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Michael Boyle
@mboyle1959
Strength coach, writer, speaker, owner/ editor strengthcoach.com
Plum Island, MA
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    Michael Boyle
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    Aug 7, 2022
    I keep saying this but, it needs repeating. We have youth sports all wrong. Dr James Andrews- “Athletes ages 14-and-under should have a two-month break with no organized leagues or intense training, Three to four would be better. Do conditioning, flexibility and strength work."
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    Michael Boyle
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    Feb 9, 2020
    This might be one of the smartest, simplest, most creative ideas I’ve seen...
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    Craig Edwards | Mortgage Officer
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    Feb 9, 2020
    Getting into the frontal plane doesn’t start and end with strength work, it applies to conditioning as well.
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    Michael Boyle
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    Feb 7, 2023
    I know I’ll catch some 💩for this but, if you’re a high school athlete you should not be doing bodypart workouts. I’m amazed when I talk to kids who say they “did back” today. Not sure how we shift that message? I know it won’t be by coaches arguing about it here. 😉
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    Michael Boyle
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    Jan 12, 2022
    My "bad program" tweet got over 200 likes. Lets see what a good programming tweet gets. Programming 101 - high school kids need 2 or 3 day total body programs - 1 explosive exercise - 1 ea Push, pull, knee dominant, hip dominant - Pair push and knee dominant, pair pull and hip
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    Michael Boyle
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    Jan 21, 2021
    Just in case you’re feeling sorry for yourself today ...
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    Michael Boyle
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    Dec 25, 2021
    One of my favorite stories …
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    Michael Boyle
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    Feb 17, 2022
    Conditioning at the end of practice can be dumb. If you ran a good practice there should be very little need to run at the end. PS-conditioning at the end has a higher probability of injuring a player than making them mentally tough. PPS- sprints early in practice is a good idea
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    Michael Boyle
    @mboyle1959
    Apr 6, 2022
    Coaches if you haven’t already gone to a M-Th summer format, you should. No one’s getting stronger or faster because you took Wed off. However I can guarantee you that three day weekends all summer will improve your quality of life. Bonus- attendance for us improved.
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    Michael Boyle
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    May 12, 2021
    Most people like to complicate things to make themselves feel smart, smart people like to simplify things.
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    Michael Boyle
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    Jan 23, 2021
    The US has a “sick care” system, not a health care system. Virus response - close gyms. Vaccine plan- prioritize the obese and smokers? So, eat, stop exercising and start smoking? “Common sense is not very common”
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    Michael Boyle
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    Mar 9, 2021
    I’m going to get in trouble for this but males training without shirts in the weightroom just screams “unprofessional “ to me. PS- this is Twitter. This is my opinion. You are welcome to yours.
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    Michael Boyle
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    Feb 22, 2023
    Best advice for youth sports parents. Keep repeating these three things - I love you - I love watching you play - Are you having fun?
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    Michael Boyle
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    Jun 27, 2020
    Everybody who trains kids should follow these guys. I’m amazed at how well they mass produce quality movement.
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    HoundsSpeed +
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    Jun 26, 2020
    07/06/05 #ladyhounds . Easy as 1,2,3 ! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 #houndsspeed #houndsmove
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    Michael Boyle
    @mboyle1959
    Mar 17, 2022
    I can’t believe coaches buy machines. Give me 20 bench’s, 20 sets of Powerblocks, 20 18” boxes and we can train a team of 60 at once. Machines don’t make business sense. They cost too much money,take up too much space and do 1 thing. And then there’s the function argument.
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