Sept. 2020 Preteen Workout #3
Prepare Warm up 3x 20 jumping jacks
15 squats
10 Spiderman lunges 5 push ups3 bear crawl U pattern
100 m run 5:00 of mobility Prep 10 straight... Read More
Sept. 2020 Preteen Workout #2
PrepareWarm up5:00 of mobilityThe Brand X Warm up 3x 5 Hindu push up/push up combo 5 Walk over push ups Practice StrengthPress1 x AMAP (Rookie... Read More
Sept. 2020 Preteen Workout #1
SquatPrepareWarm up5:00 of mobilityThe Brand X Warm up 3x 30 seconds BOS followed by 6 BOS w/lateral movement https://youtu.be/06NtMRysO2wPay attention to feet placement and ankle,... Read More
Setting The Bar
The Low Bar It was a cold February morning. He stood second in line staring at the pull up bar in the High school gym.... Read More
How Not To Teach Kids The Squat Clean pt. 3
Being confident and competent moves us to be motivated. To be motivated means to be inspired to do something. A person who feels no inspiration... Read More
How not to teach kids the squat clean pt. 2
As we discussed in the initial edition of this blog, the first mistake coaches commonly make when teaching the clean is skipping steps or stated... Read More
How not to teach kids the squat clean
When I run across a social media post of a youngster doing a beautiful clean, the likes and shares are through the roof. Do you... Read More
Should Kids Lift Weights?
Brand X Co-Founder Jeff Martin featured on The Ready State Blog “The hardest thing to explain is the glaringly evident which everybody has decided not to... Read More
Why Should Kids Workout? Part TWO of TWO
The goal or intent of a program is the program’s Why. In the past few years, it has become pretty well accepted in the functional... Read More