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Warm-Up: Comprehensive Preparation for High Performance
While warm-ups are not the flashiest or most exciting element of a training program, they are invaluable opportunities to physically and mentally assess and prepare…
Taking an Acceleration-Based Approach to Performance and Return to Play
While there are many techniques and technologies directed at strengthening the hamstrings, Coach Derek Hansen explains why short sprints are a better means of addressing…
Strength & Conditioning at the College and Pro Levels
While the fundamental goals for coaching at the pro and college levels are essentially the same, the strategies for achieving these goals can be quite…
Autoregulation: The Pros and Cons When Training Athletes
Whether autoregulation is part of a training session or is the program itself, adjusting workloads to the individual athlete can be an important element in…
Networking or NetWORKED? 11 Tips for Building Bridges the Right Way
A vocational drought that has plagued the strength and conditioning field for far too long is progressing faster than any actionable solutions. Although it seems…
Communication Is the Holy Grail: Training Insights From the Shop Floor
Coaching is much more than putting the best training programs together for your athletes. Coaching is also about making connections…
The Effect of Bovine Colostrum Supplementation on Athlete Performance
Bovine colostrum is the first milk secreted by cows after calving. Studies have shown improvements in body composition, power, and…
Hamstrung by Hamstrings?
Hamstring strain injuries are one of the most frequent non-contact injuries that occur in all high-speed running-based sports. The NordBord…
Interpreting HRV Trends in Athletes: High Isn’t Always Good and Low Isn’t Always Bad
Monitoring heart rate variability (HRV) can provide useful information about training. However, users must avoid using the black-and-white approach that…
A Comparison of Three Competing Cross Country Programs
It’s no secret that every coach trains their athletes in their own way. Cross-country coach, John Brumund-Smith, visits the practices…
Football: Still the Beautiful Game?
All too often, elite football (soccer) teams seem to promote low-level strength training exercises as a part of their serious…
Book Review: Coaching Track & Field Successfully
Coaching Track & Field Successfully is a comprehensive educational book by track guru, Mark Guthrie. Using tried-and-true methods, personal success stories,…