Blog

With over 1,700 articles written by 300+ coaches, scientists, and performance experts, the SimpliFaster blog is your go-to resource for smarter training. Performance professionals share real-world insights, data-driven methods, and practical tools to allow you to stay current and sharpen your approach.

Our articles help you think deeper and coach smarter.

Featured

Why Orthotics May Not Be the Right Answer for Plantar Fasciitis

Physical therapist Tom Brobrack discusses the importance of dedicating time to focus on training the feet. Improving foot strength, stability, and mobility are important steps…

Plantar Fasciitis

Triphasic Training for High School Athletes: Eccentrics & Isometrics

Strength and conditioning coach Scott Meier details his experience with the triphasic training method. It is such a powerful methodology that Meier recommends it to…

Triphasic Count|Triphasic Weeks|Eccentric Block|Eccentric Parameters|Isometric Block|Isometric Parameters|Concentric Parameters

Developing Your “Flight Crew” for High School Track: The Long Jump

Does your high school track and field program have an inexperienced coach—or even no coach—to teach the horizontal jumps? Coach Gena Bradshaw details techniques, drills,…

Flight Crew|Runway Drills|Long Jump Pit|Flight Crew|Crouching Start|Rocking Start|Hang Technique|Hitch Technique

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…

Bar Path|Bar Path Clean Pull

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…

Chin-Ups|Tempo Runs|Barbell Strategy
1080 Syncro|Progression of Concentric Power|Leg Squats

Using the 1080 Quantum to Develop Power in Sport Training

Trainers and coaches are restricted when developing an athlete’s power using traditional equipment, because of both load and speed issues,…

Hinge Golf

The Hinge Motion in Golf Performance and Training

Nearly all golf coaches and trainers recognize that hip hinging strength and power are important pieces of the performance and…

Read More
Athlete in a blue tank top preparing to throw a javelin at a stadium. The person is seen from behind

The Technical Keys to Optimizing a Throwing Athlete’s Performance

Coach Steffan Jones believes that good biodynamics underpin athletic performance, especially for throwing athletes in cricket, javelin, and baseball. Here,…

Read More
New Career

Learning How to Pivot: Agility Recommendations for Your Career in Sports

With the advent of new technology and fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, a career in sports and fitness does not…

Read More
Barbell Path|Back Squat VBT|Athlete History VBT

The Evolution of My Approach to VBT

With the Vmaxpro, Coach Mark Hoover has found his new favorite VBT weight room tool—one that also tracks bar path…

Read More
Rolling Timing|Data Metrics|Adjusted Data|A data table displays distance ranges

Progress & PRs – Developing a Hybrid Model for Timing and Training Speed

Trainer and former sprinter Brendan Thompson doesn’t believe that chasing personal bests is the best approach to training. He recommends…

Read More
Young Strength Coach

How to Survive as a Young Strength Coach

As a young strength and conditioning coach, it can be difficult to earn trust from the athletes you train and…

Read More