Quick Tips for Faster Sprint Starts

A fast and powerful start may make the difference in an athlete’s sprint times. Try these simple tips and cues out next time you run some sprints.

How To Train for Speed PLUS An Example Week of Training

In the spirit of summer and football season nearly here, I’m in a very sharing mood.
If you were ever curious to see how I structure speed and strength training programs for athletes that I work with, you’ll enjoy the sample week of training that I’ve been putting a group of athletes through recently (2 [...]

3 Myths and Lies About Strength Training for Athletes

There are too many common myths and lies that still exist about strength training for athletes. Check out my top 3 myths about strength training for athletes and how I dispel them.

How to Develop Explosive Power

Developing explosive power doesn’t have to be fancy. Sometimes the most simple methods yield the best results! Read on to see how jump training can benefit strength and speed.

5 Tips for Faster Sprinting Speed

If you want to run fast and excel in your given sport, you need to train properly for it. Unfortunately most of the athletes and coaches I come into contact with have zero clue on how to train for optimal sprint speed, or still are under the assumption that “Speed can’t be taught”. That’s just [...]

Speed and Strength Training Basics: Part 1

Hey guys!
Check out this video I put together. This is a training session I went through on Monday and lemme tell ya- it was BRUTAL.

The hot Cali sun sure didn’t help much though HAHA! I’m sure you’ll enjoy this video of me and my training partners gettin’ after it.. We train like ATHLETES [...]

How To Warm Up Effectively for Speed Training

This is a short video of a series of drills that I like to use to prep my athletes before a workout. Again this is just an example, not the ONLY drills or sequence I use. But for reference, here is the format and drills below:
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Movement Prep:
-Arm Circles
-Inchworms/Hand Walk-Outs
-Knee Hug to Chest/Quad Stretch
-”Spiderman” Lunges
-Side [...]

Great Sport Achievements #2: Usain Bolt Breaks 2 WRs

One of the greatest moments in sport history occurred at the 2009 World Track and Field Championships in Berlin, Germany. Usain Bolt, a Jamaican sprinter broke 2 world records in the same meet; the 100m in 9.58 seconds and the 200m in 19.19 seconds. UNREAL. He  took down a world record in the 200m dash [...]

The Truth About Speed Training Is…

The truth about developing real speed is simple: Keep the quality HIGH. THE video below demonstrates some volleyball players I’ve been working with for a few weeks developing their first step quickness and lateral agility/multi-directional speed development. I think it’s pretty funny/sad when you see coaches having their athletes performing endless repetitions of 400m repeats [...]

Hamstring Injury Prevention Tips

If you’re like me and were involved in some sort of athletics in your life that involved lots of fast running, quick acceleration and deceleration, and training nearly year round for enhanced speed and power- you’ve probably injured your hamstring at one point or another.
I think I’ve racked up 3 or 4 hamstring strains [...]

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