Specific Warm Ups and Strength Training
Warm ups consist of two parts, a general warm up and a specific warm up. The general warm up is about gradually raising heart rate and getting blood flowing through the body. ...
Real World Strength and Conditioning
How coaches use strength and conditioning to improve the performance of their athletes
Landing Safely
There’s been a lot in the strength and conditioning literature over the last ten years about non-contact ACL injuries, especially with female athletes. One of the concerns here is with how athletes...
Power Training: Single Effort Plyometrics
When I think of plyometrics I think of two broad categories; single effort plyos and repeated effort plyos. Single effort plyos involve a single, all-out effort. These can be done vertically like...
Sample Warm Up #1: Jump Ropes and Kettlebells
As we talked about in an earlier post, the general warm up is important for preparing the body for work and for preventing injury. This is done by increasing the heart rate,...
Plyometrics are an Important Tool for Power Training
Power Training: Don’t Overlook Plyometrics Plyometrics are about jumping. In the original texts they were also about throwing. This is a type of exercise that has been around for a long time,...