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What Makes a Good Junior Athlete Might Not Make a Good Senior Athlete
Is junior-level success really a precursor to senior-level greatness? Coach Craig Pickering discusses the research behind what builds a strong long-term athletic career.
Advantages of the Front Squat for Sprinters: A New Perspective on Strength for Speed
While numerous track and field athletes have had success with performing back squats at the exclusion of front squats, Coaches Gabriel Mvumvure and Kim Goss…
Understanding and Applying Relative Strength Standards
What does it mean to be strong, and what does it mean to be “strong enough”? Coach Pat Basil helps us answer both questions to…
Where Is Max Power in Sprinting?
You might think you’re training max power by having your athletes do resisted sprints, but are you really? Coach Matt Tometz examines the answer to…
Anti-Glycolytic Training for Power-Speed Athletes
Are chronically high-intensity efforts the way to train the power-speed athlete? Coach Austin McClinton doesn’t believe so; instead, he embraces Verkhoshansky’s anti-glycolytic training style.
A Question of Balance: What Elite Throwers Know About Developing Rotational Power
Kim Goss’s role as a weightlifting coach has brought him into contact with several elite throwers. In this article, he…
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The Top Three Misconceptions About Fitness in Soccer
Too often, any physical shortcoming a soccer player demonstrates is misattributed to a “lack of fitness.” As Coach Mike Whiteman…
Reactive Strength Ratio: A New Way of Evaluating and Monitoring Plyometrics
To date, plyometrics has been overwhelmingly focused on—and tested for—vertical momentum-based movements. Because of the specificity of more horizontally focused…
Determining Functional vs. Nonfunctional Asymmetries
Coach Danny Foley explains how, by assessing whether an athlete’s asymmetries are functional or nonfunctional, we can create a clear…
Misconceptions About Speed and Power Training for Team Sports
Many coaches of court and field-based sports teams have misconceptions about training speed and power in a team setting. Coach…
Strength Coach Pro: Intuitive Programming Software for an “Old School” Coach
When the need to both save time and work more efficiently entices you to upgrade from Excel, what programming software…
Common Misconceptions About Reflexive Performance Reset (RPR)
Reflexive Performance Reset is more than just pushing in on one part of the body. As part of a new…