“You Wouldn’t Steal a Car”
I think everyone born 2001 and prior can confidently say that they have seen this video And if you haven’t, I feel sorry for you because I feel like this video was a defining PSA of the early 2000’s and for myself, the only “cyber safety” knowledge I obtained for the longest time. During my…
“I learnt this from TikTok”…but how legitimate is that?
Very often I hear things like “I saw ___ on TikTok”, “There’s this Instagram video that says ___”, “I watched this Youtube video that said ___”, etc. when it comes to newly discovered information that people are spewing my way. I am guilty of this too. This begs the question though… with anyone and everyone…
Week 3: Injury Prevention
Since in order to break plateaus, you REALLY need to put in the effort, it is important to know injury prevention and proper technique. Months ago when I did my own bootleg training, I put way too much load on my patellar tendon way too fast so I ended up getting jumper’s knee. Luckily for…
How to Download Youtube Videos
The website I have decided to review is Y2Mate which despite the odd name, is a fantastic website that allows you to quickly download Youtube videos as an mp3 or mp4. Gone are the days of trying to screen record in order to “download” a Youtube video. I have used various clip converters but most…
Week 2: What Kind of Training is Best?
Strength, Power, and Plyometrics. These are the 3 main types of exercises that will be used during the program but what are the benefits to each? Simply put… the following types of exercises can generally be described (in the context of this program) as… Strength: Traditional weightlifting movements. Ex: Squats, Deadlifts, etc. (Strength-Speed) Power: Explosive…
“Get Off Your Phone”
This is a phrase I have been surprisingly been telling my parents instead of the other way around. It seems that for most of us, our smartphones have become a massive part of our everyday lives. Some of us use them more productively than others…and I am not one of those people. Tiktok and Instagram…
Week 1: Setup and Challenges
Before even starting this journey I will have to recognize the challenges that may occur during the process. I work a near-full-time property maintenance job which can be fairly physically demanding (especially on the legs..you know…the main muscles used in jumping). I have already attempted a rough vertical program months ago in which I had…
Intro Blog: Who is this guy anyways?
Hey all! My name is Mason Coghill and I am a first year Secondary Education student with a Major/Minor of Mathematics/Chemistry. After losing progress on most of my blog posts due to instinctively refreshing the page or accidentally clicking off, my stance on blogging is a little rough in all honesty. I am very comfortable…
Week 0: Moving On Up
Welcome to my journey to reach new heights (literally). In the next 6 weeks, I will be implementing a training plan in hopes of improving my vertical for Volleyball! Each week will focus on different elements of the training process as well as the general progress throughout the weeks! Every post will be accompanied by…