Taking inspiration from the late Charles Poliquin, Coach Cody Roberts shares his methods for applying a block periodization model with undulating phases of higher volumes and intensities of training. This approach allows for student-athletes to autoregulate their programming based on readiness factors, and Coach Roberts has seen positive results with his athletes in both rowing and track and field.

Training the neuromuscular system is complex, difficult to manage, and the adaptations are sometimes slow to improve. Coach Valle discusses ten neuromuscular adaptations, providing a concrete cornerstone of sport science to empower you when you read the research or try to push the training envelope.

Mindful that no strength coach wants to turn their sprinters into bodybuilders, Coach Kim Goss uses research and observation to show how strength training programs, especially those that emphasize elastic strength, can help sprinters achieve physical superiority.

Sports science isn’t some secretive, proprietary practice. Rather, Coach Devan McConnell believe it’s a combination of tools, technologies, and expertise that helps coaches better understand what is happening with their athletes, and why. Here he explains how applied sports science helps him walk the tightrope between long-term development and short-term preparation, including the specific tools he uses right now.

Tempo training in the weight room isn’t about slow negatives anymore, it’s about ensuring the workout intervention matches the training execution. Tempo training’s benefits include more than hypertrophy and strength gains, it also offers motor control and better power and fatigue monitoring.

While the concept of wearable resistance isn’t new, some WR tools are, such as the Exogen suit with fusiform weights. This article presents light variable resistance training as a genuine option based on first principles physics, specifically looking at optimizing transference for speed development.

Coach Carmen Pata presents three sports science tests that all coaches, no matter how extensive their toolkit or their budget, can have their athletes perform.

Coach Carl Valle builds on his original tensiomyography article to explore the science and practice of TMG more deeply. If you work with elite athletes and/or need deeper insight into common or complex problems in human performance, you should think about incorporating this technology into your program.

Coach Sean Smith recommends using a flywheel system for anyone who desires jump improvements or who could use some quality strength gains. Since that includes nearly every coach and athlete, you should read this article to find out more.