MCHS Strength

Meade County High School S&C - Coach Joiner

[MCHS Strength @StrengthMCHS]

Extremely thankful to work in a district that is willing to invest in its student-athletes! #wearemeade

[Wendi A. Irlbeck MS, RDN, LD, CISSN @Wendi_Irlbeck]

A mom emailed me upset: “My son tried creatine and got a horrible stomach ache, threw up, felt awful.”

I asked for details.
• 16 YO multi-sport athlete
• Breakfast: a doughnut + protein bar
• Lunch: Cheetos + half a sandwich
• Then: full scoop of random pre-workout (mystery proprietary blend from a buddy) + a Celsius
• Barely any water
• Workout: conditioning + 60-minute lift

My reply:

Ma’am, it’s not the creatine. Poor nutrition, severe dehydration, and a massive caffeine/pre-workout bomb on an empty stomach caused it. Creatine monohydrate is one of the most researched, safe, and effective supplements on the planet. Your son barely consumed any protein, carbs and adequate calories. Are you surprised he got sick? Here’s how to fuel… and gave access to fueling plans.

Parents: Stop scapegoating a proven supplement. Your 16-year-old athlete needs real food…3-4 balanced meals per day…not junk, energy drinks, or mystery scoops from the locker room (especially ones with zero third-party testing)- which I post about daily, in all of my resources and presentations.

Creatine isn’t the villain here. Creatine also isn’t a magic fix. If you want to build muscle and perform well you’ll need to prioritize real food, fluids, rest, recovery and consistency!

[Brenton Cates @brentcates20]

If 95% of your teammates are showing growth and development, and you’re not… don’t come complain to me.

You won’t like that conversation.

You get what you put into the weight room every single day. You can’t hide from the process. You can’t cheat the weight room.

Eventually, it will expose you!

[Jeremy Toohey @Toohey_sp]

As a high school athlete, if you’re not taking the weight room and 𝙥𝙪𝙧𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙙𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 seriously, you are giving a huge advantage to athletes in your region who are. That gets exposed fast in season, especially if your offseason was spent playing a thousand travel games instead of developing/improving.

[Mark Hoover @MarkHoover71]

I’ve always said this same thing!! Don’t make BS excuses about how female athletes are “more academically oriented” or don’t have “room in their schedule”.
I got news for you…if your core GPA is high? You’re going to a great college.
Get into class and excel in both academics and athletics.
Missing school with an ACL injury is going to hurt your academics more than taking a sports performance class.
Don’t buy into the “colleges don’t like to see” hype. I call BS on that all day and twice on Sunday. Train to be the best you in all aspects of your life!

[KHSAA Events @khsaaevents]

Here are the finalists in the 126-pound weight class of the 2026 KHSAA Boys' Wrestling State Championship presented by UK HealthCare #khswr

[Kentucky Baseball @UKBaseball]

Happy Birthday, @LucasHail2025!

[Wyatt Raney @wyatt_raney]

770 lbs deadlift going into Christmas break!!
2026 Rb/lb @MeadeFB @StrengthMCHS

[MCHS Strength @StrengthMCHS]

@Dank237R @wyatt_raney @MeadeFB Did that make you feel like a real man telling a high school kid you’re stronger than him? Congrats

[MCHS Strength @StrengthMCHS]

We had our first 40 inch approach jump today!! He jumped 41.4” before this one.

#wearemeade #sportsperformance

[Logan Neff @CoachNeff_]

Imagine what curating something like this for your school district not only does for your athletic departments culture but your school culture in general?!

Health is wealth in a multitude of ways for developing students/student-athletes

[MCHS Strength @StrengthMCHS]

Weekly Recap Video. These athletes are putting in the work each and every day to be the best they can be.

#athleticdevelopment #wearemeade #sportsperformance #strengthandconditioning

[MCHS Strength @StrengthMCHS]

School is in session which means LAD is back! 200+ students spread across 6 class periods this year!

#athleticdevelopment #strengthandconditioning #speedtraining #wearemeade

[MEADE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL @MEADECOUNTYHIGH]

Jason Tripure Named Interim Girls Basketball Coach https://t.co/P8P4iDwptt

[MCHS Strength @StrengthMCHS]

Tech cart is set up and ready for the start of the school year!

[MCHS Strength @StrengthMCHS]

We’re back from Dead Period, but only one more week of Summer Athletic Development! Let’s finish Strong! #athleticdevelopment #wearemeade #strengthandconditioning

[Ross Garner @CoachRGarner]

The biggest benefits to a Unified High School S&C program

1. Year-round training. There’s a plan for constant development

2. Raises the floor. Training limits the ups & downs of talent by raising avg

3. Builds Athletic Culture. S&C coach impacts everyone, not just one team

[Meade Football @MeadeFB]

MEADE PRIDE!!!🟢🌊🟢🌊
https://t.co/C8jTExhkxZ

[Jordan Spires @jordan_spires]

LSU lifted the morning of the National Championship Baseball Game (Game 2)

[MCHS Strength @StrengthMCHS]

REMINDER!! Enjoy the break. Be ready to work when we come back!

[MCHS Strength @StrengthMCHS]

Last week before Dead Period! Proud of these athletes who have put in the work so far this Summer. This has been by far the best participation we have had for Summer athletic development in my four years!

#wearemeade
#athleticdevelopment #strengthandconditioning