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Max Strength Testing: The Case for A Multi-Rep Range
One of the debates that always seems to keep coming up in the strength & conditioning world is the use of max testing in the weight room. And within that debate, →
A Pandemic Silver Lining – A True Off-Season
https://youtu.be/6fdIQRdc_aM Hey, Jeff Reinardy here, head strength and conditioning coach at Winona State University. Look, we're still in the midst of this pandemic, and it's been long and it's been →
The Only Squat Box Deserving Real Estate in Your Weight Room
The Gopher Combo Box The first squat box of its kind offers unrivaled versatility and durability. Perform maximal box squats, hip thrusts, step-ups, split squats, and a variety of accessory →
The Art of Normalizing: New Normal vs. Next Normal
Earlier this summer I enrolled in an online leadership program led by Jeremy Boone, performance coach, speaker, best-selling author, researcher, and consultant. Jeremy is the founder of LeaderKit. This online leadership group →
Getting Back to Basics
https://youtu.be/uQAnFs7V7lo Hey, Jeff Reinardy here, Winona State University and today we're going to talk about, you know, getting back to basics. We're finally back at school, or we're getting there →
Safety Squat Bar: From Specialty Bar, to Weight Room Staple
Safety squat bars have evolved from that odd bar used by hardcore powerlifters to a must-have weapon in the contemporary strength coaches' arsenal. Athletes from high school to professional levels →
Take Speed Training to the Gymnasium with the VariSafe Indoor Sled
The story of strength and conditioning is too many athletes and not enough square footage. That's why we designed the industry's first and only indoor weight sled intended to expand →
Unilateral vs Bilateral Squats: Which Should You Program?
One of the biggest online debates within the strength and conditioning community is the bilateral squats versus unilateral squats. Some coaches believe that performing traditional squats while standing on two →
No Spotter, No Problem
https://youtu.be/6bBKWsP5j0U Hi, Jeff Reinardy, strength and conditioning coach at Winona State University. Again, we're in month four now of COVID. So, you're going to see a lot of face masks →