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My Periodization Strategy for Athletes Part I: What is the GPP Block?

To run a successful strength and conditioning program for athletes, you need a good training plan. The program has to have goals and exercises and training to help achieve those goals. These can include improving: speed, strength, power, hypertrophy, and/or endurance. Most athletes will need improvements in all these categories to some extent, however, howContinue reading “My Periodization Strategy for Athletes Part I: What is the GPP Block?”

Rethinking Conditioning: 110-Yard Sprints and “Gassers”

When anyone uses “Mental toughness” as their reasoning for doing a certain conditioning exercise, I feel myself die a little inside. Sometimes the intentions are good, but they are missing the ballpark when it comes to properly training their athletes. I cannot think of time when an athlete was excited to be doing 110-yard fullContinue reading “Rethinking Conditioning: 110-Yard Sprints and “Gassers””