Blog
With over 1,700 articles written by 300+ coaches, scientists, and performance experts, the SimpliFaster blog is your go-to resource for smarter training. Performance professionals share real-world insights, data-driven methods, and practical tools to allow you to stay current and sharpen your approach.
Our articles help you think deeper and coach smarter.
Featured
Death by a Thousand Cuts: Athlete Breathing Dysfunction
Rob Wilson helps coaches develop a basic understanding of the holistic nature of breath pattern dysfunction in athletes, some of the limitations it causes, how…
How Training Athletes in the Private Sector Made Me a Better Track Coach
Coach Rob Assise has been a high school track coach for years, but he began to privately train track and field athletes during the pandemic.…
Building Better-Conditioned Athletes Through a Physiological Profile
Performance coach Sean Seale explains in detail how he uses a physiological profile test to individualize, optimize, and orient the conditioning training of the athletes…
The Effects of Ballistic vs. Accommodating Resistance Barbell Training on Bar Speed Metrics
Coach Brandon Pigg undertook an informal study comparing two methods of barbell training for power. Read more about the process and results here.
Athlete Auditing: A Holistic ‘Assessment to Intervention’ Approach
Much more than just testing and developing athlete profiles, Kyle Davey explains how auditing generates insights into how and why an athlete does or does…
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…
Popular Articles
What I Should Add (but Haven’t)
When it comes to exercises that can indicate whether an athlete is fast, Coach Chris Korfist knows the jerk jump…
A First Experience with Solos Glasses
Smart glasses aren’t just for cyclists. Coach Gena Bradshaw tried out the solos AirGo™ smart glasses while doing a variety…
Nasal Breathing for Athletes
Nasal breathing is a powerful tool that can enhance athlete health and performance at nearly zero cost to coaches or…
Asteroids, Death, and the Evolution of a Track Coach
In this second piece in our “What I Added, What I Dropped” series, Tony Holler looks back on 41 years…
Charlie Francis’s 95% Speed Threshold: What Does it Look Like in Real Life?
It can be frustrating for coaches and athletes when PRs don’t happen as often as they would like. To give…
Integrating Trunk and Spine Training into Speed Sessions
Coaches should have their athletes do more than just ground-based ab exercises to strengthen their trunk and spine. Coach Brandon…