Weight Training and Olympic Lifting
Considerations in Athletic Performance Enhancement Training: How Much Strength Do Our Athletes Need?
Share Robert A. Panariello MS, PT, ATC, CSCS Professional Orthopedic and Sports Physical Therapy Professional Athletic Performance Center New York, New York Throughout my 30-year career in in the fields of Sports Rehabilitation and Athletic Performance Training, I have spent thousands of hours in conversation with many good friends and mentors in the Strength and [...]
Considerations in Athletic Performance Enhancement Training, The Overhead Press: Is Using a Bench putting you on the Bench?
ShareRobert A. Panariello MS, PT, ATC, CSCS Professional Orthopedic and Sports Physical Therapy Professional Athletic Performance Center New York, New York There are various exercises available for selection to enhance an athlete’s upper body strength and power qualities. Included in this accessible exercise selection are a number of specific overhead performance enhancement exercises, one being [...]
Running & Conditioning
Why Do Hurdlers Make Great Football Players?
Share- Derek M. Hansen – I had the pleasure of being in Times Square in New York City last weekend for the announcement of the 2011 Heisman Trophy winner, Baylor’s Robert Griffin III. As soon as his name was announced, I thought of fellow strength coach and friend, Chris Ruf of Baylor University, and his [...]
“My Kid Loves Sports, But Has No Speed: What Should I Do?”
Share- Derek M. Hansen – Believe it or not, I’m asked this question at least once per week. Being in the business of making people run fast, you would figure that it would be the only question I would hear. Thankfully, some of my clients are already pretty fast. They just want to get faster. [...]
Product Reviews
Product Review: Compex Sport 400 Electronic Muscle Stimulator
ShareI’ve always been fascinated by technological gadgets. I love my notebook computer, my PDA, my heart rate monitor, my DVD recorder with its huge hard drive and my many other so-called functional electronic devices. My wife can’t understand me and my fascination with gadgets. She refers to me as her “Techno-weenie.” I’m still not sure [...]
UCLA and USC: A Brief Look Into Two of the Top Strength and Conditioning Programs in the NCAA
ShareBack in April of 2005, I travelled to Southern California to coach one of my athletes in a series of Track and Field meets, including the Mt. Sac Relays. As with many of my trips, I made an effort to arrange some informal professional development activities on the side. For this particular trip, I was [...]
