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High-Performance Culture—What to Look for and How to Deliver

High-performance programs are about the culture of a group of amazing humans who always act as role models for athletes and place the athletes at…

High Performance Training

Can Computer Games and Virtual Reality Improve Physical Performance?

Coach Craig Pickering explores how computer games and virtual reality may help athletes improve their cognitive, visual-perceptive, and skill-based performance without adding to their physical…

Virtual Reality

Top Motor Skill Control Drills for Speed Athletes

There are plenty of simple drills you can do with large groups that allow speed athletes to develop general motor skills and feel full ranges…

Female Sprinters

Revolutionizing the Jump Squat

Former NFL linebacker Brady Poppinga discusses how he overcame the limits of the traditional jump squat for performance training and turned it into an optimal…

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How Basketball Players Can (Safely) Add Inches to Their Vertical Jump

After an athlete has trained their specific jumping abilities and reached their ceiling, there are very limited gains to be had by purely focusing on…

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The Enode Pro Review: Everything You Need to Know

This Enode Pro review dives into everything you need to know about this device, looking at how you can use…

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The Truth About Athlete Speed in the NFL

In American football, the 40-yard dash has always been the traditional test of speed, but is it the best test…

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Romanian Deadlifts – Proper Implementation and Key Variations

Posterior chain strength is essential for sport athletes and its potential for load tolerance is enormous. We’ve searched for variations…

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4 Speed Training Lessons with High School Athletes

In Superman’s “Bizzaro World,” everything is the opposite of what it should be. Chris Korfist examines what he calls the…

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Maximizing Athleticism and Sport Skill Performance in Training

Do you ask the right questions when you look at performance? In this second piece of an ongoing case study…

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Why Close Grip Barbell Snatches Are Just Hype

We’d assumed snatching with narrow grip would fade away. Instead, the trend is growing and needs to be squashed. The…

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A Historical Progression of Sprinting Top Speed World Bests

This is the first time an historical progression of the highest speed ever recorded is published. Using bibliographical sources, including…

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