It’s official: this summer, Greg Robins and I are hitting the road to take our Optimizing the Big 3 powerlifting seminar to Santa Cruz, California. We’ll be taking our squat, bench press and deadlifting wisdom to the West Coast for the first time ever, so check the link below to register today!
When: Sunday, June 26, 2016 (8:30 am – 5:00 pm)
Where: Paradigm Sport, Santa Cruz, CA
Price: Early bird – $169, Regular (after May 21) – $219
SEMINAR AGENDA
| 8:30 – 9:00am: | Check-in/Registration |
| 9:00 – 11:00am: | Maximal Strength Training Theory – The main lecture of the day will be focused on the principles of how to assess where you (or your athletes) are in terms of training history and how that determines what kind of training loads should be used. Furthermore, this lecture will focus on principles of managing stressors and how to assign proper loading parameters for different level lifters. Last will be a discussion of the cornerstones of training vs. planning as well as a look at the commonalities and differences of different training approaches. |
| 11:00am – 12:00pm: | Managing the Strength Athlete: Assessing and Meeting the Demands of the Lifter – Learn what demands a high amount of volume in the classic lifts puts on the body; how to assess for it in others and yourself; and what you can do to manage the stress associated with these demands. |
| 12:00 – 12:30pm: | Group Warm-up |
| 12:30 – 1:15:00pm: | Squat Hands-on Session |
| 1:15 – 1:30pm: | Squat Recap, Programming Considerations, and Video Review |
| 1:30 – 2:15pm: | Lunch (on your own) |
| 2:15 – 3:00pm: | Bench Press Hands-on Session |
| 3:00 – 3:15pm | Bench Press Recap, Programming Considerations, and Video Review |
| 3:15 – 4:00pm: | Deadlift Hands-on Session |
| 4:00 – 4:15pm: | Deadlift Recap, Programming Considerations, and Video Review |
| 4:15 – 5:00pm: | Final Q&A |