What Everyone Really Needs to Know About Periodization
I’ve stopped reading books on periodization in the last year or so. It’s not because the system, or term is […]
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Interview with Ryan Banta on 400m Training, and Building Strength and Power for the Mid-Distance Events.
Featuring guest post by Sean O’Connor. Track season has just finished for nearly all of us, but that just means we
7 Ways to Overcome a Speed/Power Plateau and Become a Better Athlete: Part I
Answer this question honestly: “Have you improved your speed, vertical jump, or quickness lately, or have you just gotten better
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20 Rep Squats for Athletes? An Elite Coaching Roundtable on High Rep Lifting for Sport Performance
One high rep, high intensity training set to improve athletic performance?! This is the type of statement that pits coaches
Single Leg Jump Differences: The Anatomy of a Freethrow Line Dunk
Generally speaking, I get two staple questions regarding vertical jumping and associated training: My training has looked like this ________,
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The Toughest Circuit You’ve Never Tried
It’s a cool 80 degrees outside, the players are all gathered around at the base of a grassy hill, there
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Interview with Martin Bingisser on Special Strength Training for Optimal Athletic Performance
It’s hard to a sports training resource with an approach that doesn’t hail directly to the sprint drill or barbell
Hamstring Injury Prevention: Elite Coach Cast Part II; Henk Kraaijenhof
Continuing part I of this great series on hamstring injury prevention, we have Henk Kraaijenhof, an elite former sprint coach
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Hamstring Injury Prevention: Elite Coach Cast, Part I
Imagine a world with no hamstring strains… It would be pretty nice, wouldn’t it? We may not be quite there
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A Case for Activation: “You Don’t Need a Weatherman to Know Which Way the Wind Blows”
Editor’s Note: Many of you may not be familiar with the “Be Activated” system as taught by Douglas Heel. In
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Speed Training Methods: Cueing Athletes for Optimal Performance
By Ryan Banta Editor’s Note: A coach with great knowledge, but no ability to communicate that knowledge in a manner
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Joel Smith’s Answers to Reader Questions in 2015, Part II: The Tao of Periodization
Welcome to the second edition of my (sometimes overly extensive) answers to reader questions. I’m always excited to be asked
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