Coach Matt Hunter explains the differences in training change of direction ability vs. Agility and how to start/progress training.

Coach Greg Gustin reviews an article by John Grace, originally posted on Fitforfutbol.com about how to simplify the athlete monitoring starter pack.

Coach John Evans picks Coach Mike Young's brain about how limb length matters in sprinting.

In the latest episode of the Sports Performance Podcast, Ivan talks with Dr. John Kiely, Senior Lecturer in Elite Performance at the UCLAN Coaching & Performance Institute. This is Part 2 of a two part series.

In the latest episode of the Sports Performance Podcast, Ivan talks with Dr. John Kiely, Senior Lecturer in Elite Performance at the UCLAN Coaching & Performance Institute. This is Part 1 of a two part series.

Greg Gustin sits down to expand upon a previous article he wrote for elitetrack.com on Reactive Strength, as well as offer a preview of his upcoming presentation at the High-Performance Athletic Development Conference on May 26-27 at Athletic Lab.

In episode 16 of the Sport Performance Podcast, Ivan talks with Dr. Shona Halson of the Australian Institute of Sport about Sleep quality, quantity, and other recovery methods for athletes. Here is the full list of the topics covered in this episode: - Background, education, and experience - Sleep quantity vs quality - Best methods to assess sleep outside the lab - Full vs partial sleep deprivation - Nutrition influence on sleep quality and quantity - Recovery strategies for athletes while traveling - Water immersion - Inter-individual variability - External vs internal load monitoring - Where to find Shona

Agility training is commonly mistaken simply as scripted cone drills and lateral changes in direction when, in fact, it's much more than that. Coaches Mike Young, Matt Hunter, and Greg Gustin discuss the mistakes coaches are making and how to make sure your agility sessions are covering all aspects of agility.

Speed training is commonly misunderstood in team sports and usually what is dubbed speed training isn't speed training at all. Coaches Mike Young, Matt Hunter, and Greg Gustin discuss the mistakes coaches are making and how to make sure your speed sessions are actually going to make your athletes faster. This is part of Discussions in the Lab Episode 11, in a series we are dubbing "Facts & Fallacies" and is based on our previous Discussions in the Lab Episode 10 (released on our Podcast) in which we talked about other commonly used and commonly misused training methods. Please help us continue to bring you valuable training content by liking, sharing, and/or rating our videos and podcasts! Thanks for Listening!

The Vertimax is a popular, albeit very expensive tool used by many Strength and Conditioning Coaches. In this episode of Discussions in the Lab, we are talking about the facts and fallacies of Training. In Part 1, learn why you’ll never see a Vertimax inside Athletic Lab and why our athletes still jump high and run fast.

Competing is important for both goal oriented and process oriented athletics and can be a fun and rewarding experience for fitness or CrossFit enthusiasts as well. If you enjoy doing the Olympic lifts in your training (Snatch and Clean and Jerk) then you should be competing in the sport of Weightlifting!

John did a quick interview with Chinese Women’s Volleyball strength coach Rett Larson on preparing them for the Rio Olympics and ultimately winning Gold.

Unstable Surface Training is often mistaken for functional, or even sport specific training. Yet almost all sports are played on a solid, stable surface. So what is the value in this type of training and is there ever a place for it? Greg, John, and Matt have the answer in this final part of our Discussions in the Lab Episode 10

Velocity Based Training: SPP Episode #15 with Dr. Bryan Mann

Dr. Paul Comfort is the president of UKSCA and professor at University of Salford - Manchester, UK In this episode: - Background, experience and education - Isometrics (testing and training application) - Dynamic Strength Index (DSI) - Scaling ratio methods while assessing and comparing athletes - Weightlifting movements in sports - “Optimal load“ for peak power production - Periodisation of pulling derivates - Information about Paul's “Advanced Strength and Conditioning“ book - Where can people find and get in touch with Paul

Part 1 of our 3 part "Mythbusters" style Discussions in the Lab looks at how Speed Ladders (or agility Ladders) are being used Incorrectly and how to use them the RIGHT way.

In this episode, Matt discusses some of the more atypical athletes he is currently training. A Dog Agility Racing athlete and two BMX athletes are not your usual basketball, football, soccer, or even CrossFit athlete....but does that really change how you train them? Matt takes you through how he gathers information relevant to assessing and training these athletes and offers advice to coaches who may be hesitant to train an athlete that participates in a sport they are unfamiliar with.

In this episode Mike, Drake, and Greg are back talking about CrossFit, this time having a little fun. They were challenged with a 15-minute "EMOM" (Every Minute on the Minute) of questions. 5 Questions, each getting a minute to answer.

In this episode.... 1. Background 2. Publishing papers on Cluster training 3. What is the mechanism by which Cluster Training overcomes fatigue? 4. A case for traditional training methods for hypertrophy 5. Standardizing the language in Cluster training publications 6. Can you differentiate and describe protocols that have been used as a cluster in scientific community? 7. Which protocol do you recommend? 8. Acute effects on strength, power, and hypertrophy using clusters? Data on chronic effects? 9. What is the most appropriate time of training year to use clusters? 10. Time efficiency and other possible drawbacks of cluster sets 11. Reporting variables of training such as average and peak power and velocities 12. Would you totally abolish traditional structures? 13. Future research on clusters 14. How to connect with James Tufano