Why Conditioning Is Overrated For Sport Athletes
In the pursuit of athletic excellence, many coaches overemphasize conditioning at the expense of crucial performance factors like strength, power, and speed development. This comprehensive guide challenges the traditional approach to athletic conditioning, revealing why most athletes maintain adequate fitness through regular practice and competition, and explores how focusing on strength and explosive power development can lead to superior athletic performance. Discover why the key to unlocking athletic potential lies not in endless conditioning drills, but in a more nuanced approach to sport-specific strength and power training.
Why Every Athlete Needs In-Season Strength And Conditioning
See how in-season strength and conditioning can be the way to having your best season yet.
Bodyweight Vertical Jump
Master the bodyweight vertical jump with our comprehensive technique guide that breaks down proper form, coaching cues, and programming recommendations for athletes of all levels. Learn how this minimal-equipment power exercise develops explosive strength and athletic performance while improving sport-specific jumping mechanics that transfer directly to basketball, volleyball, and other sports requiring vertical power. Discover why quality over quantity is essential when training this fundamental movement pattern that can dramatically improve your vertical leap and overall athletic capabilities.
Why Strength And Conditioning Is Important For Youth Athletes
Why Strength And Conditioning Is Important For Youth Athletes One of the major concerns we get here at Terre Haute Intensity Resistance and Sports Training (THIRST) is regarding health and safety of athletes training and lifting weights. Luckily, we’ve already written an article about this on our website, which you can read here. At the…
The Truth About Kids and Lifting Weights
The Truth About Kids and Lifting Weights Here at Terre Haute Intensity Resistance and Sports Training (THIRST) our primary audience and clientele is working with youth athletics in the sports performance realm. It’s not uncommon that we get various questions from parents and members about how safe lifting is for children, what kind of approach…