A review of the 2014 Windsprint Seminar chaired by Hakan Andersson and hosted in Sundsvall, Sweden. The list of presenters included Juha Ruohonen, Carl Valle, Stefan Sandlund, and Mehis Viru.
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Force in Acceleration: The Debate Continues
The debate continues regarding the importance of vertical and horizontal forces during sprinting.
Read MoreTop 5 Jumping Exercises for Speed Athletes
Top five jumping exercises for rhythmic power, injury prevention, coordination, screening and evaluation, and power management.
Read MoreElectrical Muscle Stimulation and Speed
For decades the use of EMS (Electrical Muscle Stimulation) was a highly touted option for elite athletes to reach higher levels of performance. For years many athletes have used EMS as a recovery option, especially after a muscle tear. Recently the trend of EMS use is back again. Many questions are resurfacing, the most obvious, does EMS work for recovery and performance?
Read MoreCrossFit and the Freelap Mantra
Intensity is the trademark of Crossfit, but it is the intensity combined with “rabid empiricism and obsessiveness about the measurement of results.” CrossFit focuses on real world assessments of performance under intensity that can be “clocked, counted, or put on a scale.”
Read MoreDepth Jumps and Speed?
One of the most demanding plyometrics exercises is depth jumps, usually performed by stepping off a box and jumping immediately after ground contact. In sports performance, it’s usually the most poorly applied exercise in all of training, especially at the youth level. Perhaps the most obvious question is not just why one should do depth jumps, how to apply or do them properly?
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