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Mike Boyle’s Conditioning Rule for Athletes
With an endless parade of practices and games, many modern young athletes have no issue staying in “game shape.” What they often miss out on are opportunities to develop true [...]
3 Special Strength Exercises for Better Jumping and Sprinting
When it comes to being a better athlete, we often want one (or both) of two key qualities: To run faster To jump higher Although raw power is great, there [...]
The Top Speed Secret: Why Getting Faster Is the Ultimate Performance-Enhancer For Team Sport Athletes
Team sport athletes rarely reach max velocity during competition. That’s just the reality. Fatigue becomes a factor shortly after the first whistle blows, and opportunities for the long, uninterrupted periods [...]
How Contrast Training Can Create More Explosive Soccer Players
Speed training for soccer players is more than flying through sprint drills. It is more than strapping on parachutes. It is more than ladder drills. It is more than plyometric [...]
The ‘Squatty Run’: The Weird Drill That Changes How You Sprint for the Better
“Run tall!” It’s one of the most ubiquitous cues in sprinting, a go-to line for many coaches who think their athletes can run faster. Yet it often does more harm [...]
The Insole That’s Helping Top Prospects Put Up Mind-Blowing Numbers at the NFL Combine
Quinnen Williams had done it. In 4.87 seconds—the time it took him to run his first 40-Yard Dash at the 2019 NFL Combine—he’d solidified himself as a top-five draft pick. [...]
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. Elite strength and [...]
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 athletes never got as fast as he [...]
Why D1 Football Players Are Training With the Triple Jump
Of all the athletic marvels the human body's capable of, a world-class Triple Jump might be the most mind-boggling. An Olympic event since 1896, the Triple Jump sees athletes utilize [...]
5 Core Exercises That Can Make You Faster
If you think of your body as a giant chain, your core is the center link that holds everything together. Without a strong and stable core, power cannot be adequately [...]
