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The Power Athlete Plyometric Series has been steadily progressing and building a solid foundation for plyometric program implementation. We have focused on reverse engineering a jump from the landing up and developing the coach’s eye in preparation for athlete assessment into eventual plyo program application. As we work closer to plyometric program development, we must now introduce the components of plyometric…
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Plyometric training is frequently met with strong opposition, especially within high school and CrossFit communities. Many of these opponents strongly believe that high impact loading of the joints in jumping or other impulsive activities is harmful to the joints. Some might even argue they decrease explosive performance. Our argument against this goes back to Part 1 and…
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Part 1 of Power Athlete’s Plyometric Training series introduced many issues with the plyometric practices of today. The lack of investment in teaching technique, getting wrapped up in the end result, and primarily, poor execution of the jumping and landing phases. Focusing on the wrong piece has the potential to limit the effectiveness of plyometric training,…
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This year, like every year, the CrossFit Football booth posted up at the 2014 CrossFit Games to catch up with Power Athlete nation, introduce some new training apparel, and of course, humble passerbys with the vertical jump test. This year we went the extra step to geek out on testing by collecting the best of…
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How to build your explosivity from the ground up! There is a right way to increase an athlete’s vertical jump, and a wrong way. Texas Women’s Basketball’s Director of Sports Performance, Zack Zillner, rejoins Power Athlete Radio to share the tools to training plyometrics from the ground up. Zillner takes Tex through the longterm development…
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The Post-Activation Potentiation (PAP) Cycle of Field Strong will lean heavily on the fundamentals of Power Athlete programming for the next six weeks, including a lot of hard, heavy, and fast training. The barbell will be loaded up daily through heavy squats, pulls, and presses, paired with dynamic movements and plyometrics to tap into explosive…
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This is not Field Strong’s first rodeo with French Contrast. John and I tested Cal Dietz’s Triphasic Training program on two separate occasions; First, to understand the volume and intensity first hand. The second, after seeing the results, with a mission of generating an at-home version that anyone can follow on their own. Cal’s program…
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The foot is arguably the most important system in sport and in training. It’s literally where the rubber meets the road; as long as you are wearing shoes with rubber soles, and standing on the road. Shoes have taken a foothold in our society as a fashion statement neglecting our “form follows function” principle. Companies…
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In my last article, I reminded everyone why ball is life and dove into the world of medicine balls, discussing the (1) purpose of incorporating them, (2) how we can use them to challenge primal movement patterns, and (3) how they can aid in gaining competency across all planes of motion. This was just the…
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Field Strong utilizes many different tools with purposes well beyond their seemingly “light” or “easy” appearances. One of the most beneficial pieces of equipment discussed in our Field Strong Equipment Starter Pack was the medicine ball. Not your average Dynamax med-ball, but reactive medicine balls, in order to challenge your ability to both produce and reduce force. This generated some churn,…
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