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3 Keys to Training Pulling Technique Using Bar Path and Video
Coach Nicole Foley covers hands-on ways to train better explosiveness, aggressiveness, and speed for the clean and snatch lifts and shares how bar path data…
Tempo and Chin-Ups: The Backbones of a Training Program
Coach Austin McClinton identifies the backbones of training as those movements that coaches can use to audit their programs for future course correction. He recommends…
Speed Goals: Decoding the 40-Yard Dash
By analyzing the Scouting Combine 40-yard dash times of the NFL draft picks over the last five years, Coach Joe Stokowski has discovered some trends…
Role of a Strength Coach on Game Day
Matthew Aldred, strength and conditioning coach at Furman University, discusses the value a strength coach brings to their team on game day—and the importance of…
Triceps are the Hamstrings for Overhead Athletes
Take a deep dive into the anatomy of the triceps and all its different functions. Emmanuel Alberio explains how to train each portion of the…
The Fly-By Exchange (Revisited): Success Stories and Coaching Considerations for the Weirdest Handoff You’ve Ever Seen
In track and field relays, executing a clean handoff remains one of the biggest technical challenges. For the 4x200m relay,…
Climate Change – Practical Ways to Add Energy to Your Training Sessions
Coach Pete Burridge refers to the energy during a training session as the “session climate,” and that climate affects athlete…
Giving Up the Grind
Old school coaches say the only way to get ahead is by grinding. Hunter Charneski details his experiences as a…
Why You Should Include the Catch During Olympic Lifts
Are you unsure whether to include the catch while training athletes in the Olympic lifts? Rob Panariello explains why you…
The Back Knee Matters – Proper Cueing for the Split Jerk
An athlete cannot maintain the vertical hip position throughout the split jerk movement if their back knee is straight, and…
A Crash Course in Coaching Middle School Track
Imagine what a well-run middle school track program could do for both a varsity track program and a school’s athletic…
How to Fix Modern Strength & Conditioning
We need wholesale change in college strength and conditioning programs to fix everything from weight room efficiency to time allotted…