Off-Season Training
Kevin Zeitler: How I Trained During the Off-Season
I've always lived by the quote, "The best athletes are made in the off-season." At every level, I strove to do more physically and mentally than my competition during my [...]
A Training Template for Your All-Season Workout
When you consider all the things your coach tells you that you need to improve on, you may be overwhelmed. Even coaches struggle with where to fit it all in. [...]
Don’t Waste Your Off-Season: Basketball Training Drills and Videos
You can spend all the time you want in the gym this off-season, but if you don't have the right drills, you'll be wasting valuable time. Basketball athletes who take [...]
Eli Manning Talks Off-Season Training at Super Bowl XLVII
At Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans, New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning sat down to discuss his off-season training, how he uses Gatorade to gain an advantage on the [...]
5 Tips to Recover and Reenergize After a Long Season
Recharge your batteries after a long season. The constant routine of practices, games, tests and homework can take a toll on the body of a student-athlete. Adequate recovery between sports [...]
Off-Season Training Should Do More Than Build Muscle
Athletes commonly focus their off-season on building muscle. It's a great idea in theory, but a singular concentration on that area can lead to overtraining, which can heighten the risk [...]
How to Solve the Major Problem With Basketball Off-Season Workouts
There isn't a basketball player alive who wouldn't like to be stronger, faster and jump higher. Even NBA stars work on these goals in their off-season training. (See Dwyane Wade's Workout [...]
The 5 Biggest Mistakes Athletes Make in Their Off-Season Training
Off-Season Mistake 1: Focusing more on skill than athleticism Picture your potential as a house. The stronger the foundation, the higher the house can be built. Athleticism is your foundation. You [...]
Off-Season Conditioning: Turn Weaknesses into Strengths
Just as a coach analyzes his or her team's needs during the off-season, athletes should focus on improving their strengths and curing their weaknesses. Conditioning deficiencies may have hurt your [...]
Mastering the Perfect Baseball Off-Season, Part 2: Nutrition and Psychology
In Part 1 of Mastering the Perfect Baseball Off-Season, I discussed the physical side of how the ballplayers at Sacred Heart University recover from the long season past and train to [...]