by Bill Marnich | Oct 12, 2017 | Bodybuilding, Personal, Strength, Training for Athletes
Even at an early age I was an analytical person. I needed to know specifics about why I was doing something and what the expected outcome would be. I guess being this way meant that the opposite was also true, because I hated flying by the seat of my pants. I hated...
by Bill Marnich | Aug 31, 2017 | Personal, Training for Athletes, Why Train?
In my three years as a high school strength and conditioning coach the hundreds to thousands of athletes that have gone through my program have done exactly zero Olympic lifts. That’s right, zero power cleans, zero jerks, and zero snatches. I know this will be...
by Bill Marnich | Aug 3, 2017 | Bodybuilding, Strength
What is the first image you get when you think of a muscular arm? For most people, the king of all aesthetic features is the bicep peak. It is the round, ball looking part of the muscle that sticks up from the rest. Like many muscles, the bicep peak is easier to...
by Bill Marnich | Jul 6, 2017 | Bodybuilding, Strength, Training for Athletes
Growing up playing sports, then eventually progressing to weight training, I’ve heard the word intensity a lot in my twenty-five years on earth. Coaches would scream across the field that “you have to do this with intensity.” Strength coaches in high school and...
by Bill Marnich | Jun 29, 2017 | Training for Athletes
One of my favorite kettlebell exercises is the kettlebell swing, and thanks in part to CrossFit, it is one of the most well-known uses of the kettlebell. As a trainer, there have been many occasions where a client has told me that they have done swings in the past. I...