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Applying the Compressed Triphasic Model with MMA Fighters
Keep MMA athletes primed between fights without wearing them down by cycling between intensive and non-intensive, sport-focused cycles. A compressed supramaximal sequence sustains an athlete’s…
The Best Conditioning Test You’ve Never Heard Of
What if there were a conditioning test for athletes in stop and go sports, which stress the glycolytic energy system, that easily shows coaches the…
A Collaborative Model for Managing Adaptations in Recovery
Most important to the process of adaptation are the shared principles and collaborative approach of guiding and managing an athlete through the process of dose…
Critical Indicators for Pole Vault II: Cueing Hip Movement by Model
If you want to compare pole vault technical models, the best place to observe a difference is in the movement of the athlete’s hips because…
Stress, Recover, Adapt: Strategies to Mitigate Performance Decrements
As performance coaches, skill coaches, and therapists, we must ensure our athletes are ready to recover, not to speed up recovery. If we train them…
How Reflective Practice Improved My Coaching
A coach should continually reflect, adapt, and innovate to develop both as a professional and as an individual. Critical reflection…
The Compression Movement
Over the last decade, the athletic gear market has become dominated by compression garments. Coach Dominique Stasulli takes a look…
3 Tips for Building Your Training System for Athletes and Clients
There are almost unlimited possibilities and variations when it comes to training your athletes or clients, and experienced coaches have…
Improving Speed in the Weight Room
It’s easier to show that an athlete is getting stronger than to show they’re getting faster. And if the athletes…
Placebo & Sport: A Complex Relationship
Several studies have shown the positive effects that placebos can have on an athlete’s performance. However, as Coach Craig Pickering…
The Fibonacci Sequence and Athlete Development
Coach Daniel Martinez uses the Fibonacci sequence in mathematics as a comparison to athlete development. He dissects the training process…
Biomechanics Software: Hi-Tech Meets High Speed
The sophisticated features of many current software programs allow coaches and athletes to see that runners’ attempts to lengthen stride…