Shin Splints and Sprinting, part 1
As I write this a lot of football programs are beginning off-season work in the spring. Track and field programs are gearing up their workouts as well. This means a lot of...
As I write this a lot of football programs are beginning off-season work in the spring. Track and field programs are gearing up their workouts as well. This means a lot of...
In a previous post we talked about repeated effort jumps. These jumps were done off two legs. The question comes up, can repeated effort jumps be done off one leg? After all,...
As we’ve been talking about power training, we’ve spent a lot of time talking about single effort jumps. With this post we’re going to begin talking about repeated effort jumps. Repeated effort...
Up until now we’ve been talking about plyometrics done off two legs. The challenge is that while this is a great way to teach the fast application of force, it’s not always...
Speed Training: Resisted Sprinting In 1978 an article was published by a Soviet athlete, coach, and sport scientist named Ozolin on the speed barrier (see https://www.cissik.com/blog/2012/02/classic-article-ozolin-and-the-speed-barrier/ for a summary). Essentially the article...