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Velocity-Based Training Pros & Cons
Velocity-based training offers some great benefits like individualized training, improved performance, better recovery, and increased motivation. It also comes with drawbacks like the high cost…
In Defense of Strength Training for Speed: Lifting Heavy Doesn’t Have to Make You Slower
Does lifting heavy weights make athletes slower on the track and on the field? Coach Mat Clark examines four misconceptions about strength training and speed…
Navigating Liability Insurance and Contract Concerns for Entrepreneurial Coaches
How can private sector coaches protect their business with the right types of liability insurance? David Akao brings in other performance professionals from his area…
The Different Types of Strength
Understanding the different types of strength is important for athletes, coaches, and trainers to develop effective training programs. Strength varies in its forms, such as…
Shifting the Paradigm of Percentage-Based S&C to VBT Across All Sports in a High School Setting
Briarwood Christian Schools has an elite athletic training program for students at all performance levels. Recently, the program began a shift from percentage-based strength and…
Daily Vertical Jumps: What Percentage of an Athlete’s Best?
The vertical jump is simple to test and track consistently. But can it help us determine athlete readiness? Using the…
Popular Articles
Anaerobic Alactic (Phosphocreatine) Conditioning for Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced Athletes
Although an athlete’s phosphocreatine (anaerobic alactic) system is largely based on genetics, there’s still a small margin for improvement. Coaches…
An Athlete’s Perspective on Speed Drills: Are They Really a Magic Remedy?
As a young athlete seeking to improve his speed and power, Matt Dinan thinks he’s found the two drills and…
The Force System in Training
Coach Hunter Eisenhower presents the Force System for training. It emphasizes force over strength and is the result of multiple…
The Body-Weight-to-Performance Ratio
Coach Rodrigo Alvira Isla explains the BW-to-performance ratio, a metric designed to provide a deeper understanding of the intricate relationship…
Rediscover Push Jerks: Rethinking Explosive Upper-Body Training
Why does the bench press get so much attention when dynamic standing overhead movements like the push jerk may be…
Putting the BUFF in Buffalo: The Croc Show Episode 3 Featuring Jacob Ramos
Coach Jacob Ramos joins Coach Croc on Episode 3 of the Croc show, providing a full facility tour of the…