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Spice Up Ya’ Bench: 7 ways to “Functionalize” Your Bench Press
As more advanced training is called for throughout an athlete’s career, more chaotic and unstable variations of the bench press can be programmed to target…
Level Up Your Testing Protocols: Jump-to-Height Ratio
S&C coaches use relative metrics to gain deep insights into an athlete’s athletic potential, but horizontal-based jumps aren’t given this same level of consideration. Coach…
Momentum-Based Intensity Techniques to Progress Medicine Ball Training
What med ball training do you do with your athletes? Coach Konstantin Stamm presents momentum-based intensity techniques for athletes of sports and levels to help…
Pursue Health First: Refining Performance for Soccer
Coach Mike Whiteman believes that higher athletic performance comes as the natural by-product of aggressively pursuing health. Therefore, his thoughts on speed, power, and strength…
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 learn to levitate like a…
A Practical Guide for Using Force Plates in Elite Sports
Using force plates can seem complex and confusing. It really isn’t. Coach Schuster shares practical information on protocols, setup, logistics,…
Popular Articles
Periodizing for Mastery: A New Approach to Preseason Training for Team Sports
Pierre Austruy presents a contrasting approach to the classical periodization model for preseason training—a maturation method that proposes an inverted…
Breaking Down Walls: A Road Map for Successful Sports Science Collaboration
Why does a sports performance team need a sport scientist, and how can you establish and integrate a sport science…
Training Football “Game Speed”
Looking at the 40-yard dash and speed on the field of play, Coach Tony Villani explains why the development of…
Building a Remote Training Platform for a Sustainable Future
The pandemic led to the shutdown of gyms and fitness facilities around the world. But Austin Wasserman, owner of High…
Facility Finders: Guyer High School (TX)
The latest installment of Facility Finders takes us to Guyer High School in Denton, Texas. Coach John Delf-Montgomery talks to…
Assessing Skill Sequencing to Better Train Rotational Power for Baseball Players
Baseball training is a world all its own, with specific sequencing and skills that must be honed. Coach Cody Hughes…