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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

2 years

Why we lift “on command.” Here’s a short thread on why we lift on the whistle.

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

1 year

Simple stuff done a little better every week.

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

3 years

Here’s a little tip for H.S. athletes The 38 year old you is gonna wish the 14-18 year old you always showed up on time, always gave a great effort on the field and in the classroom, was always a great teammate, always treated people right........... It’s up to you.

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

2 years

Football practice in Alice, TX!!!

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

2 years

95 dudes figuring it out. Gettin’ there!!! THE HUNGRY WILL COME TO THE TABLE!!!

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

4 months

We’re getting a whole lot better with a barbell. Focus. Effort. Intent. Discipline. Simple done savagely well!!!!

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

1 year

A little better bounce, break, bend, and burst every week. Slow and steady.

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

2 months

Simple things done savagely well. Our guys control the barbell really well due to their focus, consistency, and effort. All 4 in the front are sophomores. HERO!

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

5 years

I guess I can say that my 4 year old started block zero this week. 55 lbs solid and fast! 🤣💪👏

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

3 years

Every incoming 8th and 9th grade girl deadlifting. Focused, flat backed, future’s bright. They’re getting pretty strong pretty quick, too. 💪😁

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

1 year

Here’s a decent example of what The Powerhouse really sounds like at 7:00 a.m. Plenty of cueing and coaching to the entire group can be done between whistles. Our dudes were locked in and brought a great effort this morning.

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

3 months

Here’s our 6th grade boys from today. All 46 of ‘em. A lot of these guys have fallen in love with the weight room. Some come in after school and are looking up training programs and lifts. Pro tip-control eccentrics for a long, long time. We’re going back to it.

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

2 years

94 of 105 dudes this morning. How in the world could anyone ever be ok with missing an opportunity to get better at something that he/she signed up for? THE HUNGRY WILL COME TO THE TABLE!!

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

2 years

We don’t just lift 🤣 Lateral focus high day. Short, fast, focused reps with lots of rest. This is the first time we’ve ever dragged the sleds or started and stopped in a lateral run, just so ya know.

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

2 years

Be the Strength Coach you want your son or daughter to have.

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

2 years

Here’s a short thread on why I think our kids are able to overhead squat (decently, anyway) within about 20 reps of starting their freshman year.

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

2 months

Here’s one of our Javorek Complexes that we like to do to get loose and get our minds ready for what’s coming on an Olympic day. 2-3 rounds of this little warm-up is more barbell work than a lot of kids ever even do, unfortunately.

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

2 years

Complacency is terrifying.

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

3 years

HUGE SHOUTOUT TO ALL THE KIDS WHO TAKE CARE OF THEIR GRADES, ATTENDANCE, AND BEHAVIOR without having to be reminded!!! Y’all fire us up and probably don’t hear about it enough. We appreciate y’all!!!

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

2 years

First time working longer eccentrics with the push-press (which is absolute money, if anybody cares). Brilliant stuff stolen from ⁦ @CoachJoeyG ⁩

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

4 months

Back at it this week with a couple subtle changes—a little more weight and fewer pauses. Our guys are killing it. Simple done savagely well.

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

7 months

Our cross country girls are currently #1 in the state of Texas in 3a. They’re ridiculously consistent in the weight room. Four times a week all summer, twice a week in season. They even use barbells and specialty bars. 😱 ⁦ @HERO_Athletics1 ⁩

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

1 year

Easing up on our dudes a little this week. Less volume and pounding, still touch some fast stuff though. Most of our guys are in at least one spring sport (literally over 90%). Baseball and track both just started, powerlifting had our first meet, golf and swim are rollin’.

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

1 year

We drop clean early in our progression to get comfortable shrugging ourselves under the bar and catching quickly and as low as possible. We pause to get comfortable in the bottom and in the racked position. We combine it all for efficiency. Proud of our dudes!

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

1 year

Here’s our 8th grade girls doing our quick (2.5-3 min.) weight room warm up. It’s a series of 5 movements done in a circuit of 5 reps, then 4, then 3, then 2, then 1 rep (15 of each movement total). This is obviously the round of 2. Covers a lot of movements in a short time.

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

21 days

A good little warm-up can lead to big progress. Our dudes are getting pretty smooth with a barbell. Simple things done savagely well.

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

2 years

90 dudes stretching out and moving smooth. Lots to fix, buts lots be be proud of, too.

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

2 years

87 animals showed up today! Some of us got a little ambitious on our reverse lunges, but another great day over all. THE HUNGRY WILL COME TO THE TABLE!!!

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

29 days

Found this relic in the shed and brought it back to life. Athlete stuff.

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

5 months

6th grade boys p.e. this morning. Slow cooked.

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

1 year

CHUTES for C.O.D Here’s a short thread on why we set up chutes with our c.o.d. drills.

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

1 year

Great effort and energy today. Eyes on the prize and that’s it. Couple big dudes bendin’, burstin’, and breakin’ at the end. Thick and quick!

