This article is guest blogged by Eric Broadbent, a certified USA Track and Field Level 2 Coach, Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), holds USTFCCCA Track & Field Technical Certification, and a USA Weightlifting Sport Performance Coach. His last post titled Misconceptions: … [Read more...] about Bridging the Gap Between Strength and Speed
Weight Training
Interview with Jay DeMayo – U of Richmond’s S&C Coach
This is part 10 of the Freelap Friday Five Series, Season Three. To review the past 38 interviews, click here. Part 1 was Jeff Cubos, Chiropractor and Performance Therapist Part 2 was John Godina, World Athletics Center founder & Elite Shot Putter Part 3 was Questions & Answers from … [Read more...] about Interview with Jay DeMayo – U of Richmond’s S&C Coach
Interview with Landon Evans, Strength & Conditioning Coach & Nutrition Coordinator
This is part 5 of the Freelap Friday Five Series, Season Three. To review the past 36 interviews, click here. Part 1 was Jeff Cubos, Chiropractor and Performance Therapist Part 2 was John Godina, World Athletics Center founder & Elite Shot Putter Part 3 was Questions & Answers from … [Read more...] about Interview with Landon Evans, Strength & Conditioning Coach & Nutrition Coordinator
The # 1 Lower Body Strength Exercise to Improve Horizontal Acceleration (Part 2)
This article is guest blogged by Karsten Jensen, M.Sc. Exercise Physiology, and a Strength and Conditioning Specialist. Visit his website at www.yestostrength.com Click here for Part 1 of the 2 part series. Considerations when performing walking lunges dragging a sled: Practice on a … [Read more...] about The # 1 Lower Body Strength Exercise to Improve Horizontal Acceleration (Part 2)
The # 1 Lower Body Strength Exercise to Improve Horizontal Acceleration (Part I)
This article is guest blogged by Karsten Jensen, M.Sc. Exercise Physiology, and a Strength and Conditioning Specialist. Visit his website at www.yestostrength.com. In the early 2000’s I worked with The Danish National Badminton Team, which consisted almost exclusive of players at the world class … [Read more...] about The # 1 Lower Body Strength Exercise to Improve Horizontal Acceleration (Part I)
Plyometrics 101
The importance of plyometrics cannot be more emphasized because it bridges the gap between strength and speed. Plyometrics refers to exercises that enables a muscle to reach maximum force in the shortest possible time. (Can you say, "ground contact time"?) The muscle is loaded with an eccentric … [Read more...] about Plyometrics 101
Michael Yessis and the Delayed Squat
I was watching a great YouTube video with Coach Ron McKeefery interviewing Dr. Michael Yessis. You can fast forward to 3:45 and get to the meat of the interview. Dr. Michael Yessis received his Ph.D. from the University of Southern California and his B.S. and M.S. from City University of New … [Read more...] about Michael Yessis and the Delayed Squat
Latest in Strength and Conditioning
If you liked the the presentation Mike & Meg Stone: Periodization for Strength Power Sports, you’ll like this one. This is the Keynote address at the October 2013 Asian Conference on Sports Science by Professor Robert Newton titled "Latest in Strength and Conditioning”. It’s 20 minutes long and … [Read more...] about Latest in Strength and Conditioning
3 Part Series with Dan Pfaff
I like Martin Bingisser. In a way, we have parallel lives, living a double life by day and by night. From 9-5 you’ll see us in suits and behind computers (i.e making money), but from 5pm to 9am, you’ll see us training, coaching or “working” on our websites. In a way, our day job … [Read more...] about 3 Part Series with Dan Pfaff
Weight Training: Strength, Muscle Mass, and Endurance
The most often asked question for weight training is: HOW MANY REPETITIONS SHOULD YOU DO? My answer is, it depends, if you are training for Strength, Muscle Mass, or Endurance. NOTE: there are some older articles on weight lifting on this blog. The top 4 articles are weight ratios for … [Read more...] about Weight Training: Strength, Muscle Mass, and Endurance
