http://dougfioranelli.com Tue, 24 Apr 2012 07:05:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://dougfioranelli.com/articles/what-i-learned-at-super-training-gym/ http://dougfioranelli.com/articles/what-i-learned-at-super-training-gym/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 07:05:43 +0000 Doug http://dougfioranelli.com/?p=2141 Having been a trainer for over ten years I always remind myself that I must never relax and get too comfortable with my profession and always strive to get better.  I realize that the world of strength and conditioning is not like software and social media where the product is evolving and changing at a [...]

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]]> http://dougfioranelli.com/videos/resistance-band-training/feed/ 5 http://dougfioranelli.com/videos/keg-training-movements-for-strength-and-conditioning/ http://dougfioranelli.com/videos/keg-training-movements-for-strength-and-conditioning/#comments Sat, 31 Mar 2012 05:50:11 +0000 Doug http://dougfioranelli.com/?p=2098 A quick video of some of the keg training movements we do at the gym for strength and conditioning. Movements like pushups, rows, cleans, presses, squats and farmer walks are all explained here. Check it out

]]> http://dougfioranelli.com/videos/keg-training-movements-for-strength-and-conditioning/feed/ 0 http://dougfioranelli.com/videos/sports-performance-series-the-posterior-chain/ http://dougfioranelli.com/videos/sports-performance-series-the-posterior-chain/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:03:04 +0000 Doug http://dougfioranelli.com/?p=2093 In the third installment of the Sports Performance Series we look at the muscles of the Posterior Chain. I will show what exercises can be used to strengthen these muscles and also how to stretch them. Perfect for youth, high school, college and professional athletes.

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]]> http://dougfioranelli.com/business-of-strength/ten-best-strength-and-conditioning-moments-that-made-2011-great/feed/ 3 http://dougfioranelli.com/strength-training/supporting-the-troops-this-holiday-season/ http://dougfioranelli.com/strength-training/supporting-the-troops-this-holiday-season/#comments Sat, 31 Dec 2011 07:22:09 +0000 Doug http://dougfioranelli.com/?p=2014 Congratulations, we did it again! This holiday season we donated 10 boxes filled with food, toiletries, supplies, letters, books and entertainment for Rise Above’s own Anthony Bizzarro and his team in Afghanistan.  This is Anthony’s first tour.  While we don’t know exactly where and what he is doing we know he is doing our country [...]

]]> http://dougfioranelli.com/strength-training/supporting-the-troops-this-holiday-season/feed/ 0 http://dougfioranelli.com/strength-training/best-exercises-for-soccer-and-basketball-players/ http://dougfioranelli.com/strength-training/best-exercises-for-soccer-and-basketball-players/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 06:44:56 +0000 Doug http://dougfioranelli.com/?p=1987 The weather is getting colder and the seasons are changing.  With these changes comes the beginning of new high school and college sports seasons with two of the biggest being soccer and basketball. I have had the privilege of training both soccer and basketball athletes this past offseason and we have used many different training [...]

]]> http://dougfioranelli.com/strength-training/best-exercises-for-soccer-and-basketball-players/feed/ 0 http://dougfioranelli.com/videos/sergey-rudnev-snatch-technique/ http://dougfioranelli.com/videos/sergey-rudnev-snatch-technique/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 22:43:20 +0000 Doug http://dougfioranelli.com/?p=1955 World Champion Kettlebell coach Sergey Rudnev demonstrates his kettlebell sport snatch technique during the USA Elite Kettlebell Training Workshop. 2011 Check out http://www.iksfa.com for more information about the event.

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