Strength is Important for Power
Athletes need to be able to be explosive for many sport skills and in many sport situations. This ability to apply force quickly is called power. There are a lot of exercises...
Real World Strength and Conditioning
How coaches use strength and conditioning to improve the performance of their athletes
Horizontal Jumps are an Important Tool for Athletes
In a previous post ( https://www.cissik.com/blog/2022/08/athletes-apply-force-in-a-horizontal-direction/ ), we talked about the need to develop an athlete’s ability to apply force in a horizontal direction. While weight room strength is really important, you...
Sprinting and injury prevention: Hip hinges
Athletes that sprint are at risk of hamstring injuries. In the sprinting motion, the athlete’s heel slides up to their hip, this “shortens the lever” of their leg to allow them to...
Athletic Speed: Resisted Starts
As we covered in previous points, field and court sport athletes rarely get to run in a straight line for 60-100 meters. This means that athletes need the ability to start explosively...
Lessons from Cancer
A little over six months ago I finished my last chemotherapy treatment for something I didn’t plan for and didn’t want. Cancer creates a lot of anxiety because there is never anything...