Using Data & Technology in Training: What’s Worth It?
In today’s training world, you can measure just about anything—bar speed, jump height, load tolerance, readiness scores, movement symmetry, and more.
But just because you can track everything… doesn’t mean you should.
Building an Athlete-Coach Relationship That Lasts
Training plans don’t build trust. Presence, care, and communication do—from both sides.
In a world full of programs, platforms, and PDFs, the athlete–coach relationship is still what matters most. You can buy a great training plan from one of the best coaches in the country for $50. But the plan itself isn’t what helps an athlete grow.
How to Reflect & Reset After a Training Cycle
As coaches, we tend to zoom out when we reflect—looking at full seasons or year-end athlete reviews. But some of the most meaningful growth happens when we zoom in. At TriState, we take time to reflect and reset after each training cycle, whether that’s a 6-week build, a 12-week prep, or a peak into competition.
How I Review an Athlete’s Year of Training
What we’ve learned, how we’ve grown, and how we decide what’s next.
As a coach, one of the most important things I do all year is sit down with each athlete and review their season. But this review isn’t about data first. It’s not about lifts, numbers, or placements.
Why I’m Still Excited About Lifting After All These Years
When I first stepped into the world of weightlifting, it was all about the rush. The adrenaline of walking onto a platform, being surrounded by people just like me—adrenaline junkies ready to take on the chaos and pressure of a max-effort moment.
Nationals Reflection: A Weekend of Highs, Lows, and Lessons
Three athletes. Three different outcomes. One unified mission—to grow, reflect, and return stronger.
How I Handle Nationals Week: Training, Travel, Food, and Focus
The week before Nationals isn’t about hitting PRs—it’s about controlling what I can and showing up ready.
Let Yourself Be Great: The Hardest Choice an Athlete Can Make
A year ago, I had a conversation with one of my longtime athletes—someone I’ve worked with for nearly seven years. The talk was simple but real: “If this is the goal, you’ve got to start making choices to match it.”
Breaking Down the Olympic Lifts: Teaching Progressions for Coaches
One of the most common questions I get is, “Where do you start when teaching the Olympic lifts?” The real answer is: it depends.
Positive Language Cueing: How to Coach for Confidence
One of the biggest shifts I made in my coaching was realizing that most athletes already know what they’re doing wrong. What they really need is help finding how to fix it—and confidence that they can.
Why Everyone Should Learn to Squat Well
Out of everything we teach, the squat might be the most versatile movement. You get so much return from it—whether you're chasing PRs as a weightlifter or just trying to move and feel better in everyday life. The squat challenges range of motion, demands stability, and teaches control. You can load it heavy, move it fast, modify it a dozen different ways, and it’s still going to give back.
How I Structure My Week (And How You Can Adapt It)
There was a point in my training where I thought the more time I spent in the gym, the better I’d get. More volume, more sessions, more work—especially during my CrossFit days, and honestly, even early in my weightlifting journey. But that approach didn’t give me the return I was looking for. Eventually, I burned myself out, ran into injuries, and started to see that I wasn’t improving—I was just doing more. That’s when I started to really understand the value of awareness.
The First Step in Becoming a Better Athlete: Building Awareness
There was a point in my training where I thought the more time I spent in the gym, the better I’d get. More volume, more sessions, more work—especially during my CrossFit days, and honestly, even early in my weightlifting journey. But that approach didn’t give me the return I was looking for. Eventually, I burned myself out, ran into injuries, and started to see that I wasn’t improving—I was just doing more. That’s when I started to really understand the value of awareness.