Tag Archive for: Speed

Martin Bingisser

Looking back on 2020: top training resources

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If I had to chose one word to define 2020 it would be chaos. If I had to choose another word, it would be growth. Through all the chaos HMMR Media saw a lot of growth this year: personal growth, educational growth, as well as new members and new content on the site. In 2020 our 31 contributors produced 68 podcast episodes, 215 articles, 12 premium video lessons, 8 training programs, 12 monthly themes, 106 research article summaries in our Sports Science Monthly, 4 member hangouts, and dozens of new exercises to our movement library.

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James de Lacey

Training for the demands of curved sprinting

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While great attention has been placed on how to train linear sprinting, in team sports running in a straight line is only a small part of the game. As players have to evade the opposition, sprinting is more often curvilinear and very rarely linear. Does this mean as coaches we should spend less time sprinting linearly and more time sprinting in a “sport-specific” curvilinear manner? Read more

Craig Pickering

Going backwards to move forwards

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It’s a common saying in life that sometimes we have to take a few steps backwards in order to move forward. However, Aaron Uthoff, a researcher based in New Zealand, has been taking this literally with his recent research on backwards running, the findings of which we might all be able to utilize in our practice as a means of enhancing performance. Read more

Martin Bingisser

HMMR Podcast Episode 221: Velocity vs. load (with Simon Overkamp)

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For all the talk about velocity-based training, in many cases the programs don’t look that different than load-based programs in the end. Maybe a few kilos there or a bit more intent there. Does those differences matter? Simon Overkamp works with the top throwers and handball players in Germany and he joins us this week to take a look at some of the research he is doing on the topic and his best practices for velocity-based training. Read more

Martin Bingisser

GAINcast Episode 186: Training transfer (with Dean Benton)

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An athletic performance coach hasn’t done their job until you see the transfer of qualities onto the field. Rugby Australia’s Dean Benton has been a forerunner in bringing new training strategies to the sport from tactical periodization and exercise classification, to testing protocols and flexibility. The one thing in common is he is looking for ways to ensure developments off the field help athletes on the field. He joins us on this week’s GAINcast to discuss all those topics and more. Read more

Martin Bingisser

GAINcast Episode 183: From data to speed (with Matt Rhea)

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American football is a bastion of tradition. In some areas, such as strength and conditioning, that can hold the sport back. Many coaches, however, are working to change the traditions and they start out by asking simple questions all over again like how do we make our players better? On this week’s GAINcast, Matt Rhea explains how the forward-thinking setup he installed at Indiana University helped turn their program around using a practical data-driven approach. Read more

Martin Bingisser

HMMR Podcast Episode 217: Transition game (with Jenn Joyce)

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How you handle transitions is a key to sports, and a key to careers. Over the past few years Jenn Joyce has transitioned from world-class athlete, to youth development coach, to working with world-class athletes. Her newest role is working with the bronze-medal winning Canadian women’s sevens rugby team. On this week’s podcast we talk about transitioning to a new job, a sport, and a new level as well as insights on training for transitions and speed in team sports. Read more

Martin Bingisser

HMMR Podcast Episode 216: Ahead of the curve (with Gary Winckler)

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When it comes to sprinting and hurdling, few coaches can put together the accomplishments that Gary Winckler achieved in his career. But what was more impressive than his results was his process. He continuously sought out new ideas to improve upon what was already one of the nation’s top programs. He joins us on this week’s podcast to talk about staying ahead of the curve, and how his coaching changed over his last decade of coaching, especially in regards to skill acquisition and exercise selection for sprinters. Read more

Martin Bingisser

Looking back on 2019: top training resources

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Each year we try to get a little bit better, and looking back at 2018 I think we achieved that goal. Throughout the course of 2019 our 27 contributors produced 52 new podcast episodes, over 300 articles, 11 premium video lessons, 12 monthly themes, over 120 research articles summarized in our Sports Science Monthly reports, 4 member hangouts, and dozens of new exercises in movement library.

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Martin Bingisser

HMMR Podcast Episode 210: World Cup reflections (with John Pryor and Leigh Egger)

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When it comes to field sport training, our go to resource is John Pryor. The Rugby World Cup just came to an end, so it is a good time for us to check in with him and his colleague Leigh Egger about their experiences preparing Fiji Rugby. They also dive into the evolution of their new training app focusing on the foundations of performance: core strength and hip function. Read more