4 Big Mistakes in Strength and Speed Training
August 25, 2010 by John Cortese
Filed under Featured, How to, Recent Posts, Speed Training
Training for speed and strength does not have to be very fancy. It doesn’t need to be all that scientific either. Don’t get me wrong, there are proper ways of planning, set/rep schemes, volume, frequencies, duration, intensity, and a whole other load of variables that go into a great program… But you shouldn’t have to [...]
How To Train for Speed PLUS An Example Week of Training
July 5, 2010 by John Cortese
Filed under Featured, How to, Recent Posts, Speed 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 [...]
5 Tips for Faster Sprinting Speed
June 2, 2010 by John Cortese
Filed under How to, Recent Posts, Speed Training
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 [...]




