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One Supplement Todd Durkin Recommends for Every Athlete
Todd Durkin doesn't believe in shortcuts. He believes in finding an edge. A shortcut implies a "magic bullet" that lets a person get what they want...
The Raiders and Packers Played on an 80-Yard Field for the Weirdest Reason
The Oakland Raiders edged the Green Bay Packers 22-21 on Thursday night. As far as preseason games go, it was pretty pedestrian, aside from one ver...
Should Anyone Still Be Doing the Oklahoma Drill?
Several months ago, we published an article outlining how the NFL had officially banned the use of the Oklahoma Drill. Judging by the comments we r...
It's Not 'Training Like a Man.' It's Training Like an Athlete
"Coach, I don't want to look like a man." I can't tell you how many times I've heard that phrase. It's one of the biggest misconceptions regarding ...
The New Rules of Agility Training
When I say the words "agility drill," what comes to mind? For most people, it's an athlete moving through a diagram of carefully arranged bright or...
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The Weird Sprinting Cue That Actually Works
A coach can scream sprinting cues until they're blue in the face, but unless their athletes are being timed, it likely won't make much of a difference...
Are Bang Energy Drinks Healthy?
Energy drinks are rarely a good choice. Many shock your system with colossal amounts of caffeine and sugar in an effort to increase alertness, but ...
This Is the Single Most Important Part of Speed Training—And You're Probably Not Doing It
The strength numbers swelled. The vertical jumps ascended. The body compositions leaned out and muscled up. But for nearly 40 years, Mike Boyle's athl...
4 Exercises to Destroy Your Biggest Deadlift Flaws
Dave Tate, founder of EliteFTS and a legend in the powerlifting community, likes to say that any struggle in a barbell lift can be traced back to one ...
20 Lessons for Female Athletes on Training and Life
This article originally appeared on EricaSuter.com Somewhere out there, there's a female athlete getting yelled at by her coach for making a mista...
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Joel Smith
Joel Smith is an NCAA Division I strength and conditioning coach, and owner of Just Fly Sports Performance, an online resource for coaches and athletes. He is the host of the Just Fly Performance Podcast and has been a track and field coach, strength coach, personal trainer, biomechanics researcher, author and lecturer in his 13 years in the field of sports performance. He is the author of the books Speed Strength, Vertical Foundations, and Vertical Ignition.
