Hurdles
4 Foot Speed Drills to Increase Speed and Agility
Foot speed drills are great ways to improve your speed and agility. This is because being able to move your feet quickly is critical to sprinting fast...
4 Running Back Agility Drills Young Athletes Should Master
4 Running Back Agility Drills that can make every young player more elusive on the field.
Jump Higher With This Depth Jump Workout
Jumping is important for dunking or leaping for a catch, but there's more to it than that. Jumping is all about physics. The more force you can put into the [...]
Plyometrics to Improve Explosive Football Power
Regardless of which side of the ball you'll be on this football season, possessing explosive upper- and lower-body power will make you one of the more valuable players on the [...]
An Introduction to Strength Training for Runners
Just running won't help you reach your potential as a runner. Too many distance runners and sprinters limit themselves by forgoing strength training. Strength training is the most important non-running [...]
Training Aids for Baseball Speed and Agility
During baseball season, batting practice and fielding ground balls may take precedence during practice, but you still need to make time for speed and agility work. (See Baseball Agility Drills.) Therefore, [...]
Run Faster By Jumping Higher
The real secret to running faster is not found on the track. If you really want to hit top speed, max out your jump. Although it may seem counterintuitive, three [...]
3 Hurdle Drills That Make You Faster
Standing just nine to 18 inches tall, speed hurdles are small training tools that can make a big difference in your sprinting form. The right drills with these little L-shaped [...]
Coach Rick Scarpulla’s Ultimate Advantage
The fitness industry is a little like the Wild West. Strength coaches and trainers all have their own ideas about the best way to get bigger, stronger and faster. Ultimate [...]
Deceleration: The Missing Link in Speed Training
Speed is often the factor that separates the elite from the average athlete. But there's more to speed than running fast in a straight line. For most sports, you need [...]