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

2 years

Costume Kick the Field 2022!! We may or may not remember the score vs Zapata 20 years from now, but we’ll all remember a sunrise practice in full costumes!! GREAT TIMES!!!!

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

1 year

Problems in the racked position? Try pausing in the bottom of a clean/hang clean/front squat, adjusting, feeling you and the barbell in balance, and learning from every rep. Stolen from ⁦ @MashElite ⁩. More or less talked about this on a Barbell Shrugged podcast.

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

5 years

“I hated every minute of training, but I said-DON’T QUIT! Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a Champion”. Muhammad Ali Love these dudes!

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

2 years

Huge thanks to our admin. for providing for our kids. 🙏 We’re grateful!

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

1 month

We usually keep our outside stuff short, fast, and competitive. Measure and track triple broad Race through the hoops Race or time and track sprints Race with the sleds Always compete.

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

1 year

This was taken 6 minutes before anyone had to be here. Rollin’.

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

23 days

The first 3 dudes you see in this video and more are state qualifiers in track. Comprehensive training during our athletic period, but heavy on acceleration, deceleration, and curved runs. All fast with long rests. Exceptional track work after school. Fast, healthy dudes.

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

1 month

6th grade from this morning. Controlled chaos. Lots of energy in this little room during 2nd period every day! We’re super proud of how coachable and focused these dudes were today.

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

5 years

These dudes front squat like a lot of dudes back squat.

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

7 months

Here’s some A-Series stuff we incorporate into our off-season warm-ups. A March A Stomp A Skip A Run (high knees) There’s some actual speed in this group!! ⚡️⚡️

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

1 year

Attendance and energy were awesome!! Excited to progress through the offseason with our dudes!!!!

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

7 months

Space and equipment have a huge impact on programming….

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

2 years

Here’s a look at our dudes easing back into it after the break. I would love to say that I’m showing every kid in our program in this video, but WE’RE MISSING 20 ATHLETES! We’ve gotta do better than this, Coyotes.

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

3 years

👀 Sophomore ⁦ @lilmiggy_13 ⁩ front squatting a PR 405 in-season. Longest training cycle of the year. Use it.

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

17 days

60 kids, 16 reps, 20 minutes. 300 total yards.

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

2 years

Improvement isn’t ever passive. Focused effort gets results. Nice Thursday full of burst, bounce, and brakes.

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

2 years

@JForsett These are the fastest kids in the nation after having trained for who knows how long to do one rep. I would have to see the entire test on video to believe there’s a kid in the world who could pass this conditioning test.

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

2 years

Simple done savagely well (eventually, anyway 🤣). Our dudes did a great job today!

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

2 years

Wow! To say I’m honored would be an understatement! Huge thanks to the @NHSSCA and our regional and state directors. The best kids and coaches in Texas make things like this possible. Thanks to the community of Alice for trusting me with your kids! 🙏 @AliceAthletics1

NHSSCA

@NHSSCA

2 years

It’s great when we get to celebrate #Family ! This week we will be announcing our State Coach Of The Year winners. Congratulations to our winners from Region 1 and 2.

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

2 years

Things like this are why being a High School coach is the best job in the world. Our boy Mullins had to make his time today to get everybody in the program (who all also made their times) out of these 200 workouts for the year. You think he made it? ⁦ @AliceAthletics1 ⁩

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

21 days

Olympic lifting in large groups is really easy to organize and execute. This one minute video shows every kid who was here today doing the last set of each of our lifts. Our kids are great.

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

1 year

I couldn’t be more proud of these (coachable, capable) 8th grade athletes (and coaches)!!!!! They’ve managed to pick up the movements and logistics pretty well in just a handful of days (I think I’ve seen ‘em 6 times, total). Exciting times ahead!!!!! HERO!!!!!

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

3 years

Freshman Miggy. I want to thank his parents for giving him great genes and work ethic. I wish I could say that our program had every freshman front squatting more than 99.9% of men can back squat, but I’ll gladly give credit where credit is due! @AliceAthletics1

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

7 months

We like to drop clean to work technique as we warm up. Start tall, but with shoulders down. Shrug yourself under the bar to get to the bottom position as quickly and efficiently as possible. We pause in the bottom to loosen up and feel/adjust the position.

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

7 months

This dude, our QB GRANT COX, has only one incompletion and 6 touchdowns in the last two games. And he throws 295 around with one leg like it’s nothing. 👀 HERO!!!!!!!

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

2 years

Focus, mobility, stability, balance, control, and coordination. Nice start to a Wednesday.

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

3 years

I can’t wait until adolescent strength training is judged more like gymnastics than powerlifting.

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

7 months

These guys have made an unbelievable amount of progress in the Olympic Lifts and variations since last spring. Our floor, on the other hand….

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

1 year

A few good ones from this morning. We have great kids.

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

3 years

One of our Coyotes had an accident over the summer and had/has a lot of healing to do. He was allowed out of his wheelchair for good today and is moving around really well. 🙏

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

1 month

Yes. It. Can.

