Olympic lifts. This drill helps teach good technique for cleans as well as reinforcing the proper catch position for the drill. The front squat will also help open up the hips and ankles as well.

Snatch and Overhead Squat Drill

A great drill for teaching and warming up for Olympic lifts. This drill helps teach  good form for snatch as well as reinforcing the proper catch position for the exercise. Just like the front squat the overhead squat will help open up the hips and ankles as well as the thoracic spine.

Air Bench Press with RNT

This is a drill I start implmeent to help teach “tucking the elbows” for the bench press. It also helps “turn on” the external rotators of the shoulder. This is a great drill for “grooving” a proper pressing pattern.

Face the Wall Squat

This is a great drill to help athletes learn to squat properly. The wall prevent the athlete from rounding the back and having the knees come forward. This helps correct two of the most common problems in the squat. If you have athletes who tend to have too much of an anterior weight shift this is a drill to fix that.

Injured Athlete Band Rows

This video is awesome. I got this idea from Nick Tumminello a strength coach in Maryland. This really shows that there really is no excuse no to train. There is ALWAYS a way to get in the work and get better.

Mirror Drill Anything Goes

Chaos training is one of the best way to do “sport specific” training with your athletes. This drill is random in nature and forces the athletes to react to his or her partner. You can check out my youtube channel for more examples of this.

Stick Good Morning

Using a stick is one of the best way to teach spinal position in all lifts. In this example the stick good morning is used to teach a neutral spine position for deadlifts. This is a great feedback for athletes since they can “feel” if the stick leaves their back and they understand when they are doing it right or wrong.

Mini Band Good Morning Iso Hold

I really feel neck training is WAY underutilized in training programing. For combat sports such as wrestling is is very important to have a strong and stable neck. This is a good example of an exercise progression that can be used after “chin tuck” progression have been mastered. Look for more information on this in 2011!

Here is a bonus of my training footage from 2009 and then 2010. As you can see I am progressing and even trying new forms of training. As a coach I try and get a little better every year and try new things. I am excited for next year and I am ready for new challenges!

2009 Training

2010 Training