Category: Coaches Resources

Introduction The introduction of Title IX had a considerably profound impact on women’s sports. This legislation, issued in 1972, ensured that female athletes would have the same opportunities as their male counterparts. As a result, the rise of … [Read more...]

An adequate training plan in weightlifting commonly requires periods of training that will likely attenuate components of performance that are associated with sporting success. For instance, brief periods (~1-2 weeks) of training with an increased … [Read more...]

Hey P&G Family! It’s been a fun Summer, and it’s been so fun to watch our team compete in all different levels of competition. From local meets, to USAW National Championship Week in Colorado Springs, and even in Cuba at the IWF Grand Prix. I … [Read more...]

When a weightlifting coach begins building an athlete’s training plan, they typically have a direction that will hopefully lead to a desired conclusion (e.g., greater squatting focus in weeks 4-8 to enhance peak force production, three jerk sessions … [Read more...]

In a previous blog where I spoke on the necessity of an SOP for any athlete testing initiative, I touched on how the SOP likely helps limit measurement error, or noise in the data. While it can be reduced, measurement error will always be present … [Read more...]

If you have been following Power & Grace’s Instagram or this blog, you will notice we have been starting to provide more information and content on how our coaches use athlete data to aid in decision making. Possibly as a weightlifting coach you … [Read more...]

“Pack it up, pack it in, let me begin…” On any given afternoon, our HQ athletes shuffle in, diligently write down their training plan for the day (invaluable mental preparation when you have heavy cluster sets of squats ahead of you), and complete … [Read more...]

It starts weeks, even months out. A crescendo of anxiety that is fueled by the investment we all have in competition. It is minor at first, and certainly proportional to the distance we are from competition and the level of importance we are placing … [Read more...]

The sport of weightlifting is an interesting double edged sword. On one edge, we experience these really great moments. Big triumphant moments. Moments that appear really awesome; lifting really big weights in front of big crowds, or our family and … [Read more...]

If I haven’t had the pleasure of meeting you, I’d like to start by introducing myself. My name is Grace Jenkins, and I’m our Director of Operations here at Power and Grace! The month of May marked two whole years with Power and Grace for me, and that … [Read more...]

Masters Pan Ams was the first meet I’ve been able to coach full-time after 10 years of competing and working around training and competition schedules. Most of my time in the sport has been spent juggling coaching and my own weightlifting career. … [Read more...]

I’ve been coaching in some form or fashion since I was 18 years old. However, about a decade ago, I started coaching athletes at a more competitive level in places that included high stakes and high stress. Those competitions a decade ago included … [Read more...]

When I first pitched the idea to our Power and Grace staff about doing some writing again and starting back with a few blog posts, many of their first question was "Why?", or"Why now?", and "Did I have the time?" or "Did I really need to add one more … [Read more...]

February 2023 Jake Slaton Coordinator of Sports Science, Coach   For anyone that has participated in any Power & Grace Performance continuing education pieces or listened to Spencer speak on his approach to coaching and … [Read more...]