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7 Exercises Missing in Traditional Strength and Core Training for Golf
Technology and research continue to evolve, making available new training modalities and methods not just for team sports, but sports like golf too. S&C Coach…
Should the Overhead Athlete (or Any Athlete) Lift Weights Overhead?
Is overhead exercise performance the latest “taboo” in the new millennium? If so, Robert Panariello doesn’t think it should be, and he explains why you…
Strength as a Spectrum: Applying Velocity Based Training in the 1×20 System
How can we track the positive effects of the 1×20 system? In a case study with two female athletes, Pete Arroyo measured the spectrum of…
Practical Ways to Reduce Muscle Injuries in Elite Sport
S&C coach and sports scientist Javier Arnaiz Lastras proposes measuring muscles directly with noninvasive means—thermography—a major paradigm shift in sports monitoring. He also presents additional…
No Practices? Go Get Faster Anyway (A Four-Week Speed Training Plan)
With schools closed, coaches can’t train their athletes. But those athletes are allowed to train on their own. To that end, Coach Tyler Germain shares…
How Collaboration Leads to Success: A Comparison of Walt Disney and Performance Therapy Best Practices
Although not readily apparent at first, ALTIS trainer Rick Wade points out that the collaboration best practices that helped Walt…
Strength Continuum in Resistance Training: Answering the ‘Why’
The Strength Continuum in resistance training is a common means of categorizing the core subsections of strength—which incorporate power, velocity,…
What Sprinters Should Be Doing Instead of Hip Thrusts
Research and real-world evidence disputes the claims of those promoting the hip thrust, which has little value to a sprinter…
Electrical Muscle Stimulation: Return-to-Play Applications and Strategies
If Coach Derek Hansen had a wish, it would be that every health, wellness, rehabilitation, and performance practitioner could have…
Plyometric Essentials for the High School Track Coach
In a high school athletic season, plyometrics are certainly not the only focus. Instead of trying to implement too many…
5 Keys to Go from Writing Programs to Running ‘A Program’
Coach Carmen Pata points out that there is a huge difference between just programming and truly running a program. Here…
How to Develop Athletes with In-Place Running
In-place running isn’t flashy, but it’s a tried-and-true method of training, especially when budgets are tight, equipment is sparse, and…