In a previous post (http://www.cissik.com/blog/2017/01/power-development-part-i-foundations/ ), we covered some of the qualities that are necessary to have an explosive athlete. Before jumping into the nuts and bolts of power training, it’s important...
Power, the ability to generate force quickly, is important to every sport. As a result, it’s something that coaches focus on with the training of their athletes. The approaches to the training...
As we get older, a number of us use the rationalization of “I still work out, so that won’t happen to me!” You see this when it comes to age-related declines in...
Last week I had a tweet about diminishing returns and an athlete’s strength. The question comes up, can athletes be too strong? This is a difficult one to answer. It’s difficult to...
The back squat is a fundamental exercise for an athletic strength and conditioning program. It develops lower body strength, does so in a manner that involves exerting force against the ground, and...