Cedric Unholz

SFU Track and Astro

I finally have found some time to write a brief update, things have a bit quiet on here due to my move to Canada but I am starting to find my feet! Vancouver is a fantastic city with lots to do, and I have been pleasantly surprised with how easy it has been to find my way around and start things up here.

I have just finished my third week at SFU, and I am very happy to say that the gamble has paid off. Derek Hansen is one of the best coaches I have ever met, I am learning a great deal everyday, and the facilities offer everything that is needed to run a quality athletic development program. The other interns have been hugely welcoming and great to work with (a big thanks goes out to them), which of course made the introductory period much easier to negotiate and made me feel more at home.

SFU Gym

In terms of athletes, there is a lot of physical potential to work with, as well as plenty of opportunity  to “teach the basics” with individuals/sports that are new to the program (or even structured S&C itself). The current workload is heavily focused on working with the American Football, Soccer and Volleyball teams (which are all sports I have never worked with before), so needless to say its been a lot of fun.

I’ll be posting something more substantial soon, in the meantime I can offer Rob Panariello’s new article on “How Much Strength Do Our Athletes Need?”. Not only are there some great personal anecdotes from the professional world of sports in what is another high-quality article (no surprise there), Rob also discusses some interesting concepts that should stimulate a great deal of training-based thought processes/evaluation.

Click HERE for the article pdf, have a great weekend!

This week we have another guest post by Rob Panariello, with today’s topic being overhead resistance training considerations as well as the effect of bench backing on shoulder mechanics.

For those of you who missed Rob’s earlier instalments please click HERE and HERE, both are highly recommended and have been getting some great feedback since their posting.

Fantastic information from an exceptional practitioner, this latest article (click the PDF link below) is guaranteed to provoke some thought and provide you with important tools/information to evaluate your current overhead exercise practices.

Considerations in Overhead Performance Enhancement Training – Rob Panariello