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Reactive Strength Output: A Measure of Reactive Strength and Neuromuscular Strain in Plyometric Movements
In this follow-up to their previous article on RSRatio, Coaches Ash Buckman and Matt McInnes Watson explain the value of measuring reactive strength output. RSOutput…
Misconceptions of Training the Tactical Athlete
In our continuing series on misconceptions in athletic development, Danny Foley explores three of the most prominent misconception-based mistakes that S&C coaches make when working…
Juggling: One Skill All Athletes Can Benefit From
Would you believe, juggling? Coach Justin Ochoa explains why he endorses this training modality—which takes just 10 minutes a day to see benefits—for all athletes.
A Review of Force: The Biomechanics of Training by Dan Cleather
If impulse is such a big deal, how can we go about improving the amount an athlete applies during a movement? Rob Assise looks at…
3 Mistakes Softball Players Make in the Weight Room That Affect Power
Coach Anna Woods guides us through breaking down old movement patterns to build new (more successful) ones for softball players to add more power to…
3 Plyometric Workouts for Breakthrough Vertical Jump Power: Part II, the Impact of Specific Variability
To create stronger vertical jumping technique, coaches can introduce a level of chaos, or room for the CNS to self-organize…
Cool as the Other Side of the Pillow – Inspiring Athletes to Sleep for Peak Performance
You know sleep is important for your athletes, but do you know just how important? Do they? Coach Pete Burridge…
Tempo: One Man’s Journey
Everyone’s got an opinion about tempo training, especially on social media. Coach Rob Assise weighs in with his own personal…
Creative Ways to Train Lower-Limb Stiffness
Training for ankle stiffness has a huge impact how athletes improve their rebounds, vertical jumps, and lateral hops. Strength and…
Training Deceleration and Braking for Change of Direction with the 1080 Sprint
While traditional lifting almost exclusively loads the vertical vector, the 1080 Sprint pulls athletes horizontally—the same direction we sprint in.…
The Art of the Speed Bound
Despite the COVID-19 shutdown and cold temps in the Northeast, Coach Dominic Zanot’s athletes hit personal best times at fall/winter…
A Return to General Training for Sprint Athletes
Where does the boundary for general versus specific training lie, especially when it comes to sprint training? David Maris presents…