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Plateaus and how to break through them
Very common to feel stuck with your strength on certain exercises. Here are my top 3 pieces of advice! There's a free give away at the end, enjoy! Very common to feel stuck with your strength on certain exercises. Here are my top 3 pieces of advice! There's a free give away at the end, enjoy! I spoke with an athlete recently that is stuck on his back squat, bench press and deadlift maxes. He's been training a few years and feels he's reached his ceiling. This brings me to my
Jake Hicks
6 days ago5 min read


The mindset of in season training and why it's crucial
Many athletes take training very serious, until the season that is and then it seems to get put on the back burner. This might be the most detrimental thing you can do for your performance, below is the mindset and the application for optimizing in season training The Mindset Looking at the calendar year of an athlete, you can identify 4 distinct phases. Each phase has it's own goals and priorities. • Post Season • Off Season • Pre Season • In Season From a programming standp
Jake Hicks
6 days ago7 min read


Factions in the training world and how they might be holding you back
50% OFF new off season powerlifting program below! It's all about mindset. Everything you do consciously and subconsciously boils down to the way you think. What you think is proceeded by how you think. Growth often times is simply learning another perspective or understanding something simply by erasing preconceived ideas that you realize you never even made. Norms often go unchallenged. Some refer to this concept of unlearning as "flattening the snow" Self Test- 9 Dot Tes
Jake Hicks
6 days ago4 min read


My Top 5 Mistakes I've Made Training
FREE Download at the very bottom! I train every day of my life. I've done so for over 10 years and I've trained for over 25 total. One of my favorite things about training is I've learned it would take multiple lifetimes to truly master. I've made many mistakes over the years, and I think sharing mine will only help others go further than I have. Enjoy. I started lifting at eleven and have been training for more than twenty-five years. In this article I will walk through the
Jake Hicks
6 days ago8 min read


LIFT THE WEIGHTS: The No Nonsense Mindset for Athletes
I had to write this. I'm tired of seeing the narrative and the fear mongering around lifting weights and the idea that you might get too big, or too strong for your sport. My guy did you see what happened during the steroid era??? How about we train with no nonsense to get jacked and strong without PEDs? Allow me to lay it out for you! When athletes step into the weight room, there’s a common misconception that they should train “like a baseball player” or “like a football
Jake Hicks
6 days ago5 min read


The One Change I Made that Improved My Physique the Most
Most people start training and never make any drastic changes. I'm here to tell you, you should absolutely explore different training methodologies and ideas. Why train for years without at least giving alternative methods a thought? This was with out a doubt part of how I was able to come across the most impactful change I ever made to drastically improve my physique. Read below for the details. CLICK HERE to watch the video version on YouTube. The one change I made that had
Jake Hicks
6 days ago10 min read


Ebooks and Articles I read year 1
I was given this list my first year in Strength and Conditioning. Passing it on, please send to others that may benefit, How to Win Friends & Influence People | Dale Carnegie Mastery | Robert Greene Every Day Is Game Day | Mark Verstegen Core Performance | Mark Verstegen Supertraining | Mel Siff Designing Strength Training Facilities & Programs | Michael Boyle Advances in Functional Training | Michael Boyle Functional Training for Sports | Michael Boyle Science & Practice o
Jake Hicks
Aug 21, 20221 min read


There is No Box
It's all about mindset. Everything you do consciously and subconsciously boils down to the way you think. What you think is proceeded by how you think. Growth often times is simply learning another perspective or understanding something simply by erasing preconceived ideas that you realize you never even made. Norms often go unchallenged. Some refer to this concept of unlearning to learn as "flattening the snow" Self Test- 9 Dot Test Connect all the dots with five lines
Jake Hicks
Aug 8, 20224 min read
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