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Future of Fast: Wearable Resistance Orientation and Velocity of Movement
In this second article on wearable resistance, John Cronin presents the third guiding principle of overloading with WR: orientation. There are many options for arranging…
How Better Goals Lead to Better Athlete Motivation
Athletes are not solely motivated by the goals their coaches create for them. They need to own what they believe they can accomplish. As coaches,…
The Case Against the Hang Power Clean
Are partial Olympic lifting exercises really as good, or better, than the full movements? Coach Kim Goss says absolutely not—and explains why.
Coaching High School Track in the Northeast
When the weather, a lack of equipment, and/or too little space all conspire to keep you from training according to plan, there’s still a lot…
8 Major Lessons from 10 Years in University Strength and Conditioning
Coach Andrew Langford offers his methods and examples of how to set up a university strength and conditioning department to be sustainable, effective, and meet…
Finding the Measures That Matter with Sport Tech
Last year, we may have seen a critical mass of various levels of team sport making purchases. However, many of…
Athlete-Friendly Drills That Fix the Power Clean
Performance coaches determine whether to implement the power clean as seen in competition or to implement different variations of the…
3 Ways to Avoid Muscle Cramps
Do dehydration and a lack of electrolytes cause cramps? Probably not. Muscle cramps are more likely caused by neuromuscular fatigue.…
How to Fix the 7 Most Common Load Management Mistakes in Sport
To optimize performance, we must design programs that not only allow athletes to train at high training loads but also…
Developing the Multi-Event Athlete
Multi event training requires longer and more frequent training sessions across a broad range of physical and technical skill sets.…
The Ultimate Guide to Probiotics for Sport
While the data is still being collected on all parts of health and respective mechanisms to determine how probiotics work,…
How I Used Four Assessments to Maximize My Cycling Performance
Four very different types of assessment proved beneficial as the author trained to complete the 206-mile Seattle to Portland bike…