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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, he provides a detailed look…
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 feel as stable as it…
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 and does so at price…
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 using sprint timing to collect…
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 coaches you work under. Emmanuel…
1080 Sprint: Four Essential Tips You Won’t Find in the Manual
1080 Motion provides users numerous educational and technical resources to make best use of their tools, but what insider hacks…
Popular Articles
Gain Strength, Speed, and Size with Manually Overloaded Eccentric Training
Eccentric lifts can improve force production, hypertrophy, and speed-power when done correctly. Pete Burridge explains how coaches can add eccentrics…
Team and Group Training with B Strong Blood Flow Restriction
Athletes can achieve adaptations without high-intensity resistance when they train with blood flow restriction. Coaches John Murray and Eric Bringas…
Case Study: A Systematic Approach to Patellar Tendinopathy Rehabilitation
Injuries are inevitable in sport. Athletes may lose weeks, months, or even years of playing based on the severity of…
How Strength Coaches Can Have a Unique Impact on Team Film Study
When everyone is equally big, fast, and/or strong, winning the mental battle can lead you to win the physical one.…
Targeting Physical Superiority with the BFS Box Squat
Box squats help athletes get stronger during the season and stay fresh for competition. As a bonus, they mentally prepare…
Should Ball Skills Be Combined with Performance Training?
Coach Erica Suter believes that it is critical for youth athletes to focus on skills first, before adding the “noise”…