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 …
Strength Training
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 …
The Buzz of Variability Training
If you have been in the strength and conditioning field for any length of time, you quickly realize there is an influx of new information always coming in. Some of …
Heavy Strength Training for Speed
We often look at training strategies in a bubble. From both a negative and positive standpoint, we don’t always consider the effect it will have on performance. It is important …
Components of Coaching Speed
As we develop our individual athletes or teams from an athletic standpoint we look at several components; speed and quickness, strength and power, and conditioning. If we want an athlete …
Importance of Rebounder Training
Why Rebounder Training? Having owned and operated several speed academies since 1994, I have experience with many different types of training tools. A good coach knows a training tool is …
Body Weight Exercises Might Not Be Best
Thoughts to Consider with Body Weight Exercise There is a reason gymnastics is NOT easy. Body weight exercises are hard. It is kind of odd, but I agree and disagree …
Value of Sprinting
Value of Sprinting is a Skill Sprinting is one of those skills that are taken for granted. Most of the time we just say “Go run a few sprints” without …
Check-List For Strength Coaches
How many times have we heard coaches say, “I am a kettle bell guy, or a strongman guy, or a chains, or a bands guy, or a conjugate system guy, …
Strength Training For Athletes
Strength Training For Athletes Should Be About: 1. Safe Productive Strength- It’s not the program. Too many people hang their hat on the type of program they use rather than …