I was approached by an athlete asking to skip lifting because there was a game the next day. This person did not want to feel fatigued and worn out for the game. Or that is what I’m guessing. This is a very common thought among people who are not “in the know,” but new research [...]
I am a firm believer that speed can be improved. Anyone looking to improve speed, if you can get them stronger I feel you got a great shot to getting them faster. Yes, it is a little more complex than just getting them stronger. There certainly are some strategies involved with that. But, typically if [...]
“I need to get faster.” OR, “I need to get my kid faster.” I hear those phrases or something like them a lot, but they are said with such a blasé faire attitude like they can just go to the store and buy it in a can. Improving your speed is much like improving your [...]
This pandemic has affected so many facets of our society. I know and get that, but I’m going to talk about the cancellation of sports and the young athletes that it affects. I am a speed and strength coach, so you don’t want me analyzing the economy correct? School sports are suspended or cancelled. Club [...]
You ever watch someone run right at you and notice the running mechanics might be slightly out of sorts. Maybe the athlete runs bowlegged or the feet angle out or in. Sometimes, this can be structural and there is nothing you can do about it. Meaning, the legs were developed this way and you can’t [...]
Christian McCaffery, the running back for the Carolina Panthers, is having a monster year. His speed has been very evident this season as he has simply been running faster than everybody else. He has 3 touchdown runs of 50 or more yards, tops in the league. McCaffery and his speed coach, Brian Kula, have made [...]
I’m a big believer in in-season training. If you have read any of my stuff, you know I think it is crucial to the success of your sport team. Let me be clear, I believe in-season lifting is a must. In-season lifting though is probably geared for your older athletes. Definitely high school and maybe [...]
Part 3 of our series of how we got a track athlete (Anna Kessler) faster so she was able to have the necessary speed to make the state 100M finals. The previous two weeks, I discussed the previous season’s times and what the object was for the offseason to get her in a better position [...]
How to get a track athlete to run faster? That is the question that we will be discussing in part 2 of our post about Anna Kessler and how she dropped her times enough to qualify for the state track meet this past spring. Last week, I discussed her PR’s she had her freshman year [...]
Back in the fall, I wrote a blog post about one of our athletes, Aziza Ayoub, and the program we did with her to help her win the Ohio state track championship in the 800M (twice). You can read about Aziza’s program by clicking here. We were fortunate enough this year to have three athletes [...]