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  • June 7, 2017

Hamstring Training: Sometimes Old Favorites are Better

Hamstring injuries are an issue with athletes that have to sprint, which is most of them. With that in mind, strength and conditioning professionals are always searching for better ways to train...

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  • June 1, 2017

Strength and Conditioning Changes as Athletes Advance

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  Recently I was asked a question via Twitter. The question was about eccentric training with real-world athletes. The question got me thinking about the appropriateness of different tools for different levels...

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  • May 27, 2017

Eccentric Training and Sports Performance: Science Fiction

Eccentric training has been a mainstay of strength and conditioning for awhile. I like to use it with track and field athletes to help them become stronger when they need to be...

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  • May 18, 2017

Fatigue: Is It All In Our Heads?

Why do we get tired during exercise? No matter what type of exercise that you engage in, fatigue happens. You can’t lift as much weight, you can’t do as many repetitions, your...

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  • May 11, 2017

Everything You Wanted To Know About Sprinting

There’s a great deal of focus on speed training and sports these days. Obviously it’s an important factor. Many people (and I was one of them) went to the track and field...

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John looks at the athlete as a whole and works to determine his or her individual needs. He doesn’t subscribe to one particular approach to training or philosophy but views everything as a valid tool based upon an athlete’s sport, position, level of development, injury history, needs, experience, and preferences.

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Latest article for Inside Pitch Magazine. @inside Latest article for Inside Pitch Magazine.  @insidepitchmagazine @abca1945 #baseball #baseballcoach
Latest article for the Australian Track and Field Latest article for the Australian Track and Field Coaches Association’s journal. #strengthtraining #strengthtraining #athletics #trackandfield
Latest article for The Chess Correspondent #chess Latest article for The Chess Correspondent #chess #chessopenings
The Caro-Kann Defense, part four: https://www.ciss The Caro-Kann Defense, part four: https://www.cissik.com/blog/2024/09/the-caro-kann-defense-part-four/ #chess #chessopenings #chessdefense #carokann
The Caro-Kann Defense, part three: https://www.cis The Caro-Kann Defense, part three: https://www.cissik.com/blog/2024/09/the-caro-kann-defense-part-three/ #chess #chessopenings #carokanndefense
Humbled to have another article in @insidepitchmag Humbled to have another article in @insidepitchmagazine .  Great educational tool and @abca1945  is a great organization.  Excited to get back to hands on next week!
I like “old” chess books. They are inexpensiv I like “old” chess books.  They are inexpensive (this one was $8). The information holds up (the principles are the principles). Since I don’t play at the grandmaster level itynit going out if date!  #chess #chessstrategy #chessbooks
The Caro-Kann Defense, part two: https://www.cissi The Caro-Kann Defense, part two: https://www.cissik.com/blog/2024/09/the-caro-kann-defense-part-two/ #chess #chessopenings #carokanndefense
The Caro-Kann Defense, part one: https://www.cissi The Caro-Kann Defense, part one: https://www.cissik.com/blog/2024/08/the-caro-kann-part-one/ #chess #chessopening #carokanndefense
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