Maintaining In-Season Strength
Strength is critical for athletic performance. It is a factor in power, it helps us sprint faster, change directions, throw, move an opponent, and even resist injury. It is also a skill...
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Transfer of Training is Important for the Coach and Athlete
Dr. Vladimir Issurin, who has a number of books out on periodization, has written an interesting article for the August issue of Sports Medicine on the transfer of training. Issurin makes the...
Training to Accelerate
Acceleration is the ability to increase speed. For a sprinter, it’s a component of their race. First they accelerate, then they achieve maximal velocity, then they maintain that velocity for as long...
Learning to Use Strength
For athletes strength has a purpose, it’s not something that time is spent developing just because. A powerlifter or Olympic lifter competes to lift the most weight possible. For other types of...
A Fresh Look At Core Training: Why The Squat and Deadlift Are Important
Core training has received a great deal of attention over the last 15 years. It is presented as a very scientific, objective, and necessary way to approach training in order to improve...