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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 and may cause injury. There…
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 a high-quality electrical muscle stimulation…
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 things at once, Coach Graham…
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 are the five principles he…
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 weather is iffy. Hunter Charneski…
Flywheel Training vs. Weights: What Does Science Say?
Current research seems to be conclusive in showing that flywheel training is superior to traditional weights for increasing muscle power,…
Transitioning to a New Coaching Position
Young coaches typically move from position to position as they climb the career ladder, and the moves mean new locations,…
Building Athletic Freaks: American Football In-Season Training
This is the challenge I face with football players during the fall: competing adaptations between the sport and maintenance…
Cannibalizing Our Own: How Fear, Ego, and Insecurity Are Eroding Opportunities for Strength and Conditioning Coaches
The strength and conditioning profession currently suffers from too many coaches putting their own agendas ahead of the success of…
How to Individualize Training Programs the Right Way
Coaches may say or believe they individualize programs when they actually don’t. Coach Bob Alejo explains what it means to…
Can We Test for Talent?
The ability to correctly identify talent at a young age is an attractive one, as it would allow for the…
Supercharge Single Leg Strength with This Key Split Squat Variation
Bilateral hand-supported movements allow athletes to express intent and force development not attainable with heavy standard unilateral work. Coach Wayland…