If Willpower Is Lacking Gains Will Suffer
Hamstring strains are a common injury for athletes in sports that have to sprint. One of the interventions to help prevent these injuries is the Nordic hamstring exercise. With this exercise, the...
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Treadmills vs. Over Ground Running, Yes Specificity Still Applies
Treadmills are used pretty extensively in the exercise science and strength and conditioning fields. They provide a lot of advantages for testing and for research. For example, it’s easier to film and...
Unilateral or Bilateral, Which is Best?
In a previous post we covered a study by Appleby et al (2019) examining the impact of unilateral (step ups) versus bilateral (squats) lower body training on strength. The authors essentially found...
Speed and Agility During Quarantine
With a large part of the country in quarantine, or shelter in place, a lot of strength and conditioning facilities are closed. Even though facilities are closed, athletes still need to stay...
Developing Speed
Speed. Regardless of the sport, speed is essential to success. It is so important that coaches recruit speed, prize and reward it, and spend a lot of time training for it. This...