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The NFL Combine 2.0
While Coach Justin Ochoa enjoys the NFL Combine, he believes some of its drills can use an update to more accurately assess an athlete’s skill…
A Practical Guide for Using Force Plates in Elite Sports
Using force plates can seem complex and confusing. It really isn’t. Coach Schuster shares practical information on protocols, setup, logistics, and data use to help…
Off-Season Tips for High School Athletes Training on Their Own
Many high school athletes go through their summer without a lot of structured training. Because Coach Eaton believes consistently solid training in these important weeks…
Teaching a 3-Phase Method for Managing Performance Stress
Stress and pressure are inherent parts of sport competition for an athlete, but coaches can help prepare them for it with mental development in addition…
A Strongman’s Tips for Training Distance Runners in the Weight Room
Coach Carmen Pata’s distance runners are shaving seconds off their PRs by building their strength and power with specific exercises and training methods. Strength for…
Supplements That Combat Exercise-Induced Inflammation and Oxidative Stress
Antioxidants and branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) help maximize training gains and minimize recovery, especially when taken after exercise. In the…
2018 Year in Review
At SimpliFaster, we aim to be both forward-focused and forward-thinking, and we’ve got big things in store in 2019. Before…
How the Rise of Machine Learning Is Impacting Sport
Historically, getting an edge in sports focused mainly on improving training techniques. More recently, we’ve seen an increased focus on…
Kaleidoscopic Coaching: Seeing the Runner’s ‘Elephant in the Room’
How a runner looks while running is often due to the traditional way we view mechanics. But if we alter…
10 Unanswered Questions in Sports Science for 2018 (Part 3)
In this final part of a three-part series on 10 questions sports science could help to answer, Coach Pickering looks…
Knowing When to Push and When to Ease Off for Optimal Performance
High-level athletes in elite sports are constantly teeter-tottering along the edge of overtraining. Coach Hoffman suggests monitoring strategies we can…
5 kPulley Exercises to Consider for Strength and Rehabilitation
The kPulley machine is relatively new in the training world, so coaches who are not familiar with all of the…