Stages of learning consider the process of how a performer transitions from an unskilled novice to an expert for a given motor skill. This might be a child learning to catch a ball, a beginner learning to serve in Tennis, or a skill athlete transitioning from intermediate to advanced stages of learning.
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Training For Muscular Power – What You Need to Know
Power is one of the most important parts of sports performance, it is defined as the rate of performing work. More work performed in a shorter time frame means more power.
Muscle Fibers Explained: Type I and Type II (Slow & Fast Twitch)
In this article we will explain muscle fibers, what they are, the different types and how they impact our performance.
How to Sumo Deadlift: Complete Guide, Benefits and Programming
The Sumo deadlift is arguably one the most misunderstood lifts in the strength world, and yet at the same time, it’s an incredibly effective exercise for building leg, hip and back strength.
Oxygen Debt (E.P.O.C.) & Recovery Explained
In this article, we’ll cover what oxygen debt (E.P.O.C) is, what its symptoms are, why it occurs, its effect on exercise and implications for training.
The Power Snatch: How-To Guide, Benefits & Programming
The power snatch is one of the most criminally under-utilised exercises in sport performance. It’s an Olympic weightlifting variation with a huge range of motion that allows you to develop explosiveness and athleticism without hugely taxing your ability to recover.
How to Power Clean Guide – Master Your Technique
The power clean is one of the best exercises to develop explosive strength and power. So good, in fact, that they are used by 88% of strength and conditioning coaches in the NFL, 95% of coaches in the NBA, and 100% of coaches in the NHL (Ebben 2001, 2004, 2005).
Skill Classification Continuums – Learn the Basics
This article explains how to classify skills. We cover open skills vs closed skills, discrete vs continuous skills and…