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Steve Myrland

Why athletes should avoid the bars

June 25, 2019/by Steve Myrland

Perhaps the most persistent blunder athletes and coaches make in training to compete is regularly mistaking “strength” for “athleticism,” so let’s clear this up right away:  Athleticism—the ability to express one’s physical self with optimal speed, agility, strength, balance, suppleness, stamina and grace while avoiding injury—is the goal.  Strength, as you will note by re-reading the sentence, above, is a single element of the collective term: athleticism. You cannot be athletic without being strong; but you can be strong without being athletic.


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Tags: Barbell, Featured, Functional Training, General Training, Injury Prevention, Kettlebell
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Steve Myrland has worked as an athletic development coach at the youth, collegiate, and professional levels. He also a GAIN faculty member and was formerly the strength and conditioning coach at the NHL’s San Jose Sharks and the University of Wisconsin.

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