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Putting the Acceleration vs. Maximum Velocity Debate to Bed
Coach Rob Assise explains why every athlete should train for max acceleration and max velocity, not one or the other. Discover how this style of…
The New Age of Performance Training in Golf
Until relatively recently, golf instructors and coaches focused on kinematics and movement, instead of kinetics and forces. Bobby Prengle explains how, armed with a better…
A Better Warm-Up with Activation, Sensory Preparation, and Potentiation
While the goal of a warm-up is to prepare the body for the workout to come, that’s far from its only role. Pierre Austruy details…
10 Achievable Goals in Post-Season Training
Brijesh Patel lays out his unique approach for post-season training to restore athletes and build them up stronger.
Managing Groin Pain in Field Sport Athletes
Coach Selwyn Griffith details the multi-stage rehabilitation of athletes with hip and groin pain. This rehab relies on clinical examinations as guided by the Doha…
Methods to Develop Speed and Power for the Shot Put
Weight training, running, and jumping are very important in the development of speed and power in the shot putter. Coach…
Popular Articles
High-Performance Fueling for Teen Athletes: A Look at Protein & Carbs
If you’re a high school coach, you likely know that adolescent athletes have greater protein (and carbohydrate) needs than their…
9 Things I’ve Learned from Speed Training in Adulthood
Coach Tyler Germain never thought he’d go back to sprinting in his 30s, but he has, and he loves it.…
High-Performance Library: The Next Big Thing
As Coach Craig Pickering points out, an athlete’s journey from talented youth to successful senior is not assured and is…
How to Train Intermediate to Advanced Athletes
In the previous installments of this series on how we move our athletes through our athletic “blocking” system, I went…
Deep Insight into Metabolic Strength and Repeated Speed
Knowing what happens “behind the scenes” with athletes is useful to help them develop repeated sprint ability. Here, Dr. John…
How to Manipulate “The Big 3” Lifts for Your “Bigs”
No matter what level or setting you coach in, some amount of individualization is non-negotiable. This is especially true when…