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Everyone Has a Hamburger Story (And Why We Need to Keep Telling Them)
Coach Nate Huffstutter sheds light on an issue that seems obvious once it’s stated: Many young athletes are never told about how the timing and…
Autonomy: Giving Athletes a Say in Their Own Development
Autonomy in the weight room can be a game-changer for your program. Coach Matt Aldred explains how to introduce player-led development successfully and safely.
When Posture Matters: The Importance of Lumbar Spine Alignment During Heavy Lifting
Coach Louis Howe believes avoiding end range flexion could be an important strategy to reduce lifting-related injuries. He presents evidence of the potential risk associated…
The Performance-Based Advantages of Bodyweight Training for Fighters
While athletes, including fighters, need to lift weights to become strong, bodyweight training gives them the stability and body control necessary to manifest that strength.…
How to Land Your Dream Job (and 7 Keys to Becoming Indispensable)
Kyle Davey discusses seven powerful ways to improve your skills as a leader and as an employee. Make yourself vital to your employers and get…
The Three Building Blocks of a High-Performance Culture
The relevance and value of culture cannot be overstated. Here, ALTIS explains why the first step towards building and maintaining…
Popular Articles
Running With Intent: 7 Reasons Why Tempo Work Supercharges an Athlete’s Ability to Sprint!
Strength and conditioning coach Mike Whiteman explains the importance of tempo training, submaximal development, and mental discipline when training sprint…
A Bias Toward Speed? Breaking Down the Sprinting Cycle
Using data from the top female and male sprinters at the 2017 100m World Championships Finals, Owen McNally and Jonas…
Practical Methods for Designing Plyometric Progressions Based on RSI
When training with plyometrics, coaches need to prescribe the correct exercises in the correct doses. Ashton King demonstrates one way…
How to Become a Behind-the-Scenes Superhero
Mark Hoover explains why the relationships that strength and conditioning coaches develop with the parents of their student-athletes are so…
Developing Mentally Tough Athletes
How can you develop mentally tough athletes? Coach Cody Hughes looks at the mechanisms that can help create mental toughness…
Better Pelvic Positioning for Better Sprinting
Speed coach Kyle Davey explores the causes and fixes of anterior pelvic tilt that saps speed and increases risk of…