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
How Stability Impacts Speed (and 4 Single-Leg Workouts to Improve Both)
Pelvic stability helps sprinters absorb, store, and release energy faster while running, resulting in shorter ground contact times and longer stride lengths. Coaches Gabriel Mvumvure…
7 Methods of Isoinertial Training Strength Coaches Need
Coach Shane Davenport and his team have created seven methods for isoinertial training that range from basic concepts to very advanced techniques. This guide will…
9 Core Principles for High School S&C Coaches (I Learned From Teachers)
As a high school strength and conditioning coach, John Garrish has learned a lot from the people around him, but perhaps none so much as…
30 Years Later: A Review of Speed Trap by Charlie Francis
Charlie Francis made a sizeable dent in our global understanding of sprint training. But we still have a long way to go until his methods…
A Coach’s Guide to Creating Your Own Speed and Agility Program
What are the components of a good speed and agility program? Coach Jason Feairheller takes an in-depth look at warm-ups, drills, and movement quality, as…
Acceleration, Coordination, Variation: Three Ingredients for Sprinting Success
Multi-sport athletes often excel as sprinters because of their experience with acceleration, coordination, and variation. In order to help your…
How to Create a Base of Power and Speed
Although he admits it doesn’t reflect a paradigm shift in training, Coach Mario Gomez believes in helping his track and…
P-Hacking, HARKing, and Science’s Replication Crisis
According to some, science is currently experiencing a replication crisis, whereby researchers are unable to replicate other’s research findings when…
The Top Accommodating Resistance Methods for Strength Coaches
While the strength-specific science on the use of accommodating resistance continues to grow, its implementation is still disappointingly slow. Coach…
Making the Sheiko System Fit in American Powerlifting
After working under Boris Sheiko and running his program for three years, Coach Cann tweaked the Sheiko system, adapting it…
On Purpose: Asking the Right Questions to Deliver the Right Training
Understand the purpose of your training program and communicate the purpose to your athletes. A program works when the athlete…
3 Things S&C Coaches Should Require from Their Supervisors
All strength and conditioning coaches should receive three things from their supervisors: a timely observation, a clear definition of their…