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

4 months

ANKLE MOBILITY & STIFFNESS Here’s an easy way to stretch and strengthen ankles in large groups. Do a couple sets of overcoming ISO’s in full dorsiflexion. Do a couple sets of overcoming ISO’s with a locked ankle and heel up. Similar to PAILS and ankle rockers.

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

5 years

3 of these dudes are freshman. Pretty smooth!

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

3 years

Excuses make today easy, but they make tomorrow hard Discipline makes today hard, but it makes tomorrow easy

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

8 months

Our 7th grade volleyball team does pushups better than about 99% of people on the face of this earth. Our junior high girls hammer away at the basics twice a week all year long. They’ll be really, really good at whatever we need em to do by the time they’re freshmen.

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

1 year

Lots of ISO’s this time of year. Symmetry, stability, awareness, control, and range is what we’re looking for.

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

16 days

60 kids, 16 reps, 20 minutes. We ran hoops, jumped, sprinted, and pulled sleds backwards. Lots of intent and rest.

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

4 months

16 reps 220 yards Most of these dudes are playing baseball, running track, or both. Low volume, high intensity, and lots of rest between reps. HERO!!! @HERO_Athletics1

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

3 months

Here’s a decent look at what we want on our dynamic (fast) days. Intent = disciplined execution. The first group (4 dudes) includes kids who play football, golf, track, baseball, and basketball. Proud of our kids for showing up and doing the work.

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

3 years

Drive-in football banquet!!! This has gotta be my favorite covid adjustment/innovation yet! ⁦ @AliceAthletics1 ⁩

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

1 month

Just another great day of bending, bursting, braking, and bracing with a barbell. Proud of our dudes, and best of luck to our track guys who are about to be putting on a show at the area meet!

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

2 years

Sophomore slot receiver/middle infielder Matt Carillo toying around with 15 lbs. over his body weight. Smooth mover.

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

4 years

Finally some GREAT news!!!

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

1 year

Nothing but a bunch of old coaches tackling dummies during halftime of a high school football game! Great times!!

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

1 year

Our 7th grade girls have quickly turned into a good example of how we like things to flow. Great job as always, ladies!!! 7th grade boys-watch this 1000 times each.

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

3 years

Three of my dudes bringing the juice. I love my job.

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

3 years

72 kids showed up to our pre-season powerlifting meeting today. 😳

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

3 months

Print this out and keep it handy while programming.

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

2 years

Big difference between 20 years of experience and the same experience for 20 years.

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

4 years

👀 6 ft-180 Soph multi sport kid Ryan Salas. This is our 2nd time doing these Bulgarians. Still feeling em out. He also did a 60 inch box jump. 🐇

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

4 years

If ya know, ya know. Grateful to be able to play the greatest game ever invented (late, late start or not).

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

4 months

Yes. Yes, it can.

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

2 years

Thanks to everyone who helped make these helmets happen for our kids this year. I wish I had a video of our dudes seeing them for the first time. Excited would be the understatement of the year!

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

3 months

These three (soph., jr., soph.,) play football and golf. The two sophomores also do track and field. 3a high schools don’t have an off season.

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

2 years

80+ dudes, Fr.-Jr’s, poppin’ and bendin’ in an organized, efficient learning environment. You can gain a little insight into how we progress our kids by coming to the 1st annual Inside Hull OL/DL/Strength clinic in San Benito on Saturday, May 21st! ⁦ @CoachLos92 ⁩

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

4 months

I’ll probably never not be impressed by our QB (also plays basketball and baseball) throwing 295 around with one leg so effortlessly in the middle of football season.

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

4 years

COYOTES!!! If we have 90% ATTENDANCE FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR (morning and 5th period), I’ll grow out a mullet and ‘stache like Alan Jackson in this picture over the summer! 100 re-tweets and I’ll wear the outfit on the last day of school!

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

3 years

It’s just about time to find out who’s been about it and who’s just been talking about it.

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

5 months

If you plan on starting to lift for the new year, plan on starting to lift like our 6th grade girls.

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

2 years

60 kids 15 minute warm up 5 stations 6 minutes per station 18 total reps Around 5 seconds each Lots of juice Great playlist!!!!

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

2 years

The Alice Experience comin’ right at ya! @AliceAthletics1

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

2 years

We do FRC on Tuesdays. Added a new little move today. We compensated a lot, had to bail out here and there, but the overall effort was great. All the cramps reminded me that some people still think all cramps are due to electrolyte imbalances or dehydration. 😁

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@JoeyheronCSCS

4 years

Future Coyote!

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

4 years

5 years old, 55 lbs., 5th set of 5 push-ups. And probably 5 lbs of hair!

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Joey Heron CSCS

@JoeyheronCSCS

2 years

Yesterday was the first time we’ve ever done any accommodating resistance in our off-season program. What are the odds? R.I.P. Louie Simmons.

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Joey Heron CSCS

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2 years

Back at it in the Ol’ Powerhouse. First time doing single leg snap downs. We’ll figure it out with some more reps. Not too bad on everything else after a couple weeks off. Keeping it simple, as always. @AliceAthletics1 @Kyle__Atwood

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