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. ...
Real World Strength and Conditioning
How coaches use strength and conditioning to improve the performance of their athletes
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...
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...
Shin Splints and Sprinting, Part 2
In a previous post we covered preventing shin splints. A great time to address this is at the end of a speed/agility session during the cool down. This post is going to...