LET'S GO! Welcome to the Stamford High School Black Knights Strength and Conditioning Blog: SHSFIT.COM. Here coaches and athletes can find weightlifting and Strongman schedules, team and individual programs, and educational source materials. - Coach Cap is the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach and he can be reached for scheduling at: dcaplan@stamfordct.gov. ______A Black Knights' Culture of Bigger, Stronger, Faster--SMARTER Athletes Can Happen If We All Work Together.
Friday, April 29, 2016
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Friday, April 22, 2016
Thursday, April 21, 2016
Change of plans... I will be here for the 230-330 session Friday (Today)
Change of Plans... I will be here after school for the early session.
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
The New Yoke is Here! The New Yoke is Here!
Systema Koreahq - Relaxtion after strike to deal with multiple attackers
Great example of the effectiveness of being relaxed in sports (or Martial Arts) - leading to greater power output and situational response to multiple tasks.
405-705 Sled Pull
405-705 Sled Pulls With Jaylen, Jayden, Enrique, Nova, Coach Sam, & Coach Cap -- Let's GO! Next 1000 lb. Cleats... gonna need cleats.
Monday, April 18, 2016
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
5 Simple Cues You Need to Know for a Bigger Deadlift by Adam Pine
For the entire article CLICK HERE<<<<
1. Make your arms long.
2. Be immovable.
3. Your torso and hips should act as a teeter-totter.
4. Melt your heels through the floor.
5. Crack a walnut between your butt cheeks (On Lockout).
Monday, April 11, 2016
Do you have a WORKOUT CREW?
Do you have a WORKOUT CREW?
You have friends, yes, but do you have a posse who pushes you to your limits in your training? Nothing helps you hit the weightroom on those blah days than your crew. When you want to sleep in they text you and drop guilt bombs on you until you get your lazy but up and motivated!
If you don't have a partner or whole crew... get one, start one, find one! Training is a life-long pursuit and everything is more worthwhile, fun and rewarding when shared.
I still remember my SHS high school lifting crew. It included three captains in three sports and the Athletic Director among others. We used to have to put on a stupid fishing hat when we lifted and we would try and make each other laugh and deadleg and smack each other to make the big lifts and ridiculed and pranked each other... We were nuts - we were monsters. And we had a blast. Most importantly, all of us still TRAIN HARD to this day.
Find a Training Crew.
-- Coach Cap
You have friends, yes, but do you have a posse who pushes you to your limits in your training? Nothing helps you hit the weightroom on those blah days than your crew. When you want to sleep in they text you and drop guilt bombs on you until you get your lazy but up and motivated!
If you don't have a partner or whole crew... get one, start one, find one! Training is a life-long pursuit and everything is more worthwhile, fun and rewarding when shared.
I still remember my SHS high school lifting crew. It included three captains in three sports and the Athletic Director among others. We used to have to put on a stupid fishing hat when we lifted and we would try and make each other laugh and deadleg and smack each other to make the big lifts and ridiculed and pranked each other... We were nuts - we were monsters. And we had a blast. Most importantly, all of us still TRAIN HARD to this day.
Find a Training Crew.
-- Coach Cap
4 Steps to A Big Bench by Dan 'The Boss" Green
4 Steps to A Big Bench
It doesn't matter if you're a powerlifter, a bodybuilder, or just a regular gym guy. The admiration of a big bench is pretty universal. But at some point you realize it's not very cool that you only "have a friend" who benches a ton, or that you used to bench a lot in high school. When this happens, it's time to take responsibility for your bench and become a respectable member of society.
Unfortunately, wanting it doesn't make it happen. First of all, you need to learn how to bench right. This means embracing it as a full-body lift that draws strength from not only the chest, tris, and delts, but also the upper back, lower back, butt, and legs.
That may sound like a lot to learn, but in my experience, you can make it happen by following four straightforward steps when you set up. From there, it's just a matter of executing them every time and putting in lots of reps. That part is up to you.
Unfortunately, wanting it doesn't make it happen. First of all, you need to learn how to bench right. This means embracing it as a full-body lift that draws strength from not only the chest, tris, and delts, but also the upper back, lower back, butt, and legs.
That may sound like a lot to learn, but in my experience, you can make it happen by following four straightforward steps when you set up. From there, it's just a matter of executing them every time and putting in lots of reps. That part is up to you.
...STEP 2 PINCH THE SHOULDER BLADES
DAN GREEN'S FAVORITE BENCH ASSISTANCE MOVEMENTS
Close-grip bench press
Paused wide-grip bench press
EZ-bar skullcrushers
Dips
Cable press-downs
Dumbbell bench, incline,overhead presses
Rows
Pull-ups
Pull-downs
Dumbbell laterals andflyes
There are many styles of bench pressing, but all good techniques start by pulling the shoulder blades together. Retracting the shoulder blades creates a very strong base for you to blast the weight from, and keeps it from wiggling around overhead. If the shoulders are retracted and held in place, all the tension created by the chest and arms during the press will transfer from the bench to the bar. This means power.
DAN GREEN'S FAVORITE BENCH ASSISTANCE MOVEMENTS
Close-grip bench press
Paused wide-grip bench press
EZ-bar skullcrushers
Dips
Cable press-downs
Dumbbell bench, incline,overhead presses
Rows
Pull-ups
Pull-downs
Dumbbell laterals andflyes
There are many styles of bench pressing, but all good techniques start by pulling the shoulder blades together. Retracting the shoulder blades creates a very strong base for you to blast the weight from, and keeps it from wiggling around overhead. If the shoulders are retracted and held in place, all the tension created by the chest and arms during the press will transfer from the bench to the bar. This means power.
...STEP 4 GET YOUR LEGS IN ON THE ACTION
What your legs are doing during the bench is hugely important. If your legs are relaxed, you can't use them to help move the bar, which is crucial for moving monster weights.
What your legs are doing during the bench is hugely important. If your legs are relaxed, you can't use them to help move the bar, which is crucial for moving monster weights.
Friday, April 8, 2016
Thursday, April 7, 2016
Wednesday, April 6, 2016
10:30 Start on Thursday! Great Workout Today!
Nice workout! Where were you?! Tires and sleds and kung fu! Where were you?! Shout out to Jaden & Coach Rudy!
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