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These articles will help with any facet of sports training, from specifics like football training to more universal cross training ideas. Whether you need fitness training routines or strength training workouts, you’ll find them here… To browse our library of free sports training articles, browse using the categories on the left or use the search box.
Sports technology: Vibration training
Vibration training has become increasingly popular with athletes and, much more recently, everyday fitness trainers. John Shepherd was duly despatched to find out how this unique training method works.
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.
Inspiratory Muscle Training: Ergogenic Benefits
Inspiratory muscle training as an ergogenic aid: the story so far
Sports Equipment: is GPS the best route to performance analysis?
GPS can provide coaches and athletes with invaluable information, enhancing training programmes and performance
Sports psychology: creating the right vibe in your training is vital for ensuring a productive session
If you are training where there is a good Vibe your performance will improve!
Sports Training: the importance of knowing what the purpose of your training workout is
It's vital you focus on one specific area in any given training session
How to use the beach to maximise training performance
Beach training incorporates shuttle runs, ball games, circuit training and swimming
Sports nutrition: the latest research into low glycogen training
Could training when muscle carbohydrate stores are low be advantageous to athletes?
Using vibration training to recover from injury
In this video John Shepherd finds out about the benefits of whole-body vibration training as an intra-workout recovery. Spending 30 seconds on the vibration machine, it is claimed, can clear lactate and lactic acid from the exerciser’s muscles, speeding up recovery and therefore allowing for maximum effort on subsequent sets.
Core strengthening: resistance training
This video will focus on improving your core strength by using added resistance, with pulley machines and medicine balls and dynamic throwing movements. You can see the exercises being performed, and learn important technique tips in the associated video.
Sports clothing: how lycra effects performance
Is compression clothing the key to squeezing out a personal best?
Olympic athlete: interview with Allyson Felix
John Shepherd speaks to Allyson Felix
Olympic gold medallist Jeremy Wariner speaks to Peak Performance
Jeremy Wariner talks about sprinting, BBQ and Michael Johnson
Training plan: monitoring your training intensity
Is your training diary a load of nonsense?
Cross Training: can boxing training be used for other sports?
Can boxing fitness help non-boxers improve their performance?
Periodization: planning your training for optimal sports performance
Planning your sports training to ensure maximum performance gains
Endurance training for mountaineering: king of the death zone
King of the eight-thousanders!
Mount Everest: training to climb the most dangerous mountain in the world!
Must climbers die on Everest?
Grappling with success – lessons to be learned from wrestling strength training
Examples of a wrestling periodisation plan and specific exercises
Vibration Training to Enhance Speed, Power and Flexibility
Increasing Speed with Vibration Training
Core Training Program
Core Training Part One
Sandbag Shoulder Press Throw
Sandbags are an effective low cost alternative to medicine ball. This drill is alternative to the conventional shoulder press with a barbell, expect you accelerate through the movement allowing for greater power development. You can adjust the weight of the sandbag to suit your strength goals.
Can Vibration Training Enhance Sports Performance?
All Shook Up
Cycling Training improves sports performance
Can bike training improve the performance of non-cycling athletes?
Vibration Training and Performance
Can vibration training enhance Sports Performance?
Skills Based Training: Female Games Players
Skills Based Training as an Alternative to Traditional Strength Training
Interval Training and Fitness for Cyclists
Cycling - the road to success
Backwards Running : The benefits of training backwards
Backwards Running : The benefits of training backwards
detraining
Detraining - why a change really is better than a rest
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