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Russian High Jump Training: Part I

The high jump in Russia has been a point of national pride for many years now. If you check out […]

Most training systems and programming today revolves pretty heavily around the Central Nervous System and teaching it to become more

I would like to introduce everyone to my favorite lift in the weightroom for total athleticism. There are a multitude

Jumping and sprinting are two qualities that any team sport athlete would like to be proficient in. They typically go

Anyone who has been around the sports world, and especially those training specifically for vertical leaping know that volleyball players

This post isn’t going to be all that organized, but that is because there isn’t a singular intention for this

Glute/Hip power is essential to being a good athlete. An exercise that I was skeptical of in the past to

A topic that has been of interest to me over the last few years has been that of high frequency

We all know that many great athletes also have very good numbers in regards to their squat and olympic lift

You can usually tell a decent amount about a persons athleticism just by watching them walk down the street. Very

I have been talking to a Russian High Jump coach over the last several months. One question I asked him

Most coaches and athletes are interested in how to arrange their training over the weeks and months to some degree….