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Overspeed Hip Eccentrics for Jumpers and Sprinters

Unless you have learned to maximize the eccentric component of your training, you are likely selling yourself short in your

Summertime for many track and field athletes means sitting by the beach, getting a summer job, and playing Xbox in

By Josh Hurlebaus Fresh off of the men’s 100m dash preview, let’s go and take a look at the women’s

By Josh Hurlebaus If you’re like me, you spent the past week glued to your TV watching the US Olympic

“Wake up, wake up, wake up, it’s the first of the month, to get up, so cash your checks and

By Josh Hurlebaus This preview is slightly different than the other ones. Whereas in the first two previews there was

Ah, the high jump. It really is my favorite event to coach and watch. Don’t get me wrong, I love

Without research in sport science, we as athletes and coaches might fall prey to training advice such as: “super slow

Welcome to the first ever issue of “moments in sport science history”. I, Joel Smith, am your host today, and

In Part I of this series, the role of synaptic facilitation was discussed regarding the improvement of athletic speed, power

I loved an article that Bret Contreras wrote a while back called “The 50 Rules of Commercial Gym Etiquette”. I

There are a lot of exercises available for people out there to increase their vertical. Obviously, getting hyped up, going