Speed And Strength
Get Faster: Speed Workouts
Athletes looking to get faster can reach their goal by performing comprehensive, intelligently structured speed workouts on a regular basis. These sessions, which can be movement-based, strength-based or both—should aim [...]
Ask the Experts: Can I Train Speed and Strength at the Same Time?
Q: Can I train speed and strength in the same workout? A: Yes. In fact, most elite athletes perform movement exercises geared toward speed and lifts geared toward strength in [...]
Try Ryan Mathews’ Lateral Speed Workout
Summer speed sessions can be tricky. After finding the right balance of speed and strength workouts, you must plan carefully to maximize each speed session. [Hint: speed training is best [...]
Resistance Speed: The Key to Increasing Speed, Strength and Power
We all hear that we need to push ourselves—go hard or go home—and even stretch our comfort level when training. There are science-based theories that support this mentality, like the [...]
Exercise of the Week: Spider-Man Stretch
Flexibility should be a critical component of every training program—one that every athlete should strive to improve. You can actually increase your speed and strength by simply improving your hip [...]
Build World-Class Speed for the Pitch
The U.S National Soccer Team’s impressive showing at the 2010 World Cup was largely powered by their leader’s superior speed, power and explosion. Landon Donovan demonstrated these weapons on the [...]
Train Like Landon Donovan and the U.S. National Team With EA Sports
The U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team recently teamed up with EA Sports to create a video training series designed to help pitch players bring their games up to world-class status. [...]
Jimmy Rollins Speed Lunge
NL MVP Jimmy Rollins performs Speed Lunges with coaching by Aaron Sistrunk. Speed and strength training are combined into this exercise used by Jimmy Rollins for baseball.