The Strength-Speed Continuum and Force-Velocity Curve For Sports Performance
Understand how to improve sports performance by using the force-velocity curve and strength-speed continuum to your advantage.
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…
NEWS: THIRST Gym Featured On Elitefts
Terre Haute Intensity Resistance and Sports Training was recently featured on Elitefts as a featured gym. You can read the article on THIRST, here. We at THIRST are incredibly honored to be on Elitefts. Co-owner Brandon Smitley has been a supporter of Elitefts for nearly a decade. He is currently a sponsored athlete, and has…
Bent Over Med Ball Chest Pass
Primary Muscles Used: Pectoralis Major Triceps Abdominals Key Points To Keep In Mind: Ensure the client can hinge properly. Back should remain neutral while bent over. This should be done explosively and with high effort. Press hard. Use a med ball that will bounce back some, and should be on the light side, 4-10 pounds…
CrossFit For Sports Performance?
CrossFit For Sports Performance? When it comes to improving athletic performance, there isn’t exactly a perfect way to do. Sit ten strength coaches down in a room, and you’ll get ten different training programs for one specific athlete. That’s one of the great things about sports performance training…that so many options are available. However, we…
THIRST Week In Review – July 22, 2019
As we’re closing in on another week of summer, we had an amazing week of training from everyone. Many of our fall athletes are preparing for an amazing season, and they’ve been training hard all summer long. Personal training clients have been putting in their share of hard work as well, and making the most…
