The V-Day Games. That's what I'm training for right now. Currently have two of my better wrestlers (one who is red shirting and one who is out for the season due to "academic" issues) training with me to give me some good competition.
Vids/pics of the training sessions soon to come.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Friday, January 23, 2009
NFL Combine: Poor Judge of Physical Performance?
Here is an article a fellow S&C coach shared with me recently. It's from the NSCA, which normally just publishes "silly bullshit" (as Rip would say), however this article definitely struck home in regards to the standard lifting programs I've observed, not only here at Muskingum College, but most other high school and collegiate weightrooms and their belief that certain physical tests (such as the bench press, vertical jump, etc) are the end-all-be-all of human performance exercises.
Check it out.
The NFL Combine: Does It Predict Performance in the National Football League?
Original Research
Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research. 22(6):1721-1727, November 2008.
Kuzmits, Frank E; Adams, Arthur J
Abstract:
Kuzmits, FE and Adams, AJ. The NFL combine: does it predict performance in the National Football League? J Strength Cond Res 22(6): 1721-1727, 2008-The authors investigate the correlation between National Football League (NFL) combine test results and NFL success for players drafted at three different offensive positions (quarterback, running back, and wide receiver) during a recent 6-year period, 1999-2004. The combine consists of series of drills, exercises, interviews, aptitude tests, and physical exams designed to assess the skills of promising college football players and to predict their performance in the NFL. Combine measures examined in this study include 10-, 20-, and 40-yard dashes, bench press, vertical jump, broad jump, 20- and 60-yard shuttles, three-cone drill, and the Wonderlic Personnel Test. Performance criteria include 10 variables: draft order; 3 years each of salary received and games played; and position-specific data. Using correlation analysis, we find no consistent statistical relationship between combine tests and professional football performance, with the notable exception of sprint tests for running backs. We put forth possible explanations for the general lack of statistical relations detected, and, consequently, we question the overall usefulness of the combine. We also offer suggestions for improving the prediction of success in the NFL, primarily the use of more rigorous psychological tests and the examination of collegiate performance as a job sample test. Finally, from a practical standpoint, the results of the study should encourage NFL team personnel to reevaluate the usefulness of the combine's physical tests and exercises as predictors of player performance. This study should encourage team personnel to consider the weighting and importance of various combine measures and the potential benefits of overhauling the combine process, with the goal of creating a more valid system for predicting player success.
(C) 2008 National Strength and Conditioning Association
Check it out.
The NFL Combine: Does It Predict Performance in the National Football League?
Original Research
Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research. 22(6):1721-1727, November 2008.
Kuzmits, Frank E; Adams, Arthur J
Abstract:
Kuzmits, FE and Adams, AJ. The NFL combine: does it predict performance in the National Football League? J Strength Cond Res 22(6): 1721-1727, 2008-The authors investigate the correlation between National Football League (NFL) combine test results and NFL success for players drafted at three different offensive positions (quarterback, running back, and wide receiver) during a recent 6-year period, 1999-2004. The combine consists of series of drills, exercises, interviews, aptitude tests, and physical exams designed to assess the skills of promising college football players and to predict their performance in the NFL. Combine measures examined in this study include 10-, 20-, and 40-yard dashes, bench press, vertical jump, broad jump, 20- and 60-yard shuttles, three-cone drill, and the Wonderlic Personnel Test. Performance criteria include 10 variables: draft order; 3 years each of salary received and games played; and position-specific data. Using correlation analysis, we find no consistent statistical relationship between combine tests and professional football performance, with the notable exception of sprint tests for running backs. We put forth possible explanations for the general lack of statistical relations detected, and, consequently, we question the overall usefulness of the combine. We also offer suggestions for improving the prediction of success in the NFL, primarily the use of more rigorous psychological tests and the examination of collegiate performance as a job sample test. Finally, from a practical standpoint, the results of the study should encourage NFL team personnel to reevaluate the usefulness of the combine's physical tests and exercises as predictors of player performance. This study should encourage team personnel to consider the weighting and importance of various combine measures and the potential benefits of overhauling the combine process, with the goal of creating a more valid system for predicting player success.
(C) 2008 National Strength and Conditioning Association
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Muskingum College Wrestling Team vs Fran
Today's WOD consisted of Fran
21-15-9 Thruster and Pullups
Followed by a quick 5 min rest and then immediately followed by 50 Deadlift 95#/Pushup combo
Needless to say, they were done cooked by the end.
Definitely worth mentioning: Chip Halko busted out Fran in 4:50. Not too shabby considering his own body weight at a mere 131#.
Here's a link to more pics from this workout
CrossFit Middle Tennessee
This is the CrossFit affiliate I currently train/coach at. We are located in Franklin, TN inside of the A-Sports Complex. Check out the site and contact Steve Baker if you have any questions regarding our classes, rates, schedule, etc.
CrossFit Middle Tennessee
First Post
I created this blog so that I would be able to share with my clients, athletes, friends/family and potential clients who I am, what I do and why it matters. I wanted to make a multimedia portfolio of my work as a strength and conditioning coach as well as an active CrossFitter and CrossFit trainer. Also, I wanted a place where my current athletes can look up the prescribed WOD (Workout of the Day).
"So you're a personal trainer?" "What is CrossFit?" "Umm...what does a strength and conditioning coach actually do?"
I encounter these questions on a daily basis, so this was the basic motivation for creating this blog. CrossFit is hard to explain in simple conversation, but throw some videos and pictures at some of the workouts and instructional training that we implement and it makes the explanation much easier to digest. Hopefully I will be able to utilize this blog to share my coaching and CrossFit training methodologies in a much more clear and concise manner than verbal conversation would allow.
That video to the top right doesn't hurt either. Thanks to CrossFit Cleveland for making it.
As an active CrossFitter I will also be posting my own WODs as I prepare for the V-Day Games down at CrossFit Huntsville and the CrossFit Games Qualifiers at Rogue Fitness in Columbus, OH.
"So you're a personal trainer?" "What is CrossFit?" "Umm...what does a strength and conditioning coach actually do?"
I encounter these questions on a daily basis, so this was the basic motivation for creating this blog. CrossFit is hard to explain in simple conversation, but throw some videos and pictures at some of the workouts and instructional training that we implement and it makes the explanation much easier to digest. Hopefully I will be able to utilize this blog to share my coaching and CrossFit training methodologies in a much more clear and concise manner than verbal conversation would allow.
That video to the top right doesn't hurt either. Thanks to CrossFit Cleveland for making it.
As an active CrossFitter I will also be posting my own WODs as I prepare for the V-Day Games down at CrossFit Huntsville and the CrossFit Games Qualifiers at Rogue Fitness in Columbus, OH.
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