Last weekend I had the chance to attend a new fitness event,

the Strength Matters Summit. Headlined by the likes of Dan John, Steve Maxwell,

Mark Reifkand, Dave Whitely, Perry Nickelstein and a whole host of “who’s who”

in the strength and conditioning world, it was a great chance to learn what

some of the best in the world have been up to lately.

Held in sunny San Diego, it was a great time with some great

people. The driving force behind Strength Matters are some great geys from

England who have  great vision for what

they are trying to do with the summit. In a world full of entry level courses

and seminars, Strength Matters is trying to stand out as a source of advanced

level info for coaches who have spent more than a few years producing results.

Add it all up and it was an even I was really looking

forward to and one that certainly did not disappoint. I came away with pages of

notes and some really big “aha moments” that will help me create even better

training programs. I also met some great people and got introduced to the art

of nail bending and tearing a deck of cards in half.

In this podcast I review my weekend and share my notes and

thoughts from the presenters. There were some great lessons about how to create

great habits, how the big toe and obliques are the key to your power and why

you need to massage your breathing muscles among many others. If you’re

interested in the best training methods to help you improve your strength and

cardio then this is one you don’t want to miss.

If you are in the fitness field of are interested in the

latest and best strength and conditioning info you should also check out the

Strength Matters website at www.strengthmatter.tv.

They have an excellent podcast as well as some other great resources that I use

myself.

That’s it for now, I just got back from a Dan John seminar

so I’m sure I’ll have some great stuff to share from it as well. Until then…

Ride Strong,

James Wilson

MTB Strength Training Systems