http://www.blogtalkradio.com/theathleticedgeAthletic Edge speaks on several topics regarding the enhancement of athletes.We speak on many topics on functional strength and sport specific training to enhance the overall efficency of the athlete to become faster and avoid injury. The overall areas of sports nutrition to have a plan into your goals are talked about as a staple of our conversations. enCopyright Ammon Stephens BS CSCS PES CPT (C/O Blogtalkradio)Sat, 15 Jun 2019 00:00:00 GMTMon, 16 Jun 2014 19:00:00 GMTFitnessBlogTalkRadio Feed v2.0https://dasg7xwmldix6.cloudfront.net/hostpics/0d215c97-1855-4c73-ab10-b4e76dc494a4_athletic_edge_podcast1.jpghttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/theathleticedgeAthletic Edge speaks on several topics regarding the enhancement of athletes.We speak on many topics on functional strength and sport specific training to enhance the overall efficency of the athlete to become faster and avoid injury. The overall areas of sports nutrition to have a plan into your goals are talked about as a staple of our conversations. feeds@blogtalkradio.comBlogTalkRadio.comfitness,athletics,powerlifting,athletic performance,athletes,athletes training,athletic development,concusions,deadlift,developing the squatGaining the Athletic EdgenoAthletic Edge speaks on several topics regarding the enhancement of athletes.We speak on many topics on functional strength and sport specific training to enhanepisodichttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/theathleticedge/2014/06/16/technical-areas-of-the-bench-pressFitnesshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/theathleticedge/2014/06/16/technical-areas-of-the-bench-press/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/theathleticedge/2014/06/16/technical-areas-of-the-bench-pressMon, 16 Jun 2014 19:00:00 GMTTechnical Areas of The Bench PressHave hit an area where your bench has stalled? Are you frustrated because you are not where you should be with your bench press. There are 3 areas that have to be considered mental process, physical skills, and technical skills. Technical skills are the foundation to either a good bench press. Without a good foundation you will always be mediocre in the bench press. Sponsers of the Show Music : Longed for Fusion Critical Bench : If you ar looking to increase your bench press and gain strong upper body strength visit their site Everify : Make sure you are safe do free background checks on your neighbors it’s free 00:21:00Gaining the Athletic Edgenopowerlifting,Strength training,Strength,athletics,AthletesHave hit an area where your bench has stalled? Are you frustrated because you are not where you should be with your bench press. There are 3 areas that have tohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/theathleticedge/2014/05/27/athletic-performance-and-concussion-preventionFitnesshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/theathleticedge/2014/05/27/athletic-performance-and-concussion-prevention/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/theathleticedge/2014/05/27/athletic-performance-and-concussion-preventionTue, 27 May 2014 23:00:00 GMTAthletic Performance and Concussion PreventionThis Podcast speaks on two major concerns concussion prevention and athletic performance. concussions are a very big concerns for alot of people from the athlete, parents, and coach's. We will never eliminate concussions but it is in power to limit the amount of concussions that do happen. Athletic performance and concussion prevention do relate we will never be able to put the full athletic product on the field if athlete's are always gaining concussions. Athletic performance is built when we place a need to prevent injuries then looking at the amount of power each athlete is able to produce. In this podcast you will find some simple solutions on preventing concussions from the upcoming season. Remeber that prevention starts before the season starts. Sponsers of the Show Music : Longed for Fusion Critical Bench : If you ar looking to increase your bench press and gain strong upper body strength visit their site Everify : Make sure you are safe do free background checks on your neighbors it's free 00:12:00Gaining the Athletic Edgenoathletic performance,Concusions,Injury prevention,Athletics,Concusion PreventionThis Podcast speaks on two major concerns concussion prevention and athletic performance. concussions are a very big concerns for alot of people from the athlethttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/theathleticedge/2014/05/19/building-the-squatFitnesshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/theathleticedge/2014/05/19/building-the-squat/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/theathleticedge/2014/05/19/building-the-squatMon, 19 May 2014 19:00:00 GMTBuilding The SquatHave you stalled on your squat? Building the squat requires many aspects to look at when improving it.When increasing the squat we need to ensure we are consistant with the amount of weight lifted with the rep scheme is at. Understanding what are actual 1 rep max is important so that we can stay within our strength curve. When we loose constitency we fall short of the overload princple and this will make you stall in your squat.Building the squat needs to make sure we have good exercise selection this comes from the core and auxillary exercises. We will cover five major areas in the podcast to have a bigger squat. These five areas will cover good motor skills, good anatomical leverage, while understanding which muscles are being used and developed. Understanding these prinples will help increse your ability to squat more weight. Benefits of this Podcast You will gain many ideas on incresing your squat. There is never one thing that will help but many small tweaks that will ensure a growth in the squat.We will help you gain strength by understanding some common areas that are missed when trying to have a big squat. Intended for  This is intended for all athletes for athletic performance or athletic development, All powerlifters and strength athletes can gain valuable information as well as coaches can gain information on helping their athletes. Sponsers of the Show Music : Longed for Fusion  Critical Bench : If you ar looking to increase your bench press and gain strong upper body strength visit their site  Everify : Make sure you are safe do free background checks on your neighboors it's free     00:21:00Gaining the Athletic EdgenoPowerlifting,Athletics,Strength Athletes,Athletic Performance,ATHLETICSHave you stalled on your squat? Building the squat requires many aspects to look at when improving it.When increasing the squat we need to ensure we are consishttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/theathleticedge/2014/05/06/gaining-the-athletic-dominanceFitnesshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/theathleticedge/2014/05/06/gaining-the-athletic-dominance/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/theathleticedge/2014/05/06/gaining-the-athletic-dominanceTue, 06 May 2014 19:30:00 GMTGaining the athletic dominanceOur focus is on three areas a plan needs analysis, sport specific movements, and the functional strength of the athlete.These three areas will be discussed on helping athleticism with athletes. We are unable to have an effective program without first understanding the athletes we are working with. When we understand what is needed from their sport and know what they are able to do or not able to do then we can be more effective. The overall goal should be getting the most out of each athlete while avoiding injury. We will only be able to do this by knowing what we are working with. Sponsers of the Show Music : Longed for Fusion  Critical Bench : If you ar looking to increase your bench press and gain strong upper body strength visit their site  Everify : Make sure you are safe do free background checks on your neighboors it's free 00:20:00Gaining the Athletic Edgenoathletic performance,Athletes,Athletes Training,athletics,needs analysisOur focus is on three areas a plan needs analysis, sport specific movements, and the functional strength of the athlete.These three areas will be discussed on hhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/theathleticedge/2014/04/29/looking-at-the-squatFitnesshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/theathleticedge/2014/04/29/looking-at-the-squat/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/theathleticedge/2014/04/29/looking-at-the-squatTue, 29 Apr 2014 20:00:00 GMTLooking at the SquatDeveloping the squat comes in many areas from your atmosphere, plan, to necessary mechanics of the squat. We divide the podcast into three major area's plan , training partners, and using the box squat the right way. Your plan needs to have correct goals related to your 1 rep max and what your rep scheme is. Athletes can't become succesful without first having a plan related to a goal. A correct plan means gains will be made. Gains will be harder to gain if your 1 rep max and rep scheme differ.When they differ your body will not get the neccessary stimulate to grow. You will either under train or overtrain so making sure you stay within your strength curve will help in the progression of strength. We will discuss the correct way in plugging in the box squat and doing it with correct mechanics.Doing the box squat the right way will greatly enhance starting strength and gaining more strength in the Hamstrings, and hip flexors.There will be a discussion as it relates to gear and importance of gear and the box squat. The last major topic is how training and coaching relates from being average to having a big squat.We go over many qualities needed from the training partners when it comes with a big squat. Feel free to leave any comments and enjoy  Sponsers of the Show Music : Longed for Fusion  Critical Bench : If you ar looking to increase your bench press and gain strong upper body strength visit their site  Everify : Make sure you are safe do free background checks on your neighboors it's free 00:24:00Gaining the Athletic EdgenoAthletic development,Squats,Powerlifting,Strength Sports,FitnessDeveloping the squat comes in many areas from your atmosphere, plan, to necessary mechanics of the squat. We divide the podcast into three major area's plan , thttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/theathleticedge/2014/04/24/gaining-the-most-out-of-our-training-through-nutritionFitnesshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/theathleticedge/2014/04/24/gaining-the-most-out-of-our-training-through-nutrition/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/theathleticedge/2014/04/24/gaining-the-most-out-of-our-training-through-nutritionThu, 24 Apr 2014 21:00:00 GMTGaining The Most Out of Our Training Through NutritionWhen putting an athletic training program together we have to demand a lot out of the body without overtraining.We emphasize all the time what exercises build are squat or bench? This is a question we all should ask first what are we eating to recover and withstand are training program.  WIithout adaquate amount of nutrients in are system we can't grow. With a lack of nutrients we will never gain the most from our training.We have to put a plan together to match our training needs. Questions we should ask: What time are we eating? How often are we eating? What foods are we eating? These are a few questions to ask yourself. Keep in Mind to be succesful you have to have a plan.  Sponsers of the Show Music : Longed for Fusion  Critical Bench : If you ar looking to increase your bench press and gain strong upper body strength visit their site  Everify : Make sure you are safe do free background checks on your neighboors it's free 00:14:00Gaining the Athletic EdgenoAthletic Development,Nutrition,Athletic NutritionWhen putting an athletic training program together we have to demand a lot out of the body without overtraining.We emphasize all the time what exercises build ahttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/theathleticedge/2014/04/15/evaluating-the-deadliftFitnesshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/theathleticedge/2014/04/15/evaluating-the-deadlift/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/theathleticedge/2014/04/15/evaluating-the-deadliftTue, 15 Apr 2014 20:00:00 GMTEvaluating The DeadliftThe deadlift doesn't come easy, there is no secret formula, just hard work and working smart. We will speak on working smart, by looking at how you are approaching the deadlift, how strong you are, and last, how your fundementals are on performing the lift. Placing your ego at the door is the first step.  We will discus on increasing the deadlift with an honest evaluation on ways to improve. We cover both convential and sumo style with an overview of looking at how we setup and preparing to make the pull.  We will mention on areas to look at where we can gain more strength if we aren't getting the weight off the floor. Any questions or comments are always welcomed Sponsers of the Show Music : Longed for Fusion  Critical Bench : If you ar looking to increase your bench press and gain strong upper body strength visit their site  Everify : Make sure you are safe do free background checks on your neighboors it's free 00:24:00Gaining the Athletic EdgenoDEADLIFT,powerlifting,Athletes,Athletes Training,Athletic developmentThe deadlift doesn't come easy, there is no secret formula, just hard work and working smart. We will speak on working smart, by looking at how you are approach