Horizontal Application of Force and Sports
In recent years the concept of the horizontal application of force has become important in the strength and conditioning world. I actually devoted a significant part of my last book to it. ...
Warm Ups are Important for Athletes
Most athletic strength and conditioning sessions are going to center around variations of the Olympic lifts, variations of squats, hip hinges, presses, and rows. Clearly there is more than just strength/power to...
Youth Catcher: Practice
We’ve spent a lot of time here covering skills for youth catchers. There’s a lot for them to know from giving the pitcher signs, actually catching the pitch, to throwing out base...
Power Training: Clean Pulls
In previous posts we have covered the hang power clean, push jerk, and hang power snatch as power training exercises that can be used in a team strength and conditioning setting. One...
Fundamental Offensive Principles for Basketball
We have spent a lot of time discussing defense and basketball. With this post and the last one (on range testing) we’re starting to get into thoughts on offense and basketball. Before...