How coaches use strength and conditioning to improve the performance of their 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...
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...
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...
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...
The Olympic lifts and their variations have long been a staple of athletic strength and conditioning programs. They are performed standing up, involve most of the muscles of the body, involve a...