Keeping Training Simple: A Rant
I want to thank Twitter for helping me come up with this post. Recently I tweeted something to the effect that squats, pulls, presses, rows, and the Olympic lifts are pretty much...
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The Definitive 400 Meter Race Article
Legendary coach Peter Fortune wrote an excellent article on the 400m event in the April issue of Modern Athlete and Coach. To me this is an extremely important article for anyone that...
Program Design Thoughts: Intermediate Level Athletes
In a previous post ( http://wp.me/p1XfMm-c4), we discussed an athlete’s strength and conditioning career as something that moves through several phases. First the athlete builds their physical and motor skill foundation. Then,...
Program Design Thoughts: Foundational Level Athletes
We can view an athlete’s strength and conditioning career as moving through several phases. First the athlete builds their physical and motor skill foundation. Then, as the athlete progresses and becomes more...
In-Season Training
In-season training offers unique challenges with program design for athletes. Frequently people do either extreme, too much or too little for the athlete’s strength and conditioning. Below are some thoughts to assist...