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Recovery
Coach Jake

RECOVERY 101

We’re big fans of priorities. This applies to nutrition, training, and recovery. Below Coach Eric Burnett weighs in on the 5 biggest components to properly recover. If you’re not adhering to the principles below, and spending time and money on other methods, then your priorities are not in line.  

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Training Concepts
Coach Jake

THE WHY BEHIND TRAINING APPROACHES

Months ago, a wise and humble sage (ahem) shot a now classic video on the two (primary) approaches athletes take on training.   And recently, a perceptive pupil pondered, “Why?”   (All right, I’ll stop hamming it up).   Why does purpose, discipline, and consistency yield greater results than motivation,

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Mental Performance
Coach Jake

THE DEGREES OF QUITTING

By: Coach Jake Saenz   “Fatigue makes cowards of us all…” – General George S. Patton   What is quitting?   A conscious change in behavior due to external factors, in this case physical stress and discomfort.   Note, that I used the term “conscious” as in you have elected

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Nutrition
Coach Jake

WHICH PROTEIN POWDER TO BUY

There are three rules I stick to when choosing supplements regardless of what kind.   Rule # 1: If it states “supplement facts” on the back and not “nutritional facts”, then I make sure that it is 3rd party tested by a reliable source. The two reliable sources I trust

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Training Concepts
Coach Jake

MORE IS BETTER…RIGHT?

You’re Training Too Much And It’s Killing Your Gains Most people should train three to four days per week.   Some – a very select group of high-level athletes with excellent technical proficiency – can train five days a week. These athletes are more than likely coached, use some form

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Equipment and Gear
Coach Jake

DIY TRX System

Suspension training is a great way to use your bodyweight to improve strength and strength endurance while also engaging your core.  There are a number of benefits from using a TRX training system, but TRX systems can cost anywhere from $100-$200.  Not all of us have the luxury of going

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Equipment and Gear
Coach Jake

DIY Tire Drag

The tire and drag harness is probably the cheapest and most effective training tool in our arsenal. Its simple design and execution allows athletes of all levels to train 3 distinct types of fitness and is a great substitution exercise for injured athletes.   Unlike barbells which are expensive and

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Training Concepts
Coach Jake

Concept: How Strong is Strong enough?

STRENGTH IS AN POWERFUL TOOL WHEN IT COMES TO PERFORMANCE, BUT HOW STRONG IS STRONG ENOUGH?   Like any trained attribute, strength has huge returns on investment up front. The athlete will see excellent progress with basic programming and very little volume. But as you continue to train, it becomes

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Training Concepts
Coach Jake

Concept: Performance Pyramid

  He-man represents what we should all strive to be…   He is jacked, has a full head of hair, rides a Green Tiger into battle, lives in an awesome castle, and chases hot blondes while swinging around a sword.   Although with that outfit, I am not sure which