This will be a shorter post today but the takeaway is of the utmost importance to understand. A lot of people see the way somebody moves or feel how they themselves move and assume that’s just the way things are. It is clear that force production can be increased as well as rate of force [...]
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Movement Is A Skill
Posted: 29th December 2011 by Charlie in Change Of Direction, Jump Training, Speed, Agility, QuicknessTags: Charlie Cates, mechanics, movement, Self Made, skill
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Dynamic Effort Box Squats and Acceleration Improvements
Posted: 23rd November 2011 by Charlie in Bands, Chains, Speed Work, Speed, Agility, Quickness, SquattingTags: box squats, Bret Contreras, Charlie Cates, dynamic method, Scott Taylor, Self Made
Interested in how box squats transfers from your training to your competition? Check out this interview conducted by Bret Contreras with Scott Taylor for an inside perspective. Dynamic Effort Box Squats and Acceleration Improvements: Interview with Scott Taylor by Bret Contreras Get big or die tryin’.
Explosive Trianing for the Everyday Athlete
Posted: 17th May 2011 by Charlie in Speed, Agility, QuicknessTags: Charlie Cates, everyday athlete, explosive exercises, medicine balls, plyometrics, Self Made
The past few weeks I have a made it a priority to put more explosive training in my everyday athletes’ sessions. Too often I find myself sticking to weights and other strength-based exercises with