THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO CLUSTER SET TRAINING… COULD CLUSTER SETS BE THE SHARPEST TOOL IN YOUR TRAINING TOOL BOX? Cluster sets feature really high on my list of effective training methods that work for a lot of components of athletic development. For some reason though, cluster sets training is typically seen as an advanced training methodology (at least […]
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GETTING HIRED IN STRENGTH & CONDITIONING IN 2025 Recently I was catching up with a former intern who is preparing for graduation and applying to open S&C positions. I’ve had similar discussions with some younger coaches in the back end of 2024 too. So it spurred me to write this article. One particular thing that
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THE 20×1 TRAINING METHOD A NEW APPROACH TO STRENGTH TRAINING? It is likely that if you are within the S&C community you will have heard of the 1×20 method (if you havent – I have written about how I use the 1×20 method in my programming [HERE]). This method has seemingly taken coaches by storm
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THE CLUSTER BASED WARM-UP IS THIS THE MOST EFFECTIVE TIME SAVING WARM UP YOU CAN DO? Cluster set formats have been one of my favorite go to programming methods for many years now. I went all in on cluster sets in an attempt to enhance my programming delivery to the athletes I work with, investigating
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I’VE FOUND THE PLACE FOR THE 1×20 METHOD OF TRAINING ! IS IT TIME TO RE-INVENT A POPULAR TRAINING METHOD ? Hopefully by now most Strength and Conditioning Coaches (S&C’s) and other applied practitioners in the fitness training world will be familiar with the concept of 1×20 training. This method was popularized by Dr Michael
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HYPERTROPHY CLUSTERS BIG HYPE OR BIG HYPERTROPHY? A little while back I posted on twitter (now X) how I went all in on cluster set formats within my training prescription for a number of different goals. I mentioned this is one of my favorite approaches for hypertrophy training presenting a simple format beyond that of
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I was recently intrigued by a post regarding the use of “incorrect terminology” in regards to describing a plyometric action within a research article. Double leg hopping is not hopping. Why can’t we agree on terminology?! Jump=two legs, hop=single leg to same leg, bound = single leg to opposite leg https://t.co/J45QtFixvD — Eric Guthrie (@EricGuthrie07)
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I recently tweeted an “S&C Stuff That Just Makes Sense” post that covered in a brief thread performing *TRUE* maximal strength training within the off-season. For some people this post was confusing. So I thought it would be of interest to create a longer specific post to really provide some additional context to what I
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INTRODUCTION: This post was recently inspired by the ongoing discussion of strength and conditioning (S&C) job postings in relation to poorly paid positions. In which organizations look to take advantage of the poorly scaled value of S&C as a whole. Organizations are beginning to try their luck in terms of how much they can pay
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THE NEEDS ANALYSIS A DYING ART? Principally speaking a needs analysis is defined as the process of evaluation that identifies areas of focus that require attention within your domain. These are typically split into general and specific areas, whereby “gaps” are discovered and targeted. A needs analysis is not exclusive to the realms of strength
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