Energy Systems
The Wingate Test: The Hardest 30 Seconds of Your Life
Performing an exercise for 30 seconds might not seem like a big deal. Challenging, no doubt, but totally doable. Well, the Wingate Test might change your opinion. After pedaling for [...]
The Secret to Conditioning: How to Get in the Right Shape for Your Sport
It doesn’t matter how good you are—if you’re constantly gassed, you’ll never be able to showcase your skills. Playing at a high level continuously without getting tired sounds like a [...]
How to Build Soccer-Specific Conditioning
Every soccer player, coach and parent recognizes that in a 90-minute game, stamina is important. The question, though, is what does stamina mean? What is fitness? Stamina is the capacity [...]
How to Determine the Best Exercise Order for Your Workout
Often I see or hear about peoples training sessions and can't help but ask, "Why are you doing things in that order"? Maybe they will reply with some...
ZSeries 10-Minute Workouts: Fartlek Run
Benefits Endurance Fat loss Difficulty Moderate The Rundown Jogging is the go-to method to build endurance. But next time you hit the road, add a new wrinkle to your workout [...]
ZSeries 10-Minute Workouts: The Hill
Benefits Endurance Speed Difficulty Level High The Rundown Running on a hill is one of the easiest ways to make your workouts more challenging. But the benefits go beyond making [...]
Why Basketball Players Should Ditch Energy Drinks
Many athletes look to supplements to get ready to play with heightened energy levels. Pre-workout supplements such as N.O. Xplode, Jack3d, and caffeinated energy drinks are common choices. These kinds [...]
8-Week Basketball Off-Season On-Track Conditioning Program
There are many ways to prepare for the upcoming basketball season. But you surely want to maximize your conditioning to stay strong until the final buzzer; and this requires training [...]
Baseball Conditioning: Considerations For Pitchers
When setting up a program for baseball conditioning, the most important design consideration is the physical demands of the individual positions. For pitchers: baseball is classified as a "repeat sprint" sport, [...]
Exercise of the Week: Conditioning Gauntlet
The Conditioning Gauntlet is an end-of-practice conditioning drill that's appropriate for almost every sport. The goal is to completely tax your energy systems to condition your body. That way you'll [...]