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Get Faster With This Advanced Stair Sprinting Workout
Santa Monica Stairs: Sprinting Stairs Every major city, and/or college town has stairs available to the public. When I went to Chico State, they had...
Improve Your Vertical With This One-Week Jump Training Plan
The vertical jump is an important test in many sports. First, it has direct application to what happens in many sports. Jumping up for a rebound,...
How to Shoot a Basketball Better
As a professional basketball player and a 4 year collegiate athlete, I've heard a lot of different advice on how to shoot a basketball better. The...
Coaching Youth Speed Training
Much debate in the strength and conditioning world concerns how young athletes should begin a development program. However, experts agree that speed and agility drills can be part of any athlete's training, [...]
9 Best Kettlebell Exercises for a Powerful Lower Body
When you walk into the weight room to crush your legs, do you immediately feel a sense of dread at the sight of a barbell or dumbbell? If so, you [...]
Hockey Training to Improve Your Game In-Season
With the amount of people telling athletes that in-season hockey training is all about maintenance, developing a mindset that encourages improvement is...
Get Faster for Any Sport With This 12-Week Speed Workout
Properly done, a speed workout can make the difference between making the play and watching it happen. You need several qualities to be able to sprint...
How To Do The Farmer’s Walk
Forearm strength is critical for proper upper body function in sports. Skills like throwing a baseball or football, hitting a tennis ball or slapping a hockey puck require tremendous grip [...]
5 Critical Elements of a Performance Training Program
Sport is chaotic and dynamic, yet most athletic performance training situations are anything but that. I just heard a story from a neighbor of mine about a dad who got [...]
Squat 101: A How-To Guide
The Squat is a foundational exercise for any athlete who wants to build strength and power in the legs and hips, particularly in the quads and glutes. Through this guide, [...]