5/3/1 RESULTS
AVERAGE CLEAN GAIN = 19
AVERAGE SQUAT GAIN = 25
AVERAGE BENCH GAIN = 16
AVERAGE VERTICAL GAIN = 1 INCH

• This was after 7 weeks of training - instead of downloading week 8 we tested (since we start track and field next week)
• The 2nd cycle based lifts off of 95% instead of 90% - felt the number of reps the kids were getting on the last set was extremely high
• Was glad to gain an inch on vertical without any plyometrics
• used the 4 day split
• Biggest gain on bench was 40lbs, biggest gain on squat was 45 (depth was better post than pre test), biggest gain on clean was 35, biggest gain on vertical was 3 inches
• 34 players tested pre and post

Link to Jim Wendlers 5/3/1 E-books

http://www.flexcart.com/members/elitefts/default.asp?cid=370&m=PD&pid=2976

http://www.flexcart.com/members/elitefts/default.asp?cid=370&m=PD&pid=3362

Link to Jim Wendlers youtube

http://www.youtube.com/user/JimWendler

LINEMAN TRAINING VIDEO FINALLY DONE

This has taken me quite a while to put together. Made a few attempts on my own and posted some of the video on youtube channell. Finally decided to work with Championship Productions and they did a great job of putting together a video that I feel will really help develop lineman during the off season and summer.

Link below should take you to championship productions
http://www.championshipproductions.com/cgi-bin/champ/p/Football/Off-Season-Training-Drills-Workouts-for-Offensive-Linemen_FD-03685.html

If you get the video let me know what you think, hope to do some more videos with Championship in the future and your feedback will be appreciated.

Power Train Sports

STEELERS AT WORK

SOME BEHIND THE SCENES OF TOP 2 NFL TEAMS STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING

PITTSBURGH
http://www.mensfitness.com/fitness/441?print=1
GREEN BAY
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/ic/blogs/insider/2010/03/mark-lovat-meets-media.html
AJ HAWK LOVE OF THE WEIGHTROOM ARTICLE
http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/53080772.html

wrote an article for elitefitness.com (link below) here are some resources that correspond to the information in the article - hope you are able to see them
I am trying to figure out how to download word/excel/powerpoint documents to blog - if you know how please email me or leave comment
http://articles.elitefts.com/articles/sports-training/three-ways-to-break-up-the-monotony-of-off-season/
Also if you dont use elite fitness as resource for great information and equipemnt you need to check it out
http://www.elitefts.com/

NSCA COACHES CLINIC

At the NSCA Coaches Clinic I saw a very interesting piece of equipment - the link is below. Hope to get one or two , because I think could be very useful to develop lineman.
http://powerblaster.com/
Randy White was the keynote speaker and was very good and spoke quite a bit about the impact that martial arts did to help him develop. A link to the camps he holds is below.
http://randywhitebigmancamps.com/Default.aspx
Finally the UCONN coaching staff did a presentation with the topic of competition being the most interesting. I will try to upload the information about their competition set up soon.

TRACK AND FIELD COACHES CLINIC OF TEXAS

Steve McBride and the TTFCA did a wonderful job with their clinic this year. By far the best throws coach I have ever heard - Larry Howell from Rio Grande Valley spoke on both shot put and discus. The guy has been coaching throws for over 40 years and has many, many state champions. His wife had videos for $20 that was well worth it. If you ever get a chance to hear Coach Howell or get this video you need to.
http://ttfca.com/

GREAT MAGAZINE
If you havent had a chance to check out Power Magazine, Mark Bell and his crew do a great job.
http://thepowermagazine.com/

http://sites.google.com/site/oregonstrengthconditioning/home
Oregon Strength & Conditioning website link

Coach Radcliffe has been doing it a long time at a high level. Guru on plyometrics and developing athletes - key piece of Ducks doing so well. Great book and DVD to have

Oregon Lab YT.mov

UO Strength and Conditioning: "Bullets Over Bowling Balls: Sculpting the...

a small look at what the Ducks do to prepare to compete for championship