Strength is an important quality for athletes. Strength has the potential to improve performance and to prevent injuries. It improves performance because it underpins many sports skills. This blog will talk about...
Traditionally we have taught that when an athlete begins strength training they will get stronger. This increase in strength comes before the athlete undergoes hypertrophy. The thinking is that these strength increases...
As strength and conditioning coaches, we spend a lot of time stressing the importance of strength for athletic performance. In some of my writing I have stressed the importance of strength for...
There has been a discussion for a few years about unilateral vs. bilateral training in the strength and conditioning of athletes. Many of us have used squats, deadlifts, Romanian deadlifts, and the...
I posted something on X/Twitter about the importance of strength for sports. For me, strength is critical for athletes. Strength provides the foundation for speed, for explosiveness, for being able to perform...