We Improve By Being Uncomfortable
I’m going to begin this post by showing a workout: WK 1 WK 2 WK 3 WK 4 WK 5 WK 6 WK 7 WK 8 Power clean 3x3x200 3x3x200 3x3x200...
Strength and Conditioning
It Takes a Big Foundation to Build a Tall Building
I'm going to start this post with a workout program. Below is a look at a week of workouts for an elite, international-caliber sprinter. This is a late preparatory phase/early pre-season phase...
Horizontal Force Production Outside the Weight Room
The ability to use strength and apply it horizontally is a critical ability to athletes. Unfortunately, this is not an ability that is easily developed in the weight room. With a few...
Horizontal Force Production and the Weight Room
The ability to exert force horizontally is extremely important for athletes. It is important for sprinting, stopping, starting, and changing directions. Beyond that it is also important for throwing, kicking, contact sports,...
Don’t Leave Training To Chance
With this post I’m going to cover the concept of specificity. I’m going to begin by discussing this in terms of strength and conditioning. However, this is a concept that also applies...