Thank you to everyone who came out to the Team Wilpers Strngth for Runners event with Coach @sslryan Ryan Hopkins. Ryan shared how to incorporate strength training into a running program. This is probably our most asked question at Team Wilpers and we want help unlock the mystery. While every athlete is different, here are 4 things Ryan discussed that apply to all of us. Let us know if you have any questions in the comments below. We are compiling and will share all of your questions and answers. #teamwilpers #letsgo #running #strengthcoach
🚨 All-New Episode Alert! 🚨
The Cage is back this Monday! 🎙️
Hosted by DJ MellyMel, featuring Ryan Hopkins, owner of SoHo Strength Lab 💪
We’re talking:
🔥 Pro athlete strength & conditioning secrets
🏈 Cardinal Newman football insights
…and so much more!
📲 Don’t miss it – streaming live on The Plug Radio App!
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Making a career as a coach is hard.
You have to constantly push to improve your skillset and knowledge base.
You have to push to stay relevant in an industry where fresh young coaches enter the market year after year.
@thechrisparnell talks about his critical moment after a major life event, where he decided to get his master's degree and push his knowledge of physiology and muscle hypertrophy to the next level.
Chris tells the full story of his epic comeback, and we have gems like this document the mode he was in at the time.
If you want to take your knowledge of applied hypertrophy training to the next level and want CLARITY on what to do, come hear Chris speak on April 12th.
It's going to be 90 min discussion from 1 - 230p @sohostrengthlab and it's a steal at $75.
Sign Up link in Bio!!
April 12th, @thechrisparnell is presenting the Science of Size.
In this sit down, we talk about Chris' career. From where he started as a young coach, switching careers to where he is now, almost 10 years later.
We get into what it's like studying under one of the legends of the muscle research game and what some basic parameters are for hypertrophy across the spectrum of the training population.
Chris is a wealth of information and offers great insight. This 50-minute sit down is packed with information and insight that you can put to work today.
If you like this stuff, you will love the Science of Size.
For the full video, click the link in Bio.
I got taken to SCHOOL!!
@thechrisparnell came through to coach me through my upper body session today.
I worked up to a heavy set of 3 and was planning to do drop sets of 8 at a % of that top set.
I failed miserably on the drop set.
It's wild because as a strength coach, I'm generally looking for the best blend of load and velocity.
I don't do a lot of super high volume work. I'm trying to blast it at all times.
The problem is that it is NOT the best way to train if growth is the goal. I wasn't getting the specific tissue stress or time under tension needed to stimulate growth.
To be honest, I just kinda thought that intensity and volume were the most important things to nail down if I wanted hypertrophy. Turns out... there's more to it.
I had a narrow grip. I had pretty compressed front of my torso. I wasn't taking my time to stretch and load the chest. I wasn't getting tissue expansion on the way down.
I WAS, however, tight as sh*t and gonna pop like a grape, lol.
Chris gave me a few cues, had me check the ego, and surprise, I got the stimulation I had programmed for.
Having been coached, I think about all of the coaches and clients that could benefit from being under the microscope a bit more.
We COULD get better results.
We COULD be more detail oriented.
It IS all about effort, but very well directed effort.
If you think there is more to gain with your training and you can serve your clients better, come join us on April 12th for Chris presentation on Hypertrophy Training.
Link in Bio for Sign Up.
It's 2025, guys.
You gotta know the Science of Size.
We are very excited to announce that on April 12th, we will be hosting Chris Parnell for a Master Class in Muscle Hypertrophy.
Event Details:
Date: April 12th, 1pm-230/3pm
Location: Soho Strength Lab, 182 Mulberry Street
Price: $75
Target Audience: Working Trainers and Coaches
Sign Up: LINK IN BIO!!!
Aim of Presentation:
The aim of this presentation is to discuss the newest information in Muscle Hypertrophy and how you can leverage this information in your business.
How to retain clients long term.
Learn the physiological principles needed to create plans that actually work and how hypertrophy training serves as a launch point for all other training goals.
Presenter:
Chris Parnell is a veteran in the personal training field, working hands on with 100’s of clients. Chris is the Founder and CEO of TheParnellPlan where he works with clients remotely to obtain their health and wellness goals.
Currently, Chris is an MS candidate in Brad Schoenfeld’s AMD Lab as well as an adjunct professor in the Exercise Science department at Lehman College.
Chris’ unique experience as a muscle hypertrophy researcher, bodybuilder, and coach to a wide variety of clients brings a real world, science minded perspective on how to run a successful business in 2025.
He lives it.
It's like trying to have a conversation, and they just keep changing the subject.
We have to advance in the story and actually improve our overall ability for everything.
Not all at once, and with some ebbs and flows, but the overall score should be climbing.
If your clients have been in the same place for years....
You get it.
