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...
Real World Strength and Conditioning
How coaches use strength and conditioning to improve the performance of their athletes
Power Training: Single Leg Repeated Effort Jumps
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,...
Jumping Rope: Moving Side to Side
We have talked about the huge value that a simple jump rope adds to an athlete’s strength and conditioning program. Like any other exercise program, it’s important to be able to provide...
Power Training: Repeated Effort Jumps
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...
Power Training: Single Leg Jumps
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...