Adam Ringler

11/01/2026

No Secrets. Just Standards. A free community for strength coaches, sport scientists, and performance leaders.

10/31/2026

This is the most-watched video on my channel, and the question has not gone away: are Normatec boots actually worth it?
Two minutes, my full answer.
Watch the full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4uLrlfV6vI

10/30/2026

Clear thinking is not a talent. It is a skill, and it can be trained.
That is the core argument of Shane Parrish's Clear Thinking, and it holds up in coaching: first principles over habit, mental models over gut feel, and an honest reckoning with confirmation bias. My breakdown of the book, written for coaches:
Read the full piece: https://adamringler.com/clear-thinking-by-shane-parrish/

10/29/2026

Coaches, I'd love to personally invite you to something I've been working on.

After nearly 20 years in collegiate and professional athletics, one thing I've come to appreciate is just how much we can learn from other people navigating the same challenges we are.

I recently launched The Drafting Table, a completely FREE community built for Directors of Performance, Head Strength & Conditioning Coaches, Sport Scientists, and other professionals responsible for leading athletes, people, and performance systems across Division I, Division II, NAIA, and professional sports.

The idea is pretty simple. Create a space where we can compare notes, share what's working (and what isn't), talk through difficult decisions, and learn from each other's experiences. The kind of conversations we don't always get to have at conferences or within our own departments.

We're just getting started, and I'd really love to get some experienced, thoughtful people in the room early to help shape where this goes.

I'm not looking to build the biggest community in our industry. I'd rather build one where the conversations are meaningful and everyone walks away a little better at what they do.

There's no cost, no catch. Just an opportunity to connect with other professionals who care about their craft.

If that sounds like something you'd enjoy being part of, I'd love to have you at the table.

👉 https://skool.adamringler.com

And if you've got a colleague or another coach you think would bring value to the conversation, please share this with them. The people we bring into this community are what will ultimately make it worthwhile.

No Secrets. Just Standards. A free community for strength coaches, sport scientists, and performance leaders.

10/29/2026

Glossary term of the week: Rate of Force Development.
How fast an athlete can produce force, not just how much. Two athletes can both squat 400 pounds; the one who reaches peak force faster wins the race to the jump, the cut, or the first step.
The glossary defines 25 sport science terms in plain language, for practitioners, not textbooks.
Read the full piece: https://adamringler.com/glossary/

10/28/2026

Force plates earn their keep in two ways.
From Decoding Excellence #039, a Monday Minutes deep dive on force plate utilization:
1. Readiness testing that informs daily training decisions.
2. An audit tool for the training process itself, over time.
Listen to the Decoding Excellence Show: adamringler.com/podcast

10/27/2026

The barrier is not the hardware anymore. It is knowing what to do with the numbers.
Portable dual plates and a full countermovement jump battery in under 60 seconds have made force plate testing easy to run. Interpreting it well is the real skill, and that is what this guide covers: the key metrics, the coaching applications, and the caveats.
Read the full piece: https://adamringler.com/understanding-force-plate-testing-in-basketball/

10/26/2026

Athletes don't care about your program until they trust you.
That is the first hard truth in a piece I wrote for young strength coaches, and the rest are just as blunt: results are table stakes, integrity shows when no one is watching, and you do not get to have a brand. You earn one.
Read the full piece: https://adamringler.com/so-you-want-to-be-a-collegiate-strength-coach-some-hard-truths-from-the-trenches/

10/26/2026

New here? Start with the best of it.
AdamRingler.com holds more than two decades of work on strength and conditioning, sport science, and coaching leadership, organized by who you are: young coach, people leader, sport science practitioner, listener, or watcher. Pick your path and start with the pieces that matter most.
Start here: adamringler.com/start-here

10/25/2026

Something I've been thinking about for the people who actually run performance departments.

The Drafting Table is a working room for strength coaches, sport scientists, and performance leaders. No secrets. Just standards. Inside right now: the full educational archive I've built, checklists and frameworks you can steal, and a weekly live working session between leaders in the performance space.

The November focus is monitoring and data, starting with a 7-day monitoring audit challenge on Nov 3. Free to join. This room is for practitioners only, so joining takes three quick questions and an approval.

If that's you, come compare notes:
skool.adamringler.com