Learning to Stop
It is important for athletes to arrive someplace quickly. Unlike sprinters, however, athletes in many sports must be able to stop quickly in order to move in a different direction. This post...
Real World Strength and Conditioning
How coaches use strength and conditioning to improve the performance of their athletes
Taking the First Step Explosively: The Falling Start
In most sports, athletes need to have the ability to arrive somewhere quickly. This is done in an ever-changing environment where other athletes, the ball, and the elements have to be factored...
Strengthening Below the Knee
In the previous blog (http://wp.me/p1XfMm-o) posting, I covered the importance of training the lower extremity. In this posting, we’ll explore several exercises to help train this area. This will include: • Strength...
The Importance of Training Below the Knee
The muscles and ligaments located below the knee are very important to train as these areas are frequently injured by athletes who engage in sprinting or explosive changes of direction. The two...
Training the Hamstrings, Glutes, and Lower Back, Part 2
Training the Hamstrings and Glutes, Part 2 This posting will provide additional workouts, using mainly bodyweight exercises, for the glutes and hamstrings. We’ll cover the following exercises in this post: marching, inchworms,...