Single Leg Rear Foot Elevated Split Squats When you get to the bottom of the range of motion in an actual squat, a lot of times you find yourself in a little bit more of a flexed spine position in the lower back. In this exercise, you have a more neutral (extended) position in the…
1. Single Leg Broad Jumps When doing these you really want to make sure you’re landing with the toe facing upwards and on the balls of your feet. When you land, you don’t want your knee to cave in too much; try to keep everything nice and straight. Also, when you’re jumping you want to…
As an athlete looking to prepare themselves for an upcoming season, camp, showcase, combine, etc. The main question you want to ask yourself is what is it you should be training for? Should you be doing sports specific training, strength training, speed training or all of those. The short answer would be all of them…
Your feet are super important to increase your ability to increase your speed and decelerate. In most sprinters, the foot and ankle joints are the two most underdeveloped body parts. They are also a potential cause for hamstring injuries. These 10 exercises will help you increase your speed, increase your ability to cut and move…
Do you want to know how many calories you burn running a mile? It’s important to know how many calories you’re burning when you run, because you want to make sure that you’re getting the most out of your workout, and burn more calories than you’re taking in. In this article, we’ll show you how…
Breaking down and understanding the biomechanics of sprinting can ensure safe running and can ultimately help you improve your form and speed. Understanding which muscles are active while sprinting and landing are important aspects of improving your speed. Active Muscles While Sprinting During the initial contact between the foot and ground, not much activation within…
Single Leg Rear Foot Elevated Split Squats: When you get to the bottom of the range of motion in an actual squat, a lot of times you find yourself in a little bit more of a flexed spine position in the lower back. In this exercise, you have a more neutral (extended) position in the…
It’s common to have arm soreness after throwing or working out the arm multiple days in a row. Here are 5 great exercises to help relieve shoulder soreness for quarterbacks or pitchers. This first exercise is aimed for tightness located in more of the middle of the shoulder. You’re going to want to be holding…
I think one of the biggest misunderstood parts of sprinting is the spine position during the start. With most people focused on the athletes staying lower and therefore negatively impacting the ability of the athlete to effectively get through their start and drive phases. In this post I will show you what you want to…
Hip and Shoulder Disassociation or separation is the action of moving the hips and shoulders in opposite directions. The ability to achieve more separation is proven as a key contributor to increase velocity when throwing a football or baseball. In this post, we will be going over how to achieve more separation in your upper and lower…