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News, Announcements, & Suggestions / Re: Best major or degree to get for S&C coach?
« on: September 05, 2011, 08:46:37 pm »
Quote from: steven-miller on September 05, 2011, 08:44:16 pm
Quote from: Mikea on September 05, 2011, 08:33:11 pm
Quote from: steven-miller on September 05, 2011, 07:23:10 pm
You don't need to have a degree to be a coach / trainer. Especially not in the fields mentioned in this thread so far. The majority of things you will need to know about you will likely not learn in college / university studying exercise science anyways. Getting a degree is not a bad idea in general though. But you might be better off making a business major and learn training related things in your free time through learning from great coaches, reading, asking questions and collecting experience in the weight room / on the track. Compete in a sport as well if you do not already. Get an idea what exactly it is that you want to do as well and get a plan how to accomplish those goals. This includes financial aspects of this endeavor as well. Talk to people who have been down this road and get an idea of what this is about. There are plenty of good coaches on the internet offering Q&A and you might ask for specific advice there as well. Just don't be naive thinking that a degree in Exercise Science is going to give you the job you wish for OR make you a great coach.

I get you, I just figured if I'm going to go to college, I might as well major in something that interests me, that's all. By no means did I mean it will automatically give me a job, I know that. I totally get you though, thank you for the feedback! 

I can understand that you want to study something that you are interested in and in general I would encourage that. But I would advise you to go ahead and listen to some lectures in uni or college before committing to this. That way you can form an opinion whether this might be useful and interests you after all. Good luck with everything!

Will do!

Thank you, I really appreciate it!

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News, Announcements, & Suggestions / Re: Best major or degree to get for S&C coach?
« on: September 05, 2011, 08:33:11 pm »
Quote from: steven-miller on September 05, 2011, 07:23:10 pm
You don't need to have a degree to be a coach / trainer. Especially not in the fields mentioned in this thread so far. The majority of things you will need to know about you will likely not learn in college / university studying exercise science anyways. Getting a degree is not a bad idea in general though. But you might be better off making a business major and learn training related things in your free time through learning from great coaches, reading, asking questions and collecting experience in the weight room / on the track. Compete in a sport as well if you do not already. Get an idea what exactly it is that you want to do as well and get a plan how to accomplish those goals. This includes financial aspects of this endeavor as well. Talk to people who have been down this road and get an idea of what this is about. There are plenty of good coaches on the internet offering Q&A and you might ask for specific advice there as well. Just don't be naive thinking that a degree in Exercise Science is going to give you the job you wish for OR make you a great coach.

I get you, I just figured if I'm going to go to college, I might as well major in something that interests me, that's all. By no means did I mean it will automatically give me a job, I know that. I totally get you though, thank you for the feedback! 

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News, Announcements, & Suggestions / Re: Best major or degree to get for S&C coach?
« on: August 31, 2011, 12:25:25 am »
Quote from: $ick3nin.v3nd3tta on August 30, 2011, 08:57:19 pm
Quote from: Mikea on August 21, 2011, 04:09:31 pm
Hey everyone-- just had a quick question.

I'm 16 years old and want to be a strength and conditioning coach for athletes when I grow up.
What is the best major to get when I go to college?

Kinesiology?
Exercise science?
Health and Human Performance?
Biomechanics? (Doubt it, but threw it in there.)
Any others that I probably missed? Haha.

Just let me know what you guys think and what you would recommend.

Thanks!

If that is what your wanting to be, a great coach, all of them. Exercise physiology, Kinesiology, Nutrition, Exercise Biology, Biomechanics, Human anatomy etc etc, you never stop learning.

I did an individual course on terrestrial locomotion & learn't so much.

Well yeah, obviously, a major like kinesiology will encompass most of those classes.

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Nutrition & Supplementation / Re: which protein for post-workout and as supplement?
« on: August 21, 2011, 06:47:10 pm »
I just blend up a shake before I go workout, put it in my locker, and drink it after I'm done.

-Banana
-Handful of raw oats
-Handful of spinach
-Handful of frozen berries
-Peanut butter
-Protein powder
-Milk

That's basically all I put in. You really don't need to buy all that hyped up supplement bullshit. 100 grams of the $60 "super gainer" and what not crap protein will get shitted on by 150 grams of the $5 per pound Wal-Mart protein. You really don't have to pay that much for it.

