April 2020 in review: legs, legs, legs
As with any area of training, when it comes to training the legs we often fall back to our same training routines and exercises. That’s a shame since it is one of the most fundamental aspects of training. We wanted to help coaches get out of that rut this month by exploring some different ways to train the legs. Through the month we published 12 new articles, 2 new videos, and 1 new podcast on the topic from a 9 different contributors.
Below are links to all of our new resources, as well as highlights from our archive on the topic. As always, become a HMMR Plus Members to get complete access to all of the resources below, including the premium content in the HMMR Classroom.
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New video and podcasts
- GAIN Video 11: Legs, legs, legs with Vern Gambetta
- Video Lesson 22: Leg Concepts to Practice with Tracy Fober, James Marshall, and Donie Fox
- GAINcast 187: Legs, legs, legs
New articles
- Progressions in lunging by Donie Fox
- All about depth jumps by Nick Lumley
- Revisiting spectrum squats by Tracy Fober
- Training the legs through movement by James Marshall
- Using foundational leg exercises as the cornerstone of rehabilitation by Donie Fox
- Sample leg programs from Vern Gambetta by Vern Gambetta
- Finding transfer in training the legs for team sports by James de Lacey
- Studying the effects of bilateral vs. unilateral training by Craig Pickering
- 10 lessons on putting leg training concepts into practice by Martin Bingisser
- Understanding and preventing leg cramps by Craig Pickering
- It’s all in the legs by Vern Gambetta
- How we can prevent a post-lockdown leg injury surge by Craig Pickering
Archived videos and podcasts
Archived articles
- The Spectrum Squat workout by Vern Gambetta
- Implementing the Gambetta Leg Circuit by Vern Gambetta
- Taking leg circuits to the next level by Martin Bingisser
- The complete guide to the Reactive Strength Index by Warren Young
- Training the legs better by Nick Garcia
- Rethinking hamstring function, strength, and injuries by Warren Young
- Hamstring solutions by Vern Gambetta
- Looking beyond the height: a guide to vertical jump testing by Bryan Mann
- A critical comparison of vertical jump testing methods by Warren Young