Archive for August 2025

by Josh Bryant and Joe Giandonato Bench Press More with Josh’s Program In part one, we put the 225 bench test under the microscope and called it like it is—where it proves something, where it’s smoke and mirrors, and how it stacks up when you strip it down to validity, reliability, and objectivity. Coaches and…

Cade Collenback—the best long snapper in college football—just smoked 37 reps at 225 under Josh’s watch. by Josh Bryant and Joe Giandonato Summer’s winding down—beach towels turning into gym towels, poolside tans fading like a broke influencer. But don’t get sentimental—football’s back. Pads are poppin’, grills are lit, and the weekend’s once again reserved for…

by Joseph Giandonato, PhD, MBA, CSCS Analogous to the four seasons and FBS program coaching regimes, fitness trends come and go. Around a decade ago, legions of upper middle-class suburbanites, many of whom Gen-Xers and older millennials exiting their prime with musculoskeletal integrity akin to the eroding undercarriage of a twenty-year-old Chevy Silverado that’s endured harsh…