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How to Apply Mass Specific Force and Lift for Speed
Even though greater ground forces generate faster top running speeds, most athletes in high school athletics who want to be fast do not lift for…
How to Take Athlete Regeneration to the Next Level
Athletes rely on valid recovery and regeneration practices to balance the stressors of training and competition. This article covers misconceptions about some recovery and regeneration…
Regrets of a Sprint Coach (and 3 Things I’m Doing to Fix Them)
There’s no doubt that other coaches are a valuable resource, and staying informed is important for growth. Coach Graham Eaton admits there was a lot…
Principles for the Periodization of Volume and Intensity with Autoregulation
Taking inspiration from the late Charles Poliquin, Coach Cody Roberts shares his methods for applying a block periodization model with undulating phases of higher volumes…
What Sprinters Must Know About Elastic Strength
Mindful that no strength coach wants to turn their sprinters into bodybuilders, Coach Kim Goss uses research and observation to show how strength training programs,…
Four Steps Toward Improving the Strength and Conditioning Profession
Beginning and experienced strength and conditioning coaches need to share information professionally, even when they disagree with each other. Ultimately,…
Creating Your Own Training Process
Your starting point should be outcomes—how can you even begin to define a process without knowledge of what that process…
How to Prevent Overtraining or Poor Recovery in Athletes
All athletes, from professionals to weekend warriors, undertake training loads to improve their body’s ability to achieve a personal goal.…
7 Things You Might Not Know About the World’s Most Popular Performance-Enhancing Drug
Caffeine remains one of the most widely used performance-enhancing drugs in the world. Although its ability to improve some human…
7 Philosophies on Increasing Vertical Jump Skill and Power
The goal of this article is to provide some philosophies and guidelines for those who are interested in the long-term…
What Are the Real Elements of “High Performance?”
“High-performance” is more than just a name, tons of exotic gizmos, and reams of collected data. Its three defining elements…
Moving Your Center of Mass Faster: The Importance of the 0 Step
The 0 step refers to the acceleration from the block to the first step. The issue is not about being…