Get Quick With an Agility Progression Sequence, Part 1
Athletes are always working to improve agility and quickness. Many coaches and trainers believe drills, or a combination of repetitive movements, will help their athletes gain an advantage against the [...]
Easy Ways to Work Balance Training Into Your Workout Program
A typical workout includes a dynamic warm-up, speed training, agility and quickness drills, plyometrics, weight and resistance training, core development, recovery and cool down. But the workout is not complete [...]
Use the 10 Percent Rule to Train for Success
If your sport requires jumping, speed, agility and quickness, you need to gain power by using explosive movements and exercises like med ball work and sandbag training. Like traditional strength [...]
Resistance Speed: The Key to Increasing Speed, Strength and Power
We all hear that we need to push ourselves—go hard or go home—and even stretch our comfort level when training. There are science-based theories that support this mentality, like the [...]
Premier Volleyball Academy Uses Strength Training for an Injury-Free Season
Premier Volleyball Academy [Maumee, Ohio] is one of the top volleyball facilities and recruiting clubs in the country. Pretty impressive. Even more impressive, Premier has had only one non-contact injury [...]
Lose Weight By Eating a High Protein Breakfast
A breakfast loaded with protein can improve your focus, performance and overall fitness levels. A new study from the University of Missouri, which focused on teenage subjects, showed that a [...]