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Consolidation of Stressors
By Chad Wesley Smith Over the course of a training plan, as an athlete gets stronger/faster/more explosive (generally more capable of higher outputs), recovery becomes of paramount importance. Over the...
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Interview with Blaine Sumner
By Chad Wesley Smith EIGHT HUNDRED AND EIGHTY ONE POUNDS That is how much Blaine Sumner squatted in a belt and knee sleeves on April 1st, 2012 in Melbourne, Australia and that is no April Fools Joke....
View ArticleThe $100 Diet 2.0
With the amount of response and questions we have on a weekly basis for The $100 Diet, I decided to go back, do some tweaking and republish a follow up article with more information in the areas that...
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Herschel Walker and Bodyweight Beast Building
Herschel Walker powered his muscular, 6-1 225 frame to World Class times of 10.23 in the 100m and 6.23 in the 55m in 1982. A few nights ago, I watched a special on ESPN about Herschel Walker. If you...
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Get Chad’s RAW squat training guide FREE!
Juggernaut Owner Chad Wesley Smith joined extremely elite company when he squatted 905 pounds raw. Smith’s squat broke the American Record in the 308s weight class and ranked him in the top 10 all...
View ArticleMedicine Ball Throws for Explosive Power Development
Chad and Juggernaut athlete Blake Rodgers (U of Washington bound linebacker) demonstrate some of Juggernaut’s favorite variations to build explosive strength throughout the entire body. Medicine ball...
View ArticleInterview with Olympic Gold Medalist Christine Ohuruogu
Every spring for the past 3 years, Juggernaut has been honored to play host to a contingent of athletes from Great Britain, including 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist in the 400m, Christine Ohuruogu. It is a...
View ArticleFULL Interview with 2008 Gold Medalist, Christine Ohuruogu
Every spring for the past 3 years, Juggernaut has been honored to play host to a contingent of athletes from Great Britain, including 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist in the 400m, Christine Ohuruogu. It is a...
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Bands and Boards for Chest Health and Strength
By Chad Wesley Smith Through years of heavy bench pressing and throwing the shot I often struggled with the health of my pec minors and biceps tendons. During my training for the 2011 SPF Powerstation...
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Sin City Strongman Challenge III
By Chad Wesley Smith On April 21st, I competed in the Sin City Strongman Challenge III, hosted by Nick and Callie Best. I headed out to Vegas on Friday morning and got to spend a nice relaxing day of...
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Eating for Size, Strength and Performance
There is plenty of nutrition information on the internet for people looking to get ripped or cut weight, but what about the strength athlete looking to compete at the highest levels. In the quest for...
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Juggernaut NFL Draft Wrap Up
Last weekend marked a historic weekend for Juggernaut Training Systems, as 7 of our athletes were taken in the NFL Draft and an 8th was signed to a free agent contract. Here is a full recap of the JTS...
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Programming for Crossfit: Powerlifting/Maximal Strength Development
A few weeks ago I attended a Crossfit Powerlifting Seminar at Crossfit 714 in Orange, CA as a guest presenter, where I helped out my friends Mark Bell of Supertraining Gym and Jesse Burdick of...
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Strong and Beautiful. Interview with Yessica Martinez
By Chad Wesley Smith At only 21 years old, Yessica Martinez, is quickly becoming a well known powerlifter. With PRs of 305 in the squat, 180 bench and 320 deadlift, this 132 pound weight class lifter...
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Do You Have the Courage to be Great?
Anyone who knows me knows that I’m not one for ra-ra, motivation and inspiration; it’s just not my personality and I’ve never felt I needed somebody else to motivate me personally. So with that said,...
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Complete Guide to Putting PRs on the Platform
One of the most common questions I receive in regards to powerlifting, is “How do you train with 600-800 pounds and then squat mid-900s in a meet?” This idea of training submaximally and achieving...
View ArticleWeekend at the Orange County Throwdown
The weekend of Jan. 10, I had the pleasure of attending the Orange County Throwdown exercising competition in Southern California. It seems every time I attend a CrossFit competition, people get the...
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Consolidation of Stressors, Part 1
The concept of consolidation of stressors is a topic I’ve written about on several occasions before, but as I grow as an athlete and coach, my understanding of this and other ideas becomes more nuanced...
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Consolidation of Stressors, Part 2: The Medium Term
In Part 1 of this series, we discussed what the concept of consolidation of stressors is and how it is applied to programming in the short term, a single training cycle. The foundation of...
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Training is for Building, Not Testing
If you are a competitive athlete, what is the purpose of training? To improve your competition result. Training is not for showing off, it is not necessarily for PRs, and it isn’t where your best...
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