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The Goldilocks Rule of Post-Activation Potentiation
Many coaches are so focused on certain aspects of their training that they aren’t experimenting with a system that affects the real reason they train…
Six Ways to Program Training with Odd Objects
Why should you use odd objects to train your athletes? Coach Brandon Holder explains how going beyond the standard strength training tools will progress the…
Facility Finders: Ole Miss Basketball Facility
How do you get all the equipment you need to train your athletes in a smaller space? In this installment of Facility Finders, we visit…
How to Disguise Speed Development as Play
Whether by chasing rabbits or playing intentionally developed games, speed can be successfully trained without being a chore or drudge. Coach Dillon Martinez gives examples…
Four Weeks to Return to Play: A Hamstring Case Study
How do you get an athlete with a hamstring injury back into the game? Coach Kyle Davey provides a four-week protocol.
Building a Better High Jump: A Review of Stride Patterns
Coach Noah Kaminsky explores the biomechanics that can make or break your performance in the high jump. This article challenges…
Breathing as a Skill: Teaching Breath Mechanics to Athletes
Breath mechanics are the actual muscular skill of breathing techniques, but as Coach Rob Wilson explains, you don’t have to…
Operating in the Gray Area: Blending Skill & Performance Training
When tailoring training to fit the athlete, in some cases a solid, balanced, and flexible hybrid model program can best…
What I’ve Added and What I’ve Dropped: Speaking Engagement Edition
Based upon her experiences as an in-demand speaker at conferences and clinics, Missy Mitchell-McBeth continues our “What I’ve Added/Dropped” article…
Myofascial Meridians and Their Significance
Fascia is an ambiguous and often-misunderstood topic in the world of strength and conditioning. In this article, Coach Danny Foley,…
Gym Class Core Series: Deep Dive into the Crab
In an age when kids spend so much time sitting, the crab movement is the antidote. Coach Jeremy Frisch discusses…
Why I Left Social Media
Coach Kendall Green took social media apps off his cellphone, at least for a little while. Here, he discusses the…