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Rethinking Speed Exposure for American Football Players
There is no question that speed plays a role in the American football player’s ability to compete at a high level, but preparing players for…
How to Enhance Performance with PAP and Complex Training Methods
Applying complex training methods, many coaches neglect to individualize an athlete’s optimal recovery interval and instead utilize a blanket time frame. This article highlights the…
How to Make Smarter Choices When Polishing Your Athletes’ Lunge Progressions
Everything is context-specific, including exercise selection for athletes. Planned variation and program changes from general to specific elicit the highest possible adaptations. Bryan Mann demonstrates…
Power Lift Strength & Power Development Roundtable, Part II
In this second part of this virtual Power Lift Strength and Power Development Roundtable, Bob Alejo asks Bryan Mann, Tim Suchomel, and Mike Young to…
Power Lift Strength & Power Development Roundtable, Part I
Bob Alejo convened a virtual roundtable of Power Lift’s Sport Science Educational Board members, and asked them two of strength and conditioning’s biggest questions. In…
How to Use Weighted Pants to Improve Sprinting
Coach Mike Adams has witnessed huge improvements in his high school sprinters from training with weighted pants. The increased strength…
Implementing High-Intensity Aerobic Energy System Conditioning for Field Sports
Much research is now focused on Maximal Aerobic Speed (MAS). Research shows that the amount of time spent at or…
Why the 1080 Quantum Robotic Resistance System Offers Better Training Results in Less Time
The 1080 Quantum robotic resistance system has proven its worth with elite athletes at Sweden’s Malmö Sports Academy. Coach Kenneth…
Programming for Resisted Sled Sprint Training
This article is the second part of a mini-series on resisted sled sprint (RSS) training. The article provides the basis…
A Message of Giving
In the spirit of the holiday season, I want to share experiences and anecdotes about the coaches who have given…
Rebuilding a Track Program
All coaches need to start somewhere. In this article, Coach Jeff White explains how he rebuilt a school’s track program…
Resisted Sled Sprint Training – Part 1 – Methods of Sled Load Prescription
Resisted sled sprint (RSS) training is an effective method to improve linear sprint performance – but how do we load…