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14 Unique Vertimax Training Exercises That Build Speed
Vertimax training exercises have become a staple in performance centers across the country and have proven time and time again to be useful tools in...
Why Basketball 1-on-1 Drills Are Ruining Your Game
Are you spending the majority of your off season practicing basketball 1 on 1 drills? Pop quiz. What's the quickest way to get better? Practice, right?...
Ezekiel Elliott’s First NFL Practice Left the Cowboys Rookie RB ‘Shell-Shocked’
Dallas Cowboys rookie running back Ezekiel Elliott learned firsthand how much athleticism NFL players have during his first OTA practice on Wednesday. "It's a lot faster pace," Elliott told the Fort [...]
Perform the Oscillating Split Squat to Sprint Faster
The oscillating split squat is a big time weapon in athletic speed development. If athletes want to get faster, they often utilize movements like...
In Defense of the Speed Ladder
The ladder, along with other "foot" quickness type tools, is a source of heated debate within the S&C community. Many claim the ladder to be the holy...
Bo Jackson Claims That He Once Ran a 4.13 40-Yard Dash
Bo Jackson is considered one of the greatest athletes ever. But when fans hear about some of the things he used to do, it’s hard for them to separate fact [...]
Iowa’s Kicker Ran a Faster 40-Yard Dash Than 10 Wide Receivers and Most Quarterbacks at the NFL Combine
There's a reason you don’t see many kickers at the NFL Combine. It's because teams don’t really need to see how fast a kicker is, or how how many reps [...]
WATCH: 271-Pound Defensive Lineman Charles Tapper Breaks NFL Combine Record With a 4.59 40-Yard Dash
Photo via NFL Network Measuring 6-foot-3 and 271 pounds, former Oklahoma defensive lineman Charles Tapper is a big dude. For a prospect of his size, breaking the 5-second [...]
Cardale Jones’s NFL Combine Ends Prematurely After He Pulls His Hamstring Running the 40-Yard Dash
Ohio State quarterback Cardale Jones got off to a great start at the NFL Scouting Combine by posting an official 4.81-second 40-Yard Dash. For a guy who is 6-foot-5 and [...]
Bill Belichick Is Wrong: Here’s Why Combine Training Makes You a Better Football Player
If you haven't yet heard Bill Belichick’s thoughts on combine training, here’s the gist: He thinks it’s a gigantic waste of time. Last week on NESN, the curmudgeonly New England Patriots [...]