The idea of combining sport specific skills with physical training is nothing new. A short trip down the instagram rabbit hole will show you all manner of crazy shit. Does this idea have merit? Should we combine skill based training with physical training? We
There are 3 primary lifts used to assess maximal strength – The Back Squat, Bench Press, and Deadlift. These are the same 3 lifts used in the sport of powerlifting, and their combined total is is a useful measure of how strong an athlete is. Keep in mind that
Tempo training is the big brother of Speed Endurance. Speed Endurance consists of shorter, faster intervals in the 3-7 minute range while Tempo Training consists of longer sustained efforts in the 12-30 minute range. You may notice this is very similar to our Work Capacity efforts. Remember the 25
Athleticism is high speed multidirectional movement. Many people use the term agility for this type of training and it is very popular in field sports such as football, soccer, lacrosse, and basketball. We don’t assess athleticism as the required tools for accurate assessments are not easily available. That being
Strength Endurance is the ability to repeatedly exert force without fatigue. This attribute is measured by an assessment that tests max reps for a certain duration. An example would be the Army’s 2 minute push-up test, or one of our favorites: max reps Jump Lunge in 90 seconds with a
Yes, another taste of high intensity today. “Why twice?” you may ask. Last week you saw a single 25 minute effort. Today you’ll see 3 shorter efforts, each approximately 5 minutes in duration. This means that the intensity of these efforts will be much higher than the 25
The ability to not only move something, but to move it FAST, is what today’s session is all about. Power and Speed training is the central focus on the majority of field sports such as baseball, football, and many of the track and field events you see. Throwing,
Maximal strength is the ability to exert force upon an external object. This attribute is typically measured by a 1 rep max on a barbell based exercise such as a squat or press. Maximal strength is essentially a measure of how much force your body can exert, or in
Probably the most neglected component of training is building a proper aerobic base. With the rise of high intensity training predominantly populated by the sport of Crossfit, many athletes looking for a faster route to fitness have fallen victim to it’s allure. Why train for an hour when
This is where the rubber meets the road. Work Capacity efforts are short to moderate duration efforts done at a very high intensity. These efforts have various exercises using various types of equipment. Due to the pace, as well as the external loads, these efforts challenge both metabolic and muscular fitness.
