Strength Training Periodization

There are numberous factors to take into consideration when designing a strength training program for a collegiate team.  The annual plan starts the day after the last competition of the season to the last competition of the next season.  A strength coach must take...

Article Review

Influence of Recovery Time on Warm-up Effects in Male Adolescent Athletes   The objective of this study was to look at the influence of recovery time following a dynamic warm-up compared to a static-stretch on power performance in male teenage athletes.  Nineteen high...

Week 4: Upper Body

The upper body is physically not as big or as strong as the lower body, yet it is still important.  With that being said, there is one exercise that is everyone’s favorite: Bench Press.  The bench press is one of the most common exercises done anywhere from...

Week 3: Lower Body

This week’s focus is on lower body exercises.  There are various forms for lower body training, but I will talk about the squat, RDL,  single leg RDL, and the split squat. The squat is one of the core non-power exercises and is also the first lift in the sport...

Week 2

This week was more of a hands-on approach.  I got to shadow some coaches and actually worked with several teams.   One of the main lessons I learned from this week is how to coach an athlete.  There are many different ways of coaching and each athlete may be different...