The progress and success of your athletes depend on a number of factors. Testing, testosterone levels, and sleep patterns are some of them. Noted sports physiologist Marco Cardinale provides information and insights you can incorporate into your program.
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How to Test and Train Speed without Pulling Muscles
Training and testing speed can be a game-changer. The key to doing that while avoiding injury is minimum resistance sprinting. More and more coaches are discovering its benefits.
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Tapering for Speed-Power Events: A Look At The Science
The taper is a reduction in training load to allow the athlete to peak. Peaking refers to the improvement in athlete performance following this reduction in overall training load, the taper. Athletes generally aim to peak for 1-2 races per season.
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A Call to Arms: Sprint Mechanics Revisited
In response to Ken Jakalski’s article “A Farewell to Arms,” what readers must be made aware of is the basic lever physics of arm action and then surmise the significance of this when considering the role of the arms in the realm of sprinting.
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How to Use Barbell Trajectory Analysis to Improve Performance
The current practice of using barbell speed measurements in the weight room is at a critical mass. Several pioneers in applied sport science and the coaching profession have moved the needle significantly, for both elite athletes and gym rats, with practical research and cutting-edge methodology. While Velocity Based Training (VBT) is a major factor in training the primary lifts, it’s the tip of the iceberg with what can be done by using comprehensive barbell analysis.
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A Farewell to Arms? The Debate Over Arm Swing Mechanics in Sprinting
No other issue regarding technique and mechanics for enhancing speed remains as controversial as the contribution of arm swing to faster sprinting. Even the world’s top coaches and researchers have different opinions on this issue.
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