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by John Cortese | Oct 18, 2011 | Agility Training, Featured Posts, Football Training, Recent Posts, Speed Training, Strength Training, Youth Athletes | 0 comments This topic of strength training as it pertains to youth athletes (age 10-14) is of special interest to me, mainly because I hear all sorts of lies, myths, and simple false facts that strength training will hurt a young athlete’s growth potential. This is no […]

by John Cortese | Oct 13, 2011 | Announcements, Baseball Training, Basketball Training, Featured Posts, Football Training, Recent Posts, Speed Training, Strength Training | 0 comments I’m going be very honest here. Most athletes will say and TALK about how bad they want to be the best. They tell their friends, they tell their mom and dad, they tell their teammates, and they tell their coaches. That’s all well

by John Cortese | Sep 28, 2011 | Announcements, Baseball Training, Basketball Training, Featured Posts, Football Training, Recent Posts, Strength Training | 0 comments I‘m sure we’ve all been told this before at least once in our lives. “Work hard and you will achieve what you’ve set out to do!” Is it really that simple though? I think it is, and I’ll tell you why. In order to REALLY

by John Cortese | Sep 14, 2011 | Agility Training, Baseball Training, Basketball Training, Featured Posts, Football Training, Recent Posts, Softball Training, Speed Training, Strength Training, Track and Field | 0 comments Training for speed and strength does not have to be very fancy. It doesn’t need to be all that scientific either. Don’t get me wrong, there are proper ways of planning, set/rep schemes, volume, frequencies, duration, intensity, and a

by John Cortese | Sep 13, 2011 | Baseball Training, Featured Posts, Recent Posts, Softball Training, Speed Training, Strength Training | 0 comments In my short career as a strength & conditioning coach, I have trained quite a few baseball players. Many of them want the same thing: a faster 60 yard dash time, strength to hit the ball further and throw harder, and keep their chances of getting hurt

by John Cortese | Sep 11, 2011 | Announcements, Featured Posts, Recent Posts, Recovery and Restoration | 0 comments Hey, I thought you may enjoy this special free report I made up! It’s titled “Advanced Recovery Techniques for Improved Speed and Strength!” Many serious, dedicated, and driven athletes have already downloaded their copy, it’s cool to see! I really like talking about this subject. The faster

by John Cortese | Sep 12, 2023 | Uncategorized | 0 comments Everyone has to fail SOMETIME. If you NEVER, EVER fail, that means you aren’t trying hard enough to REALLY reach your goals.

by John Cortese | Jul 29, 2011 | Nutrition, Recent Posts, Strength Training | 0 comments In this day and age, I get asked ALL of the time on what supplements athletes should use.  Normally I give them one or two of my top choice IF their diets are sound and they are getting enough calories in from food alone. Even with this advice

by John Cortese | Sep 12, 2023 | Uncategorized | 0 comments This is a bad idea… Don’t be that guy! For those that practice “sport-specific” training routines, or who ONLY play one sport year-around (excluding college athletes) you are severely limiting your athletic potential, and I’ll tell you why. First off, we need to differentiate a couple of terms that I’ll

by John Cortese | Jul 11, 2011 | Announcements, Baseball Training, Basketball Training, Football Training, Recent Posts | 0 comments As a strength & conditioning coach, it baffles me sometimes to see how many athletes say they are “dead serious” about being the best, but will NOT do the little things to get better. Ben Johnson (Left), one of the fastest sprinters in history with the