Read Part 1 of Off-Season Conditioning: Squats here. To truly develop the athlete, proper muscle loading is essential. In this post we will examine glute vs quad loading. It is fairly easy to figure out which your player is doing, but a little bit harder of a fix. It takes a decent amount of awareness…
Off-Season Conditioning: Squats
Teaching correct movement is extremely important, especially with squats. If we train without focus on the correct muscle activation players will still get stronger, but they will be strengthening their misalignments and imbalances. How many kids are taught proper form from their first squat on? I’m talking just a simple body weight squat. It should…
Off-Season Conditioning: Back to Movement Basics
Off-season conditioning is more than getting in the weight room and hitting the track. Identifying your strengths and weakness and getting back to basics is crucial to getting the most out of your off-season. Do a squat…where do you feel it? Do a push up…where do you feel it? Did you know there are right…
Nutrition and Injury Recovery
An injury can be devastating not only for an athlete but for an entire team. One injury can shake a team’s entire season. That is why every effort should be made for a fast and effective recovery. When an injury occurs, a recovery plan often includes surgery, physical therapy, rehab, ice, and rest. Why is…
Pre-Season Conditioning – Circuit Training
It’s always good to mix it up, and keep the body guessing. So for this conditioning we are not going do any running but still get the heart rate up! You will do each exercise for 45 seconds, with 15 seconds rest/transition time in between. You will repeat the circuit 4 times, take a 2…
Pre-Season Conditioning – The Climb to the Top
Similar to running hills, climbing stairs are also fantastic to developing lower body power. It is thought that running stair could help increase overall speed. Find some stairs that you can run up, whether in the gym, the football field, or outside at a park. If you’re really lucky you will have an amazing place…
Pre-Season Conditioning – Over the Hill
I always love being in the gym, but before getting locked in the gym for months it’s nice to have a little change of scenery. That’s why as much as possible I think pre-season conditioning should be outside or at least in a different setting. Hill Workout Find yourself a pretty decent hill. For this…
Pre-season Conditioning Track Workout
Conditioning days in the fall were enough to make me lose sleep, I felt nauseous from the time I woke up until the second we started the workout. But once it was over I felt this tremendous sense of accomplishment, and it made me that much more excited for the season to start (partly because…
4 Things to Do Every Time You Walk in the Gym
They say it takes 2 weeks build good habits. I don’t know who they is but if you have ever stuck to something for a solid 2 weeks, it appears that “they” are correct, because that action does become a habit and easier to stick to. There are a few gym habits that would be…
Nutrition Hacks for Busy Coaches
Athlete nutrition is crucial for performance, but what about coaches, they’re important too! Eating on the go and with a crazy schedule is one of the hardest things to do. With practice schedules all over the place it can be hard to eat right. It may seem easier to skip breakfast before those early morning…
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