But then again-- a normal meal is fine, it's not necessary to get a protein shake, it's just easier sometimes for me. Just eat a nutritionally dense meal after your workout and you should be fine.

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News, Announcements, & Suggestions / Major/Degree
« on: August 21, 2011, 04:09:31 pm »
Hey everyone-- just had a quick question.

I'm 16 years old and want to be a strength and conditioning coach for athletes when I grow up. I'm learning a shit load right now, and am currently helping out some of my friends with performance and nutritional tips as well as working on my own performance.

What is the best major to get when I go to college?

Kinesiology?
Exercise science?
Health and Human Performance?
Biomechanics?

Just let me know what you guys think and what you would recommend.

Thanks!

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: ADARQ's journal
« on: August 19, 2011, 12:05:52 am »
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you have to strengthen them maximally & dynamically.. maximally would be things like double & single leg standing calf raises + seated calve raises + various inversion/eversion strengthening exercises with tubing or just by itself..

dynamic strength would be stuff like single/double leg line hops for speed, single leg balance board, sprints, and all types of low level reactive work such as lateral barrier jumps, pogos, mr halftucks etc.


Any idea on how to fix pronated ankles? It doesn't bother me at all, it just looks weird and can get worse as time goes on I'm sure. I'm probably on a scale of 1-10 a 2 for severity. I don't have $250 bucks to dish out to buy custom orthotics. It's not associated with any pain or anything, just wondering how to get it fixed.

Would inversion drills help?

Thanks.

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Introduce Yourself / Re: Time to go to work.
« on: August 14, 2011, 08:57:09 pm »
Quote from: Ineedtodunk on August 14, 2011, 08:25:18 pm
Quote from: Mikea on August 14, 2011, 01:20:54 pm
Yeah-- I'm working on it though, it's getting better slowly, so that's always good.

And goals are to have a 40+ vertical, the biggest thing with me is I don't have a lot of natural strength.


Same here, I'm naturally pretty weak, but naturally I'm pretty fast and explosive haha

That's like my biggest problem right now, is my strength.

I'm not naturally strong OR explosive.

At one point, I was 6'0'' and couldn't even touch rim. Haha, hard work all day, errrday.

Soon as I get too my front squat and deadlift to around 1.5x -2x body weight, I'll be flying haha.

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Introduce Yourself / Re: Time to go to work.
« on: August 14, 2011, 01:20:54 pm »
Yeah-- I'm working on it though, it's getting better slowly, so that's always good.

And goals are to have a 40+ vertical, the biggest thing with me is I don't have a lot of natural strength.

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Injury, Prehab, & Rehab talk for the brittlebros / Pronated Ankles
« on: August 13, 2011, 10:36:34 pm »
What's up everyone, just had a quick question.

I noticed I have pronated ankles, it's not that bad, it's just ugly as fuck, and I fear it could get worse. My arch fell as bit, but I'm not flat footed.

My case is like a 2 outta 10.

Pronated Ankles:



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I know an easy way to fix it would to get orthotics, but I don't have $250 bucks for all of that. Let me know if anyone has any suggestions.

Thanks

-M


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Introduce Yourself / Time to go to work.
« on: August 13, 2011, 09:22:23 pm »
Hey everyone-- new to the site, everything seems pretty tight and great.

It's like a small community of dedicated athletes, I'm feeling it.

Time to go to work and learn as much as I can in the process. Let's go.

I have scoliosis, which is a curvature of the spine, so I can't back squat, instead I front squat and supplement with other exercises to help out. I can hold dumbbells and everything, just can't really lift any weight over my head, or rest anything on my shoulders. I try to stay away from spinal loading. None the less, it really doesn't affect me.

I just can't back squat, that's about it, other than that, I do everything. Except shit like military press and push press or any other lift that goes over my head.

Age: 16 years old
Height: 6'3''
Weight: 190 lbs.

Standing Reach: 96"
BF: 13%-15%

Front Squat Max: 235 lbs.
Deadlift Max: 255 lbs. (Probably more now, haven't tested it in a couple of months.)
Hang Power Clean Max: 165 lbs.
Bench Press Max: 155 lbs.

Standing Vertical: 30"
Running Two Foot Vertical: 33-34"

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