Strength and Conditioning Can Make or Break a Team
I occasionally like to Tweet that strength and conditioning is a lot bigger than just lifting weights. It can define a team and the right strength and conditioning coach can be a...
Month: December 2020
Off-Season Training in a Team Setting
However, there is a huge difference between training in a team setting (high school, college, even pro) and training in a facility with a one-on-one setting. A team setting may have 20-50...
The Sprint Start Impacts Performance
The short sprints are typically divided into several phases: The start (reacting to the gun, getting out of the blocks)Acceleration (increasing velocity)Maximum velocity (reaching the athlete’s maximum velocity in the race)Speed endurance...
Powerlifting: Adaptations are sport specific
Powerlifting is a sport characterized by lifting as much weight as one can, for a single repetition, in the squat, bench press, and deadlift. Because it is a maximal strength sport, training...
Time is not a Strength and Power Athlete’s Friend
Like other exercise students, I had a lot of education about the impact of age on the body - especially chronic disease, the bones, and strength/muscle mass. A question that always comes...