The Art of Mindfulness
What: The Art of Mindfulness This is the art of being able to self assess in the moment. Every stimulus we’re presented with will result in a response. Often times that response comes in the form of a reaction. The [...]
Earning Your Leverage
What: The Mechanical Advantage We Use To Stop or Move a Defender Why: P2P Comes Down to Leverage Why: Being "Low" Creates a Mechanical Disadvantage So far in this week’s What, Why, How series, we’ve learned that each offensive line [...]
Earning Position Flexibility
What: Being an Offensive Line Athlete vs Being Just One Position Why: Availability At some point in every offensive line athlete’s career, there has likely been a period of time where they have had to play a position that felt [...]
Why is Developing the VMO Key to Performance?
What: What is the VMO? The VMO is one of the most important muscles to build and strengthen when it comes to being an o-line athlete. VMO stands for “vastus medialis oblique”, but most people know it as the teardrop [...]
What is Joint Centration?
What: Why: Properly Setting a Joint How: Developing the Skill Final Thoughts DJ Humphries - Visual of Joint Centration in Game
What is Stance Decorum?
What: How: Weight Room Coaching Methods How: SKAQ How: Transverse Core Training When looking at stance decorum, it is obvious that core stability is a important trait to have while in a static stance, as well as [...]
Why Developing Proper Hip Hinge is Key to OL Development
What is Hip Hinge? A proper hip hinge is the starting point for not only most athletic movements, but should be our go to loading sequence for our most commonly used day to day movements, such as sitting down and [...]
Corrective Strategies to Correct The Movement Flaw of “Lifting with your Back”
This is a problem occurs at some point in every gym. Someone is doing a Squat movement or a Deadlift. When coming out from the bottom, the hips raise up first, but the torso remains forward or falls forward [...]
Keys to Overcoming Your Limited Mobility
As an offensive line athlete, there's a very good chance you’ve been called out on your “flexibility,” “pad level,” or inability to be a “knee bender.” With that said, the issue presented is more than likely a misrepresentation of what's [...]
Steps to Help Manage Back Pain
When it comes to back pain, the question isn't, "will I ever have back pain?" The question is, "when will my back pain begin?" The only true variant in regards to back pain is the severity. Back pain can range [...]