Basketball and Assessments
Basketball is an interesting sport to develop strength and conditioning programs for. I’ve coached it from both sides as a basketball coach and as a strength and conditioning coach. Morrison et al...
Research
Summaries of the latest strength and conditioning research
Strength, Things That Sound Good, and Points to Ponder
Spiering et al have a 2023 publication in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research that looked extremely interesting to me. The study was titled “Maximizing strength: The stimuli and mediators of...
Should Athletes Rest Between Repetitions?
One of the goals of a strength and conditioning program is to enhance an athlete’s power. Certain exercises, like the Olympic lifts, do a better job of this than others. Having said...
There’s No Substitute for Testing Strength
Maximal strength, as measured by 1-RM, is a foundation of planning and programming the strength and conditioning of athletes. A lot of strength training is programmed based on a percentage of 1-RM...
Is More Better?
A lot of coaches and athletes have the “more is better” mentality. If three sets are good, nine must be better. This is important in an athletic strength and conditioning setting because...