How Going Vegan Propelled NBA Veteran Wilson Chandler to His Best Season Ever
Wilson Chandler knew he needed to do something different. After being told he’d miss the entire 2015-2016 NBA season with a hip injury, a frightening pattern had emerged. Injuries had [...]
3 Box Jump Variations That Build Explosive Power
The box jump is one of the most well-known and widely used exercises in existence to try and increase athletic performance. You can walk into any gym...
Velocity-Based Training: Jump Higher, Run Faster, Get Stronger, But Lift Lighter
Practical Application of Velocity Based Training Does Your Training Give Your Athlete What They Need? : Jump Higher, Run Faster and Get Stronger While...
Add Inches to Your Vertical Jump With This Offseason Plan
What better time than summer to focus on improving your overall athleticism? Almost all athletes aspire to increase their "bounce", their "hops" or...
This Simple Exercise is the Key to Increasing Your Vertical Jump
Triple Extension: How to Jump and Clean Without Back Pain When it comes to prepping athletes for the rigours of lower body plyometric training, the...
Quarter Squats Are Your Secret Weapon to Sprinting Faster and Jumping Higher
Negative emotions are a call to action. In my years of strength coaching, I've had my share of negative emotions. As I became more aware of these...
Try This Kettlebell Exercise to Jump Higher and Sprint Faster
The Band-Resisted Kettlebell Swing is one of the easiest ways to make the Kettlebell Swing more difficult, and in turn make you a faster and more explosive athlete. Unfortunately, many [...]
How to Properly Plan and Track Your Workouts
It happens too often that athletes go to the gym and decide that they are going to make up a lift when they get there. This strategy is a bold one to...
8-Week Pre-Season Track Workout for Jumpers
How to train for the upcoming Track Season: Preseason Track Workouts My niece recently contacted me on how to train for the upcoming track season. Her...
Why Athletes Need to Learn to Land Before Performing Jump Training
Jumping - the ability to displace ones center of mass. Vertical jump training can indicate whether an athlete has a great potential for speed, simply by...