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For by grace are you saved, Parents of 4 awesome kids, an amazing wife, Dallas Cowboys and Iowa Hawkeyes, 7-12 PE/Health Instructor, Football and Track Coach

Joined February 2011
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A final piece of advice from Holly Butcher - written the day before she passed away from cancer at just 27: “It’s a strange thing knowing you’re going to die young. At 26, I thought I had time… To fall in love. Start a family. Grow old. But cancer doesn’t care about plans. Now, I understand how fragile life really is. Every single day is a gift, not a guarantee. I’m not writing this to scare you. I’m writing to remind you: really live. Stop stressing over little things. Be kind to your body- move it, nourish it, stop criticizing it. One day you’ll wish you had appreciated it. Go outside. Look at the sky. Feel the sun. Just be. Spend less time chasing “stuff” - more time making memories. Don’t skip moments with people you love. Laugh more. Write a note. Tell someone you love them. Complain less. Give more. Helping others brings more joy than anything you can buy. Be present. Put your phone down. Show up - really show up. You don’t need to have it all figured out. You don’t need a perfect body, or a perfect life. Just follow what makes your heart light up. Say no to what drains you. Make changes when you need to. And please - donate blood. I wouldn’t have had that extra year without it. And that year gave me memories I’ll hold close… forever. Thank you for reading this. Live your life well. And maybe… we’ll meet again someday.” Holly 🩷 Repost & share Holly’s important advice. ❤️
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🚨BREAKING: CNN just ADMITTED President Trump's approval ratings are so HIGH, they're even higher than Reagan's. "It's HISTORY MAKING."
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Everybody needs to listen to this speech from Tom Brady 🗣️ (via @Patriots)
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Iowa beat Rutgers by 22 and allowed no points. Michigan beat Rutgers by 24 and gave up 7 points. Ohio State beat Rutgers by 19 and gave up 16 points. Is Iowa #1 in the country?
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🗣️ You MUST lift in-season… you wanted context, so let’s talk about it! 🔑 Read the below… change how you look at in-season training 1️⃣ “I don’t want to be sore.” Understand context. Understand protocol that can be taken in a GOOD program by a GOOD coach who can have you work in a way that gets or maintains results without frying you!! Sub-maximal strength work, isometrics, limited sprint volume. All work 2️⃣ “I don’t have time. I have games or practices 5x per week.” Please keep your two off days as off days. Big hack? Do speed or jump work before games or practices to prime you to be ready to go! Do sub max strength work after games or practices. You’ll already be warmed up AND odds are the sub max lifting will be less intense than sport so it’ll actually be a cool down of sorts 3️⃣ “Why lift after games or practices?” It’s simple. While you may think you’re better off not doing too much on one day, it’s actually better to stack higher intensities on the same days so you can use days you’re off from your sport to be COMPLETE rest days 4️⃣ “I’ll get hurt from doing too much.” Again, moderation & quality programming are keys here. A good program will actually HELP you stay resilient, avoid burnout & counter the high amounts of reps you’re getting in your sport as a way to stay strong & healthy 5️⃣ “Why can’t I just wait until the off-season?” Of course you can. But let me ask you this. The in-season is probably the biggest chunk of time you have in your year. Can you really afford to NOT train for several months? You’ll start your off-season just building back to what you were vs. Improving. Then you’ll lose it all again come in-season 🤦‍♂️ 🔑 Read the above… change how you look at in-season training
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2023 NICL conference champions and District 5 Champions! Preparing to make it happen in 2024….8 hours after district meet
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Our kids lift weights in-season. Period. It’s the expectation. And yes, even on game days. And if you don’t like that or agree with it, this just isn’t the place for you to coach or be a part of our athletic programs. It’s not punishment. It’s research based development. – at Mascoutah, IL
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Reporter asks Chrisitan NBA coach about meeting the “Royal Family” — His Response Makes the room go SILENT
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🚨Attn Wartburg Football Alumni🚨 Before the game Bud Winter ‘07 and DJ Zajicek ‘04 will be providing burritos for football alum starting at 9 am in the tailgate area across from tennis courts. Any questions contact Bud 319.231.3337. #GoKnights #FullThrottle #Elite8 – at Waverly, IA
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The weight room is the heartbeat of your team. It represents the culture of your team. And you are not going to consistently beat anybody without getting an advantage over your opponents in this area of the program. Bill Snyder
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Painting the football field from a golf cart is life changing for AD’s and Football Coaches😁🦾 Thank you @steele_colten! @RiverdaleRaider
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Strength training for athletes focuses on getting generally stronger in all the major muscle groups. The thought that each sport needs “sports specific” training in the weight room needs to STOP 🛑. We need more “athlete specific” training.
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“Coach. I won’t be at the first week of practice. I’ll be at at the beach” “Coach. My mom wants to know why I didn’t play in the first game.”
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Replying to @pbasilstrength
At the high school level, I wrote different programs for every single team. When off-season athletes were in lifting, I could have 10+ different things going on at once. It was total chaos. Quickly realized switching to a unified program & approach was the way to go.
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$FREE 📍Iowa City West High school 📅 June 4th! Get signed up today!! Events: 100, 200, 400, 800, 100H, 400H, LJ, HJ, SP, DISCUS
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At the HS level all sports will rotate about 6-8 exercises with sets x reps depending on time of year. There is no such thing as a “football” workout. squats, RDL’s, clean’s, split squats, bent rows, chin’s, presses, carries, plyo’s, sprints. This is an “athlete’s workout”
Replying to @pbasilstrength
At the high school level, I wrote different programs for every single team. When off-season athletes were in lifting, I could have 10+ different things going on at once. It was total chaos. Quickly realized switching to a unified program & approach was the way to go.
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After 20 yrs of coaching 🏈, I know our toughest opponent is the weight room. Players are afraid to commit to it Coaches of other sports don’t understand it Schools don’t adequately fund it
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