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Reimagining Preparedness for the One-Sport Youth Specialist
When youth athletes focus too early on just one sport, they can lack holistic development and general preparedness. Coach Mike Whiteman tries to counteract that…
E-Bikes and Cardio: Everything You Need to Know About Staying Fit on an E-Bike
Graeme McLaughlin goes through the long list of pros that e-bikes offer to athletes as a means of training.
Evolving Your Block Periodized Model
Coach Trader Flora explains how coaches can tweak their block periodized program in different scenarios, helping athletes reach their various goals and better fit different…
7 Practical Elements for Making Your Athletes Lightning Fast
Mike Carolan discusses the most effective ways to improve your strength training regimen to improve your athletes’ performance speed.
Why You Should Use Manual Resistance in Strength Training
Although it may never replace using a barbell, strength training with manual resistance is highly effective when done properly, and it doesn’t typically need any…
How to Jump Higher
Source: https://www.pexels.com/photo/a-man-doing-a-dunk-5586409/ Alt-text: An athlete dunking a basketball on an outdoor court. Summary Achieving a higher vertical jump is a…
Training Volume, Intensity, and Density in a Masters Sprinter
Training as a masters athlete is different than training when you’re younger. With his own training as a guide, Coach…
Creating a System to Individualize Training in a Group Setting
How can you efficiently optimize individualized training in a group setting? Biomechanist Ashton King presents an assessment and bucketing system…
Speed, Strength, Power, Potentiation: Four Unique Uses for Resisted Sprints
If you program resisted sprints merely to condition your athletes, you’re not taking full advantage of them. Coach Kyle Davey…
How the 1×20 Won This Skeptic Over
Coaches at all levels, from high school to collegiate to private sector, use the 1×20 program in their training as…
How to Develop Unstoppable Kicking Power
Self-defense instructor and strength and conditioning coach Alex Chrysovergis teaches the three basic and six specific exercises you need to…
My Speed Journey: From “Man-Makers” to Max Velocity
Coach Erik Becker takes us through his journey from team athlete whose speed was never timed to coach who never…