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The Forgotten Plantar Flexor: Training the Soleus
Most coaches believe that the calves get enough training with sprints, jump landings, and plyometrics, and may even add standing calf raises to a program,…
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 athletes.
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 Dodoo at Speedworks delves into…
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 to do that by classifying…
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 important to the industry, the…
Heart Rate Variability Training
Changes in an athlete’s heart rate variability in response to training can provide insight into the way the cardiac autonomic…
7 Ways That SimpliFaster Made Me a Better Strength Coach
S&C Coach Joshua Collins has relied on SimpliFaster’s articles and insights for years. Here he talks about seven ways that…
10 Tips to Maximize Your Strength & Conditioning Internship
You’ve landed a strength and conditioning internship and are equal parts nervous and excited. What’s next? S&C Coach Rumin Aghabozorg…
8 Myths About Weightlifting for Athletes
Many coaches have limited hands-on experience coaching the snatch and the clean and jerk, which leads to numerous myths about…
Solo Speed Training in 700 Words
Are you looking for a speed workout of 25-40 minutes? Coach Tony Holler’s got your back with this straightforward plan…
Applying Ockham’s Razor to Coaching
Coach Mickelson applies a burden of proof spectrum to help navigate data collection, program development, and on-the-fly changes to achieve…
What I Did During the Pandemic (and Why)—COVID Stories from an S&C Coach
What did you do during the pandemic, while schools and gyms were closed? Coach Pete Arroyo took on a temporary…