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Today isn't the day to get better at everything, today is the day to get better at something.
Read MoreLTAD has been a huge topic for a couple of years now and there's a lot of misconceptions for parents. I see a lot of parents and coaches, who concerned about the safety of 'strength training' for their children, choose to wait until after puberty before starting athletic development. Coaches...
Read MoreThere are a number of reasons people get off track over the holidays but the only fact that matters is that they do. A fair number of people get the urge to come back in to the gym through resolutions, but some don't. We need to get back! Whether you...
Read MoreEditors Note: This post was orginally written at http://www.fitstoronto.com, but is written by Cory Kennedy, so there is no conflict reprinting it here! As someone who is in the performance enhancement industry (for sport that is…), combine season is kind of exciting. It’s like the little brother of Track and...
Read MoreWe have spoken a number of times on this page about why weightlifting exercises (SEE Snatch, Clean, and Jerks) are awesome for developing speed and power in athletes, and thus why they should be included in many training programs. While that is still true, I am going to discuss why...
Read MoreSo last time I posted, I mentioned that I was trying an aggressive approach to building up my squat to new strength levels. The truth is, I am doing it because the squat is the ultimate foundation lift for all things strength and power. Being strong doesn't guarantee you speed...
Read MoreI've decided that my squat isn't near strong enough. I need to do something about it. There is an old Russian coach who had a 'foolproof' (except the soreness and discomfort) way to build your squat by up to 100lbs in a short period of time (13 weeks to be...
Read MoreIn our athletic development programs we work with a lot of highly skilled athletes and just as many uncoordinated youth, hoping to one day become highly skilled athletes. No matter what level they are at, they are constantly being introduced to new movements, drills, and exercises that we feel will...
Read MoreEveryone in the fitness industry laments the start of January due to the flood of people in all of the gyms and health clubs around North America. Is it because we think this is bad? Absolutely not! That's amazing...for 2 weeks of the year, everyone is acting the way they...
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