Explaining Discomfort to Athletes
How many times have you heard, read, or said “No Pain, No Gain”? Maybe a gazillion? There’s a lot of good and bad with this simple statement. We don’t want …
Coaching
Bells and Whistles Versus Concepts and Principles
If you want to convince me to have my child train with you, come to me with more than shiny new equipment and a tee shirt. Those are what we …
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Coaches “Cueing” Cheat Sheet
The Coaches “Cueing” Cheat Sheet! Man does it helps when you have a cheat sheet. It allows you to peek to know what cue goes with what mechanics. Take a …
Load Early to Maximize Lateral Speed
In typical programming, we want to start using light weights or bodyweight as the maximal intensity. This makes sense in certain aspects of training, especially for strength training. We can …
Does Being Strong Equals Speed?
How many times have you heard people say, “If being strong is the key to being fast, then powerlifters would be the fastest athletes in the world”? We all know …
Why Coaches Need a Bigger Toolbox
Any mechanics will tell you, having more options in your toolbox allow for more solutions to fixing problems on the job. The same goes for strength and conditioning coaches. If …
Stop Wasting Your Warm-Ups
Far too many athletes, coaches, and programs don’t take advantage of the learning opportunity gained during the warm-up process. First of all, I call it a Prep-Period, not a warm-up. …
Who Benefits From Running Camps and Clinics
In life, there are some things you look at and can’t seem to connect with it. It doesn’t make sense, and it’s hard for you to figure out. There’s a …
Three Killer Workouts to Improve Tennis Speed
Improve Tennis Speed Make no mistake about it, if you’re going to be a good tennis player you better have a solid game. You need good strokes, to learn the …
6 Amazing Exercises that Improve Athletic Speed
Exercise #1 Medicine Ball Side Throw Progression One of the exercises that I use with my athletes to improve athletic speed is the medicine ball side throw. Medicine ball side …