Leg Press Versus Squat
Is a Prius anything like a Shelby Cobra Mustang? Sure they’re both cars and have similar parts, but they are nothing alike. The same thing
Author: Brandon Richey
Brandon Richey has been in the strength and fitness business for over thirteen years. He’s a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist certified through the NSCA and has worked with an array of serious fitness personnel and athletes, from the age of ten all the way up to Division I and the professional level. He’s worked with athlete in a variety of sports, ranging from football, baseball, basketball, soccer, golf, rugby, and the now popular sport of MMA.
Brandon has accumulated work experience under the helm of hall of fame strength coach Dave Van Halanger in assisting with the strength and conditioning program for the UGA football team. Over the years, he’s been able to construct a comprehensive strength and conditioning program that would be beneficial for most any life situation or sport. He has an extensive background in athletic performance development (speed, agility, power) along with a disciplined self-study of kettlebells over the past six years.
Brandon has always been the crazy guy who enjoyed burning off energy by hitting and lifting stuff, which is why he’s a practitioner of muay Thai, as well as always trying to further his own personal development of strength and power. Brandon is a regular blogger, author, and lifter of heavy stuff! He’s a die hard DAWG and huge James Bond fan, so if you want to talk movies he can certainly do that too. Brandon lives by the credo: “Most anyone can train hard, but only the best train smart!”
Posts from this author
20 Reasons Why You Should Be Using Kettlebells
The kettlebell swing is perhaps one of the most powerful and graceful ballistic strength movements you can possibly perform when it comes to checking the
5 Unique Push Up Variations to Increase Your Strength
When it comes to any sensible strength training program it is hard to neglect adding in the almighty push up to produce a formula for
Ballistic Strength: Adding Velocity to Muscle
Over the years, I’ve tested many different types of training modalities. I’ve introduced elements of bodybuilding, powerlifting, circuit training, and many forms of interval training
The Hybrid Protocol: Jump Rope to Build Strength
When it comes to various training modalities, there is often a clear categorization between powerlifter, bodybuilder, or CrossFitter. It is understandable how a trainee can
Sprinting Skill Development: 6 Technique Rules
When looking at various types of human movement, it’s common for most coaches to give advice associated with lifting. Today I want to steer the
Use Game Theory to Increase Your Odds of Hiring the Best Coach
When searching for the right person to do a job, there are plenty of variables to consider. For many people, the first variable is price.
How to Prime Your Body for a Bigger Squat
Here’s how you can improve your squat in an unconventional manner with a hard-hitting, but easy-to-apply strategy. This will flat out make you strong, even
MMA Workout: To Develop Movement, Strength, and Power
As a coach I’m always looking for angles to help my students get a leg up on their competition. And when talking about the sport
MMA Workout: To Develop Movement, Strength, and Power
As a coach I’m always looking for angles to help my students get a leg up on their competition. And when talking about the sport
Everything You Need to Know About Speed Training
Since the dawn of man, speed has been highly sought after. Whether it involved a hunter taking down a wildebeest, man outmaneuvering the enemy on
Survivor’s Bias: How We Miss the Mark With Our Athletes
Today I’m going to discuss something you’ve never been introduced to on this site or probably any other fitness site, for that matter. This concept
