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Build power workouts into your fitness training. These articles will give you hints on strength training routines – like medicine ball workouts, hill running and weight training routines – that will build fast twitch muscles and make you stronger… To browse our library of free sports training articles, browse using the categories on the left or use the search box.

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Ladder Drill Hopping Two Forward One Back

Ladder Drill Hopping Two Forward One Back

This drill is great for developing uni-lateral (one foot) coordination as it challenges the movement skills of athletes. Hopping drills are also great for developing lower leg strength and power.

Combining plyometric and weight training: exercises to increase speed and power

Increasing your speed and power through contrast training

Strength training: athletes need to maintain their strength and power during the in season

Failing to maintain strength levels can lead to injury and a drop in form

Speed training for veterans: how to combat the decline of speed and power

Speed development for master athletes

Plyometric training: increase your speed and power

Plyometric drills and exercises

Strength training: focusing power on the movements and speed used in specific sports situations

Using power in specific sport situations

Speed and power training: understanding your fast twitch muscles will boost performance

Muscles and muscle fibre

Power training

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Power training: developing upper body strength

Increasing upper body power in the arms and torso

Gym exercise: squats can increase power and strength

Certain squat variations have much to offer power and strength athletes

Recovery time: optimizing strength and power gains

Optimizing recovery periods for maximum strength and power gains

Strength training for female athletes

The benefits of strength training for young female athletes

Short and sweet – why all sportsmen and women should consider 40m sprinting!

Short and sweet – why all sportsmen and women should consider 40m sprinting!

Can body fat loss and lean muscle gain be targeted with nutritional supplements?

Can body fat loss and lean muscle gain be targeted with nutritional supplements?

Vibration Training to Enhance Speed, Power and Flexibility

Increasing Speed with Vibration Training

Zone Training: Planning Your Cycling Training Program

Zone Training for Cycling to help you get the Yellow Jersey

Weight Training Routines for Rugby Players

A rugby tackle requires explosive power – here are some strength training tips on how to get it

Strength Training for Basketball: How to improve your strength and power on the court

Improve Your Jumping Ability and Basketball Skills with the Right Weight Training Workout

Women's Rugby: Resistance training for rugby

A women's rugby trainer divulges her rugby conditioning secrets from the World Cup

Core Training Program

Core Training Part One

Sandbag Shoulder Press Throw

Sandbag Shoulder Press Throw

Sandbags are an effective low cost alternative to medicine ball.

Ladder Drill: Two Feet in Each Rung

Ladder Drill: Two Feet in Each Rung

A progression from the One Foot in Each Rung drill, challenges the speed of co-ordination of the athlete.

The Science and Practice of Sports Motivation

Use Mental and Physical Sports Motivation

Half Time Strategy - Temperature

Coping With The Effects of Temperature on The Pitch

Training for Cyclists: Cycling Aerodynamics and Stamina

Don't Let Drag Interfere With Your Cycling Training

Powerful, Accurate and Injury Free Kicking - A Mental Guide

Kicking Training for Rugby and Football

Sleep Loss - Making Sure it Doesn't Affect Your Training

waking up to the performance of sleep

resistance training exercise

Resistance Training Exercise : For that extra edge all you need is variety

detraining

Detraining - why a change really is better than a rest

step-ups

The step-up

fast-twitch muscles

Fast-twitch muscles: Twitch and you're gone - all you need to know about developing fast-twitch muscle fibre for speed, power and strength

strength endurance

Strength endurance: Power without mass: how strength and plyometric training can boost endurance running performance

rotational power

Building rotational power: all you need to know about getting in shape to perform zippy turns on the hoof

power | endurance | veterans

Power v endurance: what goes first in the ageing stakes?

Training Techniques: Speed Work

Training Techniques: Speed Work

Plyometric Exercise | Power Training

Plyometric Exercise and Power Training

Power training: research shows increasing protein intake will improve performance

Power Athlete's Diet:

Strength training: resistance exercises to improve strength and power

Strength Training

Leg strengthening exercises

Leg strengthening exercises - These one-leg strengthening exercises spell greater power, but you have to do them fast!

Fitness programmes

How to design a sports-specific fitness programme

fitness program

Fitness program - How to design a sports-specific fitness program

Speed training: how hill running will make an athlete faster

Speed hill training improves performance in football, rugby, basketball, cricket - and even running

swimming workouts | swimming strength training

Swimming workouts & swimming strength training

High-fat diet | cyclists

High-fat Diet: Because they believe that fat is the key fuel which powers their long-distance efforts, endurance cyclists continue to consume high-fat diets, and some even utilize high-fat nutritional supplements in an attempt to add staying power to their performances.

Weight training

Weight Training: In hopes of improving their raw muscle power, competitive rowers engage in weight training during the off-season, but new research suggests that they might be better off pushing on their oars instead of using weight machines or free weights.

The legs of female dancers

female dancers legs

Power Training

Power Training: How contrast power training maximises performance

sports injuries benefits

You may not appreciate it at the time, but an injury can teach you a lot about how your body works

Muscle fibre types

Muscle Fibre Types: Why tapering after intense training boosts sprinting speed

strength training routines | strength training programmes | strength training

Strength training routines: most runners think that strength training routines are something carried out in a weight room or gym utilising various pieces of equipment (barbells, dumbbells, weight machines, etc.).

The power of the cheerleader

Cheering someone on can boost their muscle power - it's been scientifically proven!

rugby league training | strength | power

Rugby League Training - Strength And Power: Professional Rugby League is a demanding sport, combining raw aggression and subtle playing skill in equal measure.

Running training: these medicine ball exercises will improve a runners strength and power

These medicine ball workouts can do wonders for running velocity and power.

Performance tests

How to monitor your maximal running speed, your power and your endurance - in training.

emergency training | cycling training

If you need to get into competitive shape fast, follow the example of these South African cyclists.

Bone density and muscle mass

For endurance athletes, two of the key problems associated with getting older are a gradual decline in muscle mass and a potential loss of bone density. The missing muscle makes it more difficult to run, cycle or swim powerfully, and the shrinking bones increase the likelihood of injury and osteoporosis.

Upper extremity power: tennis

Upper Extremity Power: Tennis: For years, exercise scientists with an interest in tennis have tried to determine the physical factors which allow certain tennis players to have unusually powerful serves.

"run-play" training

"run-play" Training: These workouts can boost fitness, speed, endurance and correct weaknesses - and are fun to do.

800 metres

800 Metres: Coaches and runners are confused about how to train optimally for 800-metre racing, and with good reason. After all, there's a wealth of scientific information about training for 400 metres, 5000 metres, 10,000 metres, and the marathon, but almost no research has been done concerning 800-metre training. As a result, thoughts about 800 preparations tend to be long on philosophy and anecdote -and short on fact

Increasing speed: short intervals

Increasing Speed: Short Intervals: Athletes use short intervals to increase speed, add variety to their workouts, and improve anaerobic power and lactic-acid tolerance, but short-interval sessions aren't without problems.

Increasing speed: short intervals

Increasing Speed: Short Intervals: Athletes use short intervals to increase speed, add variety to their workouts, and improve anaerobic power and lactic-acid tolerance, but short-interval sessions aren't without problems.

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