Strength Coach Podcast 1

As a P.E. teacher I decided to join a podcast called The Strength Coach. I chose this one because when I do teach High School P.E. classes I included a lot of strength training just because I feel that it is important that everyone understands at least a little bit about strength and weight training. I also help write our strength program for a football team and plan on getting certified as strength coach after I finish up my masters degree. The episode that I listened to talked about bringing TRX bands into your strength program and how they can boost gains. TRX bands hang from the ceiling or weight rack and allow the student-athlete to do basic body weight exercises at a more difficult level. One example would be push-ups. When completing push-ups on TRX bands you are required to balance your self better and you must use more stabilizer muscles to complete the activity. It also activates the core more then a normal push-up. Very good ideas and something I will look into for the school that I teach and coach at. They also discussed the importance of testing heart rates and the best way to reduce your heart rate after completing a difficult workout. I did not feel that this was a important topic when it came to training, but they believe that it is essential to get the heart back to normal in careful but fairly quick manner. Overall good podcast and a lot of helpful information.