I'm going to start this post with a workout program. Below is a look at a week of workouts for an elite, international-caliber sprinter. This is a late preparatory phase/early pre-season phase...
The ability to use strength and apply it horizontally is a critical ability to athletes. Unfortunately, this is not an ability that is easily developed in the weight room. With a few...
The ability to exert force horizontally is extremely important for athletes. It is important for sprinting, stopping, starting, and changing directions. Beyond that it is also important for throwing, kicking, contact sports,...
With this post I’m going to cover the concept of specificity. I’m going to begin by discussing this in terms of strength and conditioning. However, this is a concept that also applies...
It’s important to read studies if you want to get an idea of their value. It’s important to read the entire study and not just stop at the abstract, because sometimes the...