Anthony Blazevich is one of my favorite authors. He publishes studies looking into things that we think we know and challenges our beliefs. I don’t always agree with his findings, but I...
Adding resistance to sprinting is a popular training tool for strength and conditioning coaches. The idea is that by adding resistance, the sprinting motion becomes more difficult. This requires the athlete’s nervous...
Research into the demands of sports is becoming more sophisticated, which allows a strength and conditioning coach to design much more effective conditioning programs for his or her athletes. In two previous...
In the January issue of the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, there is a study published looking at the impact of training volume on increases in back squat strength. Generally I...
A number of sources recommend using specialized weightlifting shoes (as opposed to running shoes) when performing the Olympic lifts, squats, and overhead lifts. Weightlifting shoes (see below for an image) have an...