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Intermittent Fasting for Athletes: What Does the Research Say?
Despite the increased popularity of intermittent fasting, there’s little research about its effectiveness with elite athletes. This article explores the research and applies the findings…
Why Coaches Recruit Speed (But Still Neglect It)
Although speed is a top priority in football and many other field and court sports, many coaches still treat game-changing speed as a genetic trait…
Why You Should Add Dashr to Your Speed Development Program
Electronic timing is a reliable way to see how fast an athlete can run from point A to point B, providing an exact measure for…
Critical Indicators for Pole Vault III: 85% Drill Proficiency
Drills are necessary and beneficial tools for long-term improvement in any sport, as they help correct possible skill deficiencies. With the premise that 85% drill…
Dos and Don’ts for Athlete Wellness Questionnaires
A subjective wellness questionnaire serves as the epicenter for successful performance monitoring during competition, enhances the reflective and educational process of recovery and performance, and…
Heart Rate Variability Training
Changes in an athlete’s heart rate variability in response to training can provide insight into the way the cardiac autonomic…
1080 Quantum Syncro Review
Ben Prentiss reviews how he uses the 1080 Quantum Syncro to train hockey athletes.
Sunshine, Dopamine, and Sprinting
Sprinters in the north are no match for sprinters in the southern states. However, endurance runners are equal in good…
The Specificity of Squat Depth in Athletic Development
Squat depth has been debated for years, and as the research and practice evolves, so does the strategy to better…
Is It Time for Coaches to Rethink Velocity-Based Training?
Much of the way velocity-based training tech feedback is utilized today is rather stale, uncreative, and possibly not very transferable.…
Rethinking Body Composition in Sport: Moving Beyond Totals
We need to consider ideal body composition in the context of the demands of the athlete’s sport, their playing position,…
The Neuroscience of Skill Acquisition
An amazing concept in neuroscience that’s not fully understood is the brain activation that results from visually imagining a particular…