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Physical Preparation with Derek Hansen

Derek Hansen is one of my go-to resources when it comes to speed training and physical preparation. This guy has been around some true legends in our game – Al Vermeil, Al Miller, and the incomparable Charlie Francis to name just a few – and I guarantee you can learn a thing or two from […]

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What is Athleticism?

What is Athleticism

by Ty Terrell, IFAST Coach Who do you think of when you think “athletic”? Is it LeBron James? Russell Westbrook? What about a gymnast – is he/she athletic? And one more question: Who is more athletic – Stephen Curry or Russell Westbrook? You said Westbrook didn’t you? I don’t blame you. But let’s define what […]

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How Do You Get FAST?

Ever since I’ve been in the strength and conditioning/physical preparation field, I’ve had people come to me with the goal of getting faster. As we all know, in the sports world, speed kills. One of the most common things you hear when an athlete moves to the next level (i.e. high school to college, college […]

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5 Thoughts on Sprinting

I’m a huge believer that if you really want to understand something, you need to teach others what you’ve learned. While sprinting may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Mike Robertson*, I’m totally ok with that. (*Side Note: One of my new goals in life should be to […]

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Travis Hansen Interview

Following up on Monday’s post about sprint training, I wanted to interview Travis Hansen of the Reno Speed School to dig a bit deeper into his sprint training methodology. Enjoy! Travis, thanks for taking the time to be with us here today. Could you start by telling us a little bit about yourself? My pleasure […]

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3 Cues for Better Sprinting

Note from MR: As many of you know, I’ve spent a ton of time the past couple of years learning about speed. As you can imagine, this is a massive topic – and one I’ve really only scratched the surface on. However, one of the more complete manuals I’ve come across is Travis Hansen’s “Speed […]

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Q&A: Speed Work

Q: I was wondering if you could help me when it comes to programming for speed sets.  Do you have an optimal percent range that you use when working on bar speed?  I am working with a sprinter right now and wanted to start adding some speed sets in, but I am not sure how […]

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