My brother played baseball all the way up to the division 1 college ranks. Somewhere in there, he noticed his eye sight was getting bad. He was starting to have to sit at the front of the class just to see the chalk board. He decided to get his eyes looked at. Now, if you [...]
One of the key areas you need firing properly if you want to run fast is your core. If your core is weak, then your torso slouches ever so slightly. If this happens, then your airflow isn’t set up right and you don’t get the proper amount of oxygen to your body. You also [...]
At our facility, we are getting a lot of fall athletes who are wanting to begin their off-season training. They have the winter months off, so there is a good 3-4 months of uninterrupted training before most of these athletes will have to do a spring sport. With that in mind, there are 5 things [...]
You ever seen a professional sport’s game. Or if you live in Columbus, did you go to the Ohio State football game this Saturday night? If you went an hour early, you probably saw the football players going through a pretty extensive warmup. A general warmup, then more specific drills, then drills for their position. [...]
This past weekend I was at the NSCA Ohio State Clinic and listened to a lot of great speakers. One of the speakers, Chris Powell, talked about developing linear speed. This is essentially your straight ahead running and how fast you can get your first initial steps of acceleration. For most athletes, developing linear speed [...]
When a new athlete comes to train with us, our business has chosen to use the Functional Movement Screen (FMS) to give us a basic idea if any flexibility or strength imbalances exist. I know it isn’t the end-all-be-all, but it gives us an idea where the athlete is with his/her athleticism. At the very [...]
I went on vacation a couple weeks ago to Canada and where I go we can’t watch any TV or internet access so I only knew a little bit about what was happening. Luckily, I returned last week and got to watch my favorite part of the summer Olympics which is track and field. When [...]
Training as hard as ever? Not seeing the numbers move? You’re not alone. When you’ve been training for a long time, you’re bound to hit a wall or plateau. This isn’t a bad thing and the answer isn’t always to train harder. The answer lies in making some simple changes to your program. Many athletes [...]
Preventing ACL injury is something that every athlete has to be careful about. But is it about good training? The answer to that is yes. The injury estimates are about one hundred thousand ACL tears yearly. Of these, thirty thousand are found in females of high school age. It has been found that females are [...]
If you are an athletic coach, it is most likely that resistance bands are an integral part of your program. If you are handling young athletes, you appreciate the need to mix up your training with these bands. However, not all professionals out there use this tool effectively. Ultimately, the objective of your training program [...]