Strength Matters: Postactivation Potentiation
The concept of post activation potentiation has been around for a long time. When I was starting out it was known as complex training. The idea being that if you perform a...
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Power Training: What If There Is No “Best?”
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...
Power Training: Critical But Keep It In Perspective
For me, power is about the ability to express force quickly. I understand there are better definitions out there, but this is how I explain it to my athletes. Sometimes the purpose...
Vacation: Not Just A Time To Get Fat
Vacation is a great time to get away, get some rest and relaxation, and get your mind right. It’s also a great time for an athlete to give their joints and muscles...
Muscles Are Not Recruited Uniformly
The last few years have seen studies showing that the muscles don’t react uniformly to an exercise. In other words, every part of the muscle doesn’t experience an exercise the same way....