Power Training
The Importance of Triphasic Training, Part 1: Introduction
The triphasic training method was created out of a revelation I had in the fall of 2003. At the time, I had two track and field athletes—throwers—who had me perplexed. [...]
Three Power Exercises for Every Tennis Player
As a tennis athlete, you know that consistently performing on-court drills will improve your game. But do you also know how to train off the court? Too few tennis players [...]
Build Power With Partner Med Ball Drills
Power is the key to success in many sports. That's why so much performance training deals with explosiveness. Unfortunately, many weight room exercises that are supposed to build power don’t [...]
Get Faster: Strength and Power for Speed
There are few differences between the principles of strength and speed training. Most strength training programs are designed to improve an athlete’s muscle size, mass, strength and power—all of which [...]
Use Combo Lifts to Increase Strength and Power
Combination lifts are a great way to improve strength and power for all athletes. The technique involves a heavy strength exercise, like Squats, followed by an explosive movement, like Squat [...]
Why Wrestlers Need to Add Strength Work Into Their Training
In the old days, wrestlers trained with long-distance runs and mat drills—and an occasional high rep plate workout. And although those methods produced great wrestlers, it wasn't because of increased [...]
Become a More Explosive Athlete by Incorporating PAP Complexes Into Your Workouts
Looking to move more efficiently and apply more power to the critical movements of your sport? Try incorporating complexes that take advantage of Post-Activation Potentiation (PAP) and allow you to [...]
Should Female Athletes Perform Power-Building and Olympic Lifts?
Female and male athletes are different in many ways, but one thing they have in common is muscle. Female muscle is nearly identical to male muscle. Yet there is still [...]
Get Fit With Herschel Walker's Power Circuit
Time-efficient conditioning workouts are the training foundation for Heisman Trophy winner and three-time NFL All-Pro running back Herschel Walker. To this day, Walker continues to perform them as he pursues [...]
Power Development, Part V: Ballistic Training
Deceleration is important in power development. In a one rep max lift, as much as 24 percent of the lift time is spent decelerating, or slowing down, the movement. For [...]