Overload: You Can’t Get Better Without It
The overload principle is a fundamental one to strength and conditioning. Basically this says that in order to keep the body adapting, we have to find a way to make the workouts...
Real World Strength and Conditioning
How coaches use strength and conditioning to improve the performance of their athletes
Agility Is About Sports Performance
Agility is probably one of the most difficult things to coach and it’s one of the things most susceptible to hype and guruisms. This post is going to present some thoughts about...
It’s Important To Train Hip Extension
I’m a huge fan of what I call puling or hip extension exercises to help develop athletic strength and power. Normally these are variations of the deadlift, Romanian deadlift, or good morning....
Pull Ups For Performance And Injury Prevention
Athletes spend a lot of their training time pressing and jerking weights. All of this involves pushing the implement away from the body. This is important because a lot of sporting movements...
Speed: Running Fast is a Skill
You have to practice running fast to get better at running fast. Variations of this statement are some of my favorite social media posts, it’s amazing how often people need to hear...