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Strength Training for Youth Athletes: Debunking Myths
Five common worries about young athletes lifting weights, from stunted growth to safety to sport specificity, and what the research actually shows.
Read post →Does My Youth Athlete Need "Sport Specific" Training?
What sport specific training actually means, who genuinely needs it, and what young athletes should be doing instead.
Read post →Vertical Jump Height: What Does It Mean & How Can I Improve?
The metric we get asked about most. What vertical jump actually tells you, why day-to-day numbers bounce around, and the four things that genuinely improve it.
Read post →Force Plates 101: What Are Force Plates & Why Should I Use Them?
What force plates measure, what they can tell you about power, speed and asymmetry, and how to actually use the data to guide training.
Read post →Youth Athlete Nutrition — Fueling for Youth Athletes
How to time snacks and meals around practice so young athletes aren't running on empty by their evening session, with a sample fueling schedule.
Read post →Fundamentals of Building Strength, Power and Speed in Youth Athletes
The four foundations for young athletes. Movement variety, movement competency, expressing speed with real intent, and building strength through full ranges of motion.
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Setting Goals, The SMART Way
A framework for setting strength training goals youth athletes can actually hit — specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound.
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Foam Rolling — Is It Really Doing Anything For Me?
How to foam roll properly, how long to spend, what to target, and why hours of rolling isn't better than minutes.
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Supplements: What, Why, and Do I Need Them?
How to think about supplementation as an athlete — why diet comes first, when supplements genuinely help, and what to look for in a brand.
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Youth Athlete Nutrition — Fueling for Youth Athletes
How to time snacks and meals around practice so young athletes aren't running on empty by their evening session, with a sample fueling schedule.
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Vertical Jump Height: What Does It Mean & How Can I Improve?
The metric we get asked about most. What vertical jump actually tells you, why day-to-day numbers bounce around, and the four things that genuinely improve it.
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The Most Important Part of Training: Recovery
Active versus passive recovery, how long the body actually needs between hard sessions, and why learning to read your own signals matters more than any device.
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Becoming a Well-Rounded Athlete Through Cross Training
Why playing one sport year-round holds young athletes back, what cross training actually develops, and simple ways to start.
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Simplifying Plyometrics
A simple way to categorize plyometric work — extensive versus intensive, knee/hip versus ankle dominant — and why that framework helps you progress it.
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Does My Youth Athlete Need "Sport Specific" Training?
What sport specific training actually means, who genuinely needs it, and what young athletes should be doing instead.
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Fundamentals of Building Strength, Power and Speed in Youth Athletes
The four foundations for young athletes. Movement variety, movement competency, expressing speed with real intent, and building strength through full ranges of motion.
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Force Plates: Breaking Down Asymmetries
How to read left-versus-right asymmetry across the three phases of a jump, the difference between capability and tendency, and what to train as a result.
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Force Plates 101: What Are Force Plates & Why Should I Use Them?
What force plates measure, what they can tell you about power, speed and asymmetry, and how to actually use the data to guide training.
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Strength Training for Youth Athletes: Debunking Myths
Five common worries about young athletes lifting weights, from stunted growth to safety to sport specificity, and what the research actually shows.
Read post →