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No Age Limit: Optimizing Performance as a Senior Athlete
Age shouldn’t stop athletes from pursuing their goals and continuing to enjoy healthy, active lives. High-intensity interval training (HIIT) in combination with high-intensity resistance training…
The Case Against the Nordic Curl: Why This Popular Exercise May Do More Harm Than Good
Coach Kim Goss examines the research and reasons to regard the Nordic curl primarily as a bodybuilding exercise, not an exercise to develop athletic fitness.
Leveling Up in Nutrition: Practical Nutrition Coaching in the Group Setting
If you believe nutrition is the X factor for athletic performance, you’ll definitely want to help your athletes improve their eating habits. Coach Stephen Georgio…
Profiling and Programming for Resisted Sprints in Rugby Union Using the 1080 Sprint
Coach Jonathan Ward details how he uses the 1080 Sprint to program resisted sprints with his rugby team. This includes why, when, and how to…
Building a One Stop Shop for Athlete Performance and Wellbeing
Sports medicine has changed drastically over recent years, and it is important for coaches to embrace that. Through the use of modern data collection and…
Facility Finders: Mike Boyle Strength and Conditioning (MA)
How necessary is specialty equipment for your S&C program? This month’s Facility Finders visits Mike Boyle Strength and Conditioning in…
How to Prove Athletes Are Getting Faster Using “Rules of Best Evidence”
A guarantee of accuracy is quite a valuable promise, especially in today’s social media-driven world, but does such a thing…
Resurrecting the Forgotten 70%: How High School Coaches Can Increase Their Talent Pool
What if you could get more of your school’s students to try out for sports? Coach Kim Goss explores the…
Performance Training for Pitchers: Athleticism Determines Skill Level
The better a pitcher can move athletically, the faster and more efficiently they’ll be able to pitch, with fewer injuries.…
Is the Best-Ever Strength Training Device…A Piece of Speed Development Equipment?
Did you know that you could program the settings on the 1080 Sprint to do some of the exercises only…
Teaching the Ability to Strain as a Skill in the Weight Room
In his S&C program, Coach Brandon Herring slowly teaches softball players how to strain—beginning in the seventh grade. He explains…
Creating Winning Habits: The Value of Weekly Timed Sprints
When it comes to coaching, there can never be enough data. In this article, coach Matt Tometz explains why adding…