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Speed Program Training Integration

By John / May 4, 2016 /

Power Athlete’s Speed Program has been flying off TrainHeroic‘s virtual shelves and we’ve received a number of emails asking for the most optimal way to attack the Speed Program when combined with a strength program. We’ve answered the call and this post will provide guidelines and advice for integrating the Speed Program with any of the…

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Redefining Weakness Training: Programming

By John / September 11, 2015 /

Changing ‘weakness’ to focused practice and development all begins with the term Skill Practice: dedicated, targeted training that drives prudent application, yielding accelerated returns. This just the beginning. Proper implementation of Skill Practice will accomplish two goals: Create a Default – (alliteration alert!) automatic actions for athletes Self Awareness – develop the ability for them to observe themselves…

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Power Approach to Lacrosse Training

By John / February 17, 2015 /

This week marks the kick-off of the 2015 college lacrosse season across the country, including my boys in blue.  As America’s true pastime, lacrosse is one of the fastest growing sports in the country and with 350 NCAA teams, more and more kids are presented with an opportunity to play at the next level. I’ve witnessed Praxis…

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Power Approach to Soccer Training

By John / June 23, 2014 /

The skill and athleticism necessary to compete amongst the best soccer players in the world has been front and center during this year’s World Cup. 32 countries handpicked their elite 23 players to represent their national pride. Of over 239 million male soccer players world wide, these 736 athletes face a very small margin of…

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What’s New in Jacked Street’s The Trinity Cycle

By John / September 11, 2020 /

Residents of Jacked Street have just kicked off one of the most epic Jacked Street cycles to date called The Trinity. For those who are uninitiated, we refer to the athletes who follow our Jacked Street program as “Residents”. Have Residents stumbled upon a holy trinity? Only those who attack this cycle with the fury…

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Fred Hatfield’s Influence on Power Athlete

By Carl Case / April 30, 2018 /

POWER. Read that again. POWER. Jump up out of your chair and ball your hands into fists. POWER. Feel every inch of your body coursing with strength, your muscles ready to explode into action as if you were ready flip over a table, charge through a wall and bring the fury of ten thousand suns…

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5 Knowledge Bombs Dropped at the Plae Speed Mastermind Clinic

By John / April 11, 2017 /

Any opportunity to learn and gain experience, I’m in. Whether this is through research, attacking a new training program, or through conversation on Power Athlete Radio, I’m always looking to take something away and see if there’s a place for it in the Power Athlete Methodology course. On episode 194 of the premiere podcast in…

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4 Magic Movements to Fix Your Squat

By John / February 5, 2016 /

There is a wrong way to squat. And you’re probably doing it wrong. Determining right vs. wrong requires context. If your goal is to squat as much weight as possible to win a powerlifting meet, then you squat whatever way allows you to do that. If your goal is to use a squat to improve…

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ACL Injury Prevention: Anti-Rotation

By John / March 2, 2015 /

Common thinking in strength and conditioning is the stronger the muscle, the safer the joint is from injury.  Focusing on linear force production regardless of the set up or execution, is a fallacy that neglects a monumental component of sport and training: Force Reduction. In Neuromuscular Reeducation, we discussed training protective knee joint action by creating a…

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ACL Injury Prevention: Neuromuscular Reeducation

By John / February 2, 2015 /

The first article in this series, Injury Mechanisms, focused on identifying neuromuscular imbalances present in non-contact anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears, one of the most common non-contact injuries to the knee joint.  While many bio-markers for this injury are beyond an athlete’s control, the mechanisms discussed are not.  Left unnoticed, they introduce faulty bio-mechanics that put…

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