Is more always better?
Whether it comes to health, fitness or nutrition, you or someone you know has probably thought that if X amount is good, then more is better. While this may make sense in theory, rarely is this true.
Exercise stability, how much is necessary
Unilateral training is one of the best ways to improve limb strength and correct gross asymmetries. However, some of the exercises I see performed end up looking more like a circus act instead of a way to spur real physical adaptations.
Exercise Progressions for Performance Training
Implementing exercise progressions is a key part of creating a good training plan, and how this is done can help set the athlete up for success or possibly put them on a route to unnecessary frustrations and possible injuries.
Basic Principles For In-Season Training
When it comes to in-season training there are a few important principles to keep in mind to ensure that you're creating the best program that will allow your athletes to be successful in competition. While traditionally periodization models have been built around single competition sports such as weightlifting or track and field, team sports are unique due to there long seasons and having competitions each week and possibly multiple times a week. So how do we reconcile this with physical training? The answer may not be to use a traditional periodization approach, but rather one that looks at the schedule and adapts to the needs of the athletes.
Sports Specific Training
Sports specific training has been around for a while now and promises to get an athlete better at their sport by training the positions and actions that they will use in games.
About
My name is Chris Graham and I'm a sports performance coach and I currently help collegiate athletes and busy young professionals train and get in awesome shape so they can look, feel, and perform great!
