Movement is the key to sport. As Vern always says, we need to train movements, not muscles. On this week’s podcast we are joined by Shawn Myszka to discuss motor learning, movement analysis, and improving movement through specific strength exercises. Read more
If you are friends with Nick on Facebook, you likely saw Nick’s rant last week about giving credit where it is due. After reading it, we decided to stop our regularly scheduled program, and cover this important topic on our podcast this week. Read more
Vern Gambetta is embarking on his 46th year of coaching. And with the new year comes a new adventure. We are happy to announce our second podcast here on HMMR Media: the GAINcast where each episode Vern will tackle one question from the world of athletic development. Read more
If you ask people what has changed the most in training over the last decade or two, the first answer will most often be something related to technology. Technology has become a huge part of our lives and, as a result, a growing part of training. From gadgets to apps, they can add value in many ways. But they can also be a distraction. On this week’s episode we talk about how we use technology to help our training and ways we also ensure it does not hurt our training. Read more
Screening movement has become a big trend in sports medicine and injury management. But what needs to go into a movement screen to make it effective? On this week’s episode University of Illinois Director of Integrated Performance and Interim Director of Sports Medicine Randy Ballard joins us to share how he creates an effective movement screen that addresses his athlete’s individual needs. Read more
Two weeks ago on our podcast we talked about specific development, what we look for in specific strength exercises, and what to keep in mind as a coach. On this week’s episode we take the same approach to general development. Read more
With the year winding down, Nick and I thought we would take a look back at our own performance in 2015. We discuss what new things they tried last year, what worked, and what failed. We also discuss topics that interest us now and where are thoughts are heading for 2016. Read more
Nick and I talk all the time about the simple exercise classification scheme we have taken from Bondarchuk. We try to focus more energy on the specific developmental exercises (SDEs) where the competition movement and strength training converge. But what do we look for when we choose an “specific strength” exercise from this category? And what are some of our favorites? On this week’s episode we dive into those questions. Read more
We often talk about traditional periodization methods and Bondarchuk’s approach on the podcast, but these are hardly the only ways to put together a training plan. One method is block training and on this week’s podcast guest coach Tony Ciarelli describes how he has adapted block training to his throwers. Read more
Athletes have limited time and energy, therefore at a certain point coacheshave to prioritize what they want to accomplish in training. This means separating the things that are nice to do with the things that we need to do. In this week’s episode we discuss both categories and how put different elements of training in each category. Read more
