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Entries Tagged as 'Sports Performance'

Is lack of mobility holding you back from getting stronger?

April 18th, 2008 · No Comments

Mobility is the ability to perform movement along a predetermined range of motion(ROM). This ROM is predetermined by your bone structure. While working in static flexibility can improve your ROM we must teach our bodies to apply dynamic movement to develop mobility. Without the ability to create dynamic movement through a complete ROM we will [...]

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Tags: General Fitness · Sports Performance · Strength Training

Interview with UIC’s Head Cross Country-Track & Field Head Coach and USA National Team Coach Jim Knoedel

February 28th, 2008 · No Comments

Coach Knoedel has a very impressive resume, extensive experience and great passion towards athletics and coaching. I sat down with him to discuss his coaching techniques and experiences. If you are interested in finding out about track and field and the art of coaching go to the video page of this website. The interview [...]

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Tags: College Athletics · Exercise and Physical Activity · Running · Sports Performance · Track and Field

Interview with Swim Coach Paul Moniak from the University of Illinois-Chicago

January 28th, 2008 · No Comments

A few months ago I filmed a series of interviews with some top sport and fitness professionals. Coach Paul Moniak was my first subject. Watch the interview on the Video section of this website. Coach Moniak will be discussing swimming at the D-I, Master and Age group level. If swimming is your sport or if [...]

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Tags: College Athletics · Sports Performance · Swimming · Triathlon · Youth Athletics

Will endurance training make me less powerful?

January 26th, 2008 · No Comments

The answer depends on the quantity of endurance training that is being perform. It is well established that endurance training is counterproductive to the development of power. Athletes that perform a lot of slow training are basically developing the ability to perform actions with low power output for longer periods of time.
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Tags: Running · Sports Performance · Strength Training · Swimming · Track and Field · Training · Triathlon · Youth Athletics

Video on Agility filmed at the Fitness Lair for Foxhilites.com

January 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

Here is a video I made a few weeks back for Foxhilites.com. The topic is agility and I go over a series of drills tied to “The Web”, a 4 cord attachment develop by Frank Nunez at Unicus Fitness. In the video you can see me doing speed assistance to resistance acceleration, cutting corners and [...]

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Tags: Football · Hockey · Running · Soccer · Sports Performance · Strength Training · Youth Athletics