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Mobility vs Flexibility: They Are Different And Why You Care
People are often confused about the differences between mobility vs flexibility. It matters because it affects your athleticism and injury risk. Hope that gets your attention because it’s often the neglected and mis-understood step-child of training. You probably recognize that
Research Proves How Faster Sprinters Use Strength For Speed
Research from the world’s leading sport scientists proves that faster sprinters need strength for speed. They are able to apply more force to the ground than slower runners. Studies from institutions including Harvard University and SMU’s Locomotor Performance Laboratory have
Who Is To Blame for Kevin Durant’s Injury: What We Can Learn About Injuries In Youth Sports
In the immediate aftermath of the injuries to the Golden State Warriors, the finger was being pointed. Being pointed with blame. Whose fault is a major injury like the Achilles tendon rupture of Kevin Durant? However, instead of focusing on
To the social media training gurus…
Stop it! Please, just stop! To social media training gurus, movement ninjas, and speed wizards, in youth training; You’re doing yourself and so many young athletes a disservice. Hurting kids. Ruining athleticism. You’re embarrassing a profession. It needs to stop.
Olympic Lifting for Youth Athletes: Providing the Ultimate Performance Advantage
There is little debate as to the many benefits that strength and power training has on sports performance. Speed training, plyometrics and classic strength training exercises like squats, deadlifts and bench pressing can each provide athletes with exceptional gains in performance and athleticism. Olympic lifts however, represent a classification of exercises including the Snatch and Clean & Jerk that provide athletes with the ultimate “X-Factor” when it comes to training.
Youth Speed Training Tips: Technical + Applied Drills
The Velocity Speed Formula (read more about it here) uses proven speed training drills to make athletes faster. However, it’s much more than just drills. How different drills are combined affects learning. For youth speed training to carry over to the game
Velocity Speed Training Drills: Optimal Range of Motion
The Velocity Speed Formula (read more about it here) uses proven speed training drills to make athletes faster. Whether its elite speed training or youth speed training, the Formula always has the same 4 parts; Big Force Small Time Proper Direction Optimal
Velocity Speed Training Drills: Proper Direction
The Velocity Speed Formula (read more about it here) uses proven speed training drills to make athletes faster. Whether its elite speed training or youth speed training, the Formula always has the same 4 parts; Big Force Small Time Proper Direction Optimal
Is Youth Strength Training Safe?
Youth Strength Training Safety Is resistance training safe for youth athletes? It’s an important question for every coach and parent. The bad news… You still hear it the myths. Weight training will stunt your growth. It will make athletes muscle
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