Controversial Speed Training Thoughts
Speed training can often be a controversial topic and I frequently add fuel to this fire on Twitter. Clearly it’s important for athletes to be able to run fast, but we often...
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If Willpower Is Lacking Gains Will Suffer
Hamstring strains are a common injury for athletes in sports that have to sprint. One of the interventions to help prevent these injuries is the Nordic hamstring exercise. With this exercise, the...
There Are No Magic Exercises or Workout Programs!
Despite everything that we know about the hamstrings, hamstring injuries, sprinting, and the sport of soccer, this is still a big problem in soccer. Researchers in the Netherlands published a study taking...
Run Fast to be Fast
I put out a tweet about speed training a while ago, to the effect that using sprints as punishment or sprinting until one is sick is not a good way to develop...
It May Not Matter What You Train First
Is there a best way to organize an athlete’s training? In other words, should we do plyometrics first because they involve speed and technique? Then, should we follow that with slower strength...