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I am certainly not a horse expert by any means but I have always felt that horses are magnificent creatures who are beautiful, well...

Recently, there was a great post on SportEdTV by a good friend and long time mentor, Harvey Newton. Harvey is one of the best coaches...

All it takes is sixty little seconds to a quality workout! Yes, that’s right, only sixty seconds – one minute. How many times have you...

This was a recent quote posted on social media that was certainly apropos for this Tottenism. Recently, we lost one of the best coaches...

by Christopher Taber – PhD, CSCS, USAW 2 Should there be Resistance Training differences for each of the sexes? It’s common knowledge...

I just recently taught one of my courses at Drew University where we had 22 awesome students led by the host Scott Veith. Any time I...

From the first article, “Work Your Weak Areas”: Strength – You may have really good technique with lighter weights, but as the weight...

No matter how strong your pulls and squats are, you need to be able to hold the weight over your head in a solid, strong manner. If you...

As we discussed in the article on SNATCH Overhead strength movements, getting the JERK overhead and keeping it there is pretty darn...

Preventing Weightlifting Injuries How many of you have had to modify or completely miss training days due to an injury because of...

Whether your sport is powerlifting, strongman, football or any other “strength” sport, the power clean should be part of your workout...

For all you negative nelly’s out there who always seem to be battling against what other people are saying or arguing against how other...

As a follow-up to the previous article on “Work Your Weak Areas”, Part II Technique, now let’s get into the STRENGTH aspect. Obviously,...

In “Work Your Weak Areas”, Part I, we discussed how important it is to focus on ALL aspects of training but, in particular, to be...

Join Totten Training Systems in the Coach Corner, as Leo Totten breaks down how to assess and address a weightlifters weak areas. “A...

Totten Training Throwback Thursday brings you - Walk Before You Run! Expect Top Notch Advanced Results? Start with Basic Skills First!...

When we talk about sport, we often bring up the term “center of gravity”. Keep your COG low, keep your balance, make it hard for someone...

Totten Training introducing Feature Friday! Starting in 2020 we will be doing additional daily features to add to our always exciting...

Leo Totten Writes Foreword for James Tatum’s Book “The Physically Prepared Weightlifter: A General Physical Preparedness Program to Build...

I just finished listening to Brett Bartholmew’s podcast, The Art of Coaching, with guest Todd Hamer. Both of these coaches are long time...