Periodization

September 1, 2026

Periodization for Gymnastics: How to Plan the Whole Competitive Year and Peak When It Counts

Here’s the thing most coaches feel but rarely say out loud: a great competitive season is usually decided months before the first meet. Not by talent, and not by how

July 15, 2026

Why the Off-Season Is the Only Strength Window You Have

Here’s the thing most coaches miss about the off-season: it isn’t a break from the real work. It is the real work. Once the competitive season starts, you are maintaining

March 14, 2023

Increasing Gymnast’s Sprint Speed & Tumbling Power Using Weight Training with Tom Callow

Today in the podcast, I’m very excited to bring on Tom Callow, who is another wonderful strength coach working in Australia. Tom has a ton of experience, helping gymnasts learn

November 15, 2022

Increasing Gymnastics Power by Changing Culture Around Lifting Weights with Tiz Clive

Today on the podcast I am very excited to bring on Tiz Clive a wonderful gymnastics coach and strength coach from Canada who believes in gymnast longevity and increase performance

April 5, 2022

State/Regional Meet Preparation and Summer Strength

Today on the podcast, we are bringing you the second installment of our monthly Office Hours, a free Zoom meeting for Hero Lab members to ask questions, talk about various

March 29, 2022

Building Explosive Power in Gymnasts with Hybrid Strength Programs (Part 2)

Today on the podcast is part two of the lectures I was asked to present by the Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association, to all of the NCAA coaches on strength conditioning

March 22, 2022

Building Explosive Power in Gymnasts with Hybrid Strength Programs (Part 1)

Today on the podcast I was asked by the Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association, to give lectures to all of the NCAA coaches on strength and conditioning for gymnasts. A blended

November 30, 2021

How to Have Your Best Competitive Gymnastics Season Part 4 – Off Season

Today on the podcast we are wrapping up our epic four-part series on optimizing the competitive year. We started with the foundational base needed, then went onto the Preseason and

November 16, 2021

How to Have Your Best Competitive Gymnastics Season Part 3 – In Season

This week on the podcast is part three of the four-part series which we have already had some great feedback from; on how to get the most success out of

November 9, 2021

How to Have Your Best Competitive Gymnastics Season Part 2 – Pre Season

Today on the podcast is part two of the four-part series that has been highly requested by my online group The Hero Lab, about how to get the most success

December 4, 2020

Discussing A New Model of Gymnastics Part 4 – Planning The Competitive Year

This lecture series has produced an enormous amount of conversation and positive feedback! I’m grateful that people value my opinions, and it has been awesome to hear everyone’s constructive criticism.

December 5, 2020

How Much is Too Much for Young Gymnasts? (Free Lecture and PDF Download)

I’ve written about this topic before, but the mysterious question of how much work to how much recovery is appropriate for young gymnasts continues to be a question that stumps