“I Don’t Have The Money”There is an ABSURD amount of money in sport nowadays: scholarships, signing bonuses, even the “league minimum” at the elite level is...
Technique is Everything!1. Without technique, you can train, and train hard; but it won’t translate to the field. Good technique in training steadily improves an...
Making the CommitmentTournaments, practices, games, summer ball, family vacations. All part of the normal life of an athlete. So how does training coincide...
May NewsletterMany of our athletes this week used the Lightened Method in their bench press training. The Lightened Method is performed by attaching...
The Three Groups of Baseball KidsThere are other categories that small groups of players fit into, and some players fit in more than one group; but for the majority of 16...
Maximal Strength: Why, How, and When to Perform itAccording to Zatsiorsky in Science and Practice of Strength Training, “Lifting maximal loads (at or above 90%) is considered superior for...
Is Flexibility Important?Flexibility is defined as the intrinsic properties of body tissues that determine maximal joint range of motion (ROM) without causing...
The Mistake I Made This Week One of the difficult aspects of being an advanced trainee is some days you just don’t have it. You can come in prepared, focused, ready;...
What Makes an Elite AthleteThere are many components that contribute to athletic success. Many are inherently genetic: think for example, a basketball player. The...