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How We Trained for the 2025 NFL Draft

Coach Stephen Haggerty details his time training five under-the-radar college football athletes for the NFL Combine. The program resulted in significant improvements, notably a group…

Rapid Fire—Episode #16 Featuring George Greene: Holistic Athlete Management

Host Justin Ochoa connects with George Greene — Director of High Performance at UMass Football — for a deep dive into holistic athlete management at…

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Why We Don’t Perform Hang Cleans

Despite his own background as a competitive Olympic weightlifter, Coach Cole Hergott now uses the lifts sparingly with his own teams. Instead, to safely train…

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1080 Sprint: Four Essential Tips You Won’t Find in the Manual

1080 Motion provides users numerous educational and technical resources to make best use of their tools, but what insider hacks can you only learn with…

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Running Through Time: An Athlete’s Story of Resilience and Recovery

The epidemic of ACL injuries hasn’t just taken a physical toll on young female athletes—the social and emotional impact can be just as devastating. College…

A ‘First Principles’ Perspective of the Structure of a Track & Field Sprinter: Part 2 – Weight Training Considerations and Temporal Placement

In Part 2 of our two-part series on “A ‘First Principles’ Perspective of the Structure of a Track & Field…

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1080 Sprint: Four Essential Tips You Won’t Find in the Manual

1080 Motion provides users numerous educational and technical resources to make best use of their tools, but what insider hacks…

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Running Through Time: An Athlete’s Story of Resilience and Recovery

The epidemic of ACL injuries hasn’t just taken a physical toll on young female athletes—the social and emotional impact can…

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Maximizing Success in the Weight Room: A College Strength Coach’s Playbook

Based on prior experience with multiple weight room technologies, University of Colorado S&C Coach Steve Englehart now relies on the…

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RTP Module #3: Force Plates and Decision Making—A Conversation with Brian Buck

The learning curve to properly implement force plates can appear daunting for coaches just getting started with the technology. Coach…

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How to Create an In-Season Training Program for College Baseball Players

The density of the college baseball schedule creates a challenge for coaches and athletes to train in a way that…

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Still Competing? A Conditioning Guide for Adult League Athletes (or Anyone) Over 35

How should recreational athletes over 35 prepare for an adult league or masters sport? Coach Mike Over surveys a range…

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