Click here to read all the articles from Travis Hansen. Cluster sets can be defined as a unique and specialized form of strength training to help elicit higher quality of muscular contractions across each repetition. Traditionally, an athlete or client would perform continuous amounts of … [Read more...] about Cluster Set Training for Strength
Comprehensive Recovery Training for Athletes [Part 4]
This is Part 4 of a multi-part article. Please read Comprehensive Recovery Training for Athletes [Part 1] first. Then read Part 2 here. Then read Part 3 here. Up until now I’ve only discussed “passive” forms of recovery training that athletes can partake in to help increase the likelihood that … [Read more...] about Comprehensive Recovery Training for Athletes [Part 4]
Comprehensive Recovery Training for Athletes [Part 3]
This is Part 3 of a multi-part article. Please read Comprehensive Recovery Training for Athletes [Part 1] first. Then read Part 2 here. In this article, I'm going to discuss several more key passive recovery topics. Many of these you will be familiar with, but hopefully I can provide you with … [Read more...] about Comprehensive Recovery Training for Athletes [Part 3]
Comprehensive Recovery Training for Athletes [Part 2]
This is Part 2 of a multi-part article. Please read Comprehensive Recovery Training for Athletes [Part 1] first. In part #1 of this series I discussed the first half of passive recovery modalities that athletes can and should use on a regular basis, and now let us analyze the … [Read more...] about Comprehensive Recovery Training for Athletes [Part 2]
Comprehensive Recovery Training for Athletes [Part 1]
I don’t think that there exists a complete guide for athletes that tackles the underrated topic of “Recovery-Regeneration” strategies. In this part one of a multi-part series, I’m going to disclose all of the scientific and practical information that I know of on this topic. In short, I need to … [Read more...] about Comprehensive Recovery Training for Athletes [Part 1]
Want Speed? Try Hex Bar Deficit Training
Let's face it, at this point in 2015, there are not very many unique techniques left that can be employed to get athletes faster. In this article, I’m going to introduce and discuss one that I hope is still relatively unknown in the arena of speed development. The method is referred to as … [Read more...] about Want Speed? Try Hex Bar Deficit Training
Lean, Fall, Sprint Series
This article is guest blogged by Travis Hansen, author of The Speed Encyclopedia. He also wrote Why Acceleration is More Important than Top Speed in Most Sports and Building Your Horsepower – The Power Development Model Part 1 and Part 2, which are full excerpts from his book. He also wrote 8 … [Read more...] about Lean, Fall, Sprint Series
How to Develop Hip Flexors for Speed
This article is guest blogged by Travis Hansen, author of The Speed Encyclopedia. He also wrote Why Acceleration is More Important than Top Speed in Most Sports and Building Your Horsepower – The Power Development Model Part 1 and Part 2, which are full excerpts from his book. He also wrote 8 … [Read more...] about How to Develop Hip Flexors for Speed
Should Athletes Sprint on Their Heels?
This article is guest blogged by Travis Hansen, author of The Speed Encyclopedia. He also wrote Why Acceleration is More Important than Top Speed in Most Sports and Building Your Horsepower – The Power Development Model Part 1 and Part 2, which are full excerpts from his book. He also wrote 8 … [Read more...] about Should Athletes Sprint on Their Heels?
8 Reasons Athletes Injure Their Hip Flexors
This article is guest blogged by Travis Hansen, author of The Speed Encyclopedia. He also wrote Why Acceleration is More Important than Top Speed in Most Sports and Building Your Horsepower – The Power Development Model Part 1 and Part 2, which are full excerpts from his book. To read all his … [Read more...] about 8 Reasons Athletes Injure Their Hip Flexors
