Auditory Observation
Observing the sounds of sports skills gives information about the quality and effectiveness of that skill. Good coaches and good players observe with multiple senses.
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Athletic Speed
Why I like the broad jump more than the CMJ
The broad jump may be the single best test of overall athletic performance when normalized to athlete height.
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Live from the NSCA Euro Con, Day 2
Some highlights and some lowlights (There is basis for HIIT in team or racquet sport, yet companies that specialize in this BS pay to present.)
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Live from the NSCA Euro Con 2025, Day 1
Boyd Epley’s Husker Power Program is still the most effective, lowest risk off-season program for athletes. After decades of experimentation and refinement my off-season program that has produced countless champions still looks more like Husker Power than anything else. Pre-season is where Vermeil, Taft, and Mach take over.
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Bench Press for Speed Part 2
Part 1 outlined the benefits of using a chest-width grip the bench press. Namely, the potential for higher bar speeds thanks to the biomechanical advantage of strong muscles coordinating long levers. Chest passes, jabs, blocking and shoving opponents are among the sports skills that rely on a horizontal pushing motion similar to the bench press.
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The Problem With Optical Timing Gates
Timing gates give inaccurate and misleading results because reaction time, false steps, countermovements, and negative steps are missed.
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Bench Press for Speed Part 1
A narrow, chest or armpit width is the best choice for the bench press from a performance enhancement, transfer, and injury prevention point of view.
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Why Do You Even Lift, Bro?
Resistance Training should be done to improve athletic and technical sport skills, not just to make you bigger, stronger or more powerful. Exercises and particularly which variations of the major lifts should be chosen wisely for maximum transfer to sports performance.
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Overtraining and Mental Health in Tennis
Nik Krygios recently revealed that he had contemplated suicide in 2019. Naomi Osaka has taken extended breaks from competition citing her mental health. Mardy Fish twice withdrew from the US Open due to anxiety attacks. Mihaela Buzarnescu and Serena Williams have also talked about suffering from depression. The list goes on… These tennis stars are
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In Memory of Joe Glenn: The Importance of Functional Anatomy
One of my earliest mentors passed away recently. Joe Glenn was a professor in the Kinesiology Faculty at the University of New Brunswick. He also served as the Athletic Therapist for the entire varsity sports system with particular care given to the (9-time national champions) men’s hockey team.1 I took all his classes and loved
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