Today I am excited to introduce the first speaker for The 2013 Seminar, Dr. Anadoliy Bondarchuck. Dr. Bondachuck will be discussing the long term development of athletes in conjuction to his newest work coming out through Ultimate Athlete Concepts in the coming months. We are extremely excited to have a man with Dr. Bondarchuck’s resume…
In today’s post, Dr. Natalia Verkhoshansky gives us a preview of one of her presentations at The 2013 Seminar “Drop Jump vs. Depth Jump.” In sport training literature, the terms “Depth Jump” and “Drop Jump” are usually understood as synonyms and both of them are used to name the same exercise: a jump executed by…
Today’s post is a preview of Dr. Natalia Verkhoshansky’s presentation “Progressing the Jumping Exercises: Practical Application for Coaches”, which is the first of her two presentations at The 2013 Seminar. The aim of this presentation is to introduce Strength & Conditioning coaches to the methodology of applying jumping exercises. How should this…
Dr. Natalia Verkhoshansky gives us a look into one of her presentations at The 2013 Seminar “Progressing The Jumping Exercises”. The aim of this presentation is to introduce Strength & Conditioning coaches to the methodology of applying jumping exercises. In most sports, jumping exercises are essential elements of special physical preparation because they increase the…
Plyometrics are a commonly used means in many physical preparation programs. The true value in plyometrics and rationale for their use is in the name; the term is not, contrary to common practice, synonymous with jump training exercises. In 1978, plyometrics were defined by Fred Wilt as: “Training drills designed to bring the gap between…
Today we are excited to introduce another presenter for The 2013 Seminar, Landon Evans. Landon is on staff at the University of Iowa working with their Olympic Strength and Conditioning Staff and is also the department’s sport nutritionist. Landon will be presenting on a unique topic that is sure to be of great value and…
I’m pleased to welcome back to The Seminar, author of Ultimate MMA Conditioning Joel Jamieson. Joel has been a favorite of all in attendance the past two years, and with his presentation overviewing his camp preparation for his MMA fighters, this year is sure to bring it! JD: Joel, it’s great to have you back…
When I was a teenager, my father frequently reminded me that I didn’t know shit-from-Shinola. (Thanks to the Google, I finally know what Shinola is.) In retrospect, he was generally correct. As a new strength coach with only three years of experience, were my father still alive, he could say the same thing and be…
