Back Squats: Common Mistakes
The squat is one of the fundamental exercises in athletic strength and conditioning. It strengthens the trunk and lower body. It is done standing up. It involves exerting force against the ground. ...
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Heavy Ropes: Two Handed Slams
In a previous post we covered some of the pros, cons, and uses of heavy ropes in a strength and conditioning program. With this post we’re going to cover one of the...
Thoughts on Heavy Ropes
This will be the first of several posts about heavy ropes, also known as battle ropes. Heavy ropes are ropes of large diameter (1.5 inches or more), are long (30-50 feet in...
Assisted Sprinting
In 1978 an article was published by a Soviet athlete, coach, and sport scientist named Ozolin on the speed barrier (see https://www.cissik.com/blog/2012/02/classic-article-ozolin-and-the-speed-barrier/ for a summary). Essentially the article said that if athletes...
Shin Splints and Sprinting, Part 3
Shin splints and sprinting part 3 We’ve covered several drills to help with preventing shin splints in sprinting athletes. This post is going to focus on a last type of drill that...