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  • May 19, 2019

High Intensity Training Is Not The Way To Go For Athletes

For as long as I’ve been involved in strength and conditioning there has been a debate raging about the value of multiple sets.  There has always been a “high intensity” group that...

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  • January 12, 2019

Sloppy and Slow Won’t Prevent Knee Injuries

I was working out in a commercial fitness center the other day when several high school girl softball players came in with their trainer. Their trainer then proceeded to have them do...

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  • November 27, 2018

How Much Strength Do We Need For Sports?

I posted something on X/Twitter about the importance of strength for sports. For me, strength is critical for athletes. Strength provides the foundation for speed, for explosiveness, for being able to perform...

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  • November 15, 2018

We Improve By Being Uncomfortable

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I’m going to begin this post by showing a workout:   WK 1 WK 2 WK 3 WK 4 WK 5 WK 6 WK 7 WK 8 Power clean 3x3x200 3x3x200 3x3x200...

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  • November 10, 2018

It Takes a Big Foundation to Build a Tall Building

I'm going to start this post with a workout program.  Below is a look at a week of workouts for an elite, international-caliber sprinter. This is a late preparatory phase/early pre-season phase...

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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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