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The Life and Strong Times of Legendary Strength Coach Charles Poliquin
Charles Poliquin is a legend who pioneered many modern S&C methods. Coach Kim Goss looks back at his time with Poliquin and what made the…
Facility Finders: Urbandale High School
In this first of a series, Coach John Delf-Montgomery talks to Pete Traynor at Urbandale High School about the high school’s new S&C facility. As…
5 Common Misconceptions About HRV Data
The increased availability of HRV devices should be a good thing, but it’s making it difficult to discern the value of HRV monitoring. Coach Alan…
Foundational Jump Development for All Levels
It can be easy to think that the solution to weak jumps is heavier squats. Ross Garner explains why this isn’t always right and gives…
Misconceptions on Women in Weightlifting
Women have been in Olympic weightlifting for years, yet misconceptions about a female athlete’s ability to compete in the sport persist. As part of a…
CoachMePlus: Athlete Management System for Decision Making
Sport teams are measured with a growing number of technologies including motions sensors, force plates, GPS, HRV, blood and sleep…
Are Static Jumps the Missing Element in Your Jump Training?
David Rosales explains why all coaches should include static plyometrics in their jump training instead of only focusing on elastic.…
Cool as the Other Side of the Pillow – Inspiring Athletes to Sleep for Peak Performance
You know sleep is important for your athletes, but do you know just how important? Do they? Coach Pete Burridge…
Tempo: One Man’s Journey
Everyone’s got an opinion about tempo training, especially on social media. Coach Rob Assise weighs in with his own personal…
Creative Ways to Train Lower-Limb Stiffness
Training for ankle stiffness has a huge impact how athletes improve their rebounds, vertical jumps, and lateral hops. Strength and…
Training Deceleration and Braking for Change of Direction with the 1080 Sprint
While traditional lifting almost exclusively loads the vertical vector, the 1080 Sprint pulls athletes horizontally—the same direction we sprint in.…
The Art of the Speed Bound
Despite the COVID-19 shutdown and cold temps in the Northeast, Coach Dominic Zanot’s athletes hit personal best times at fall/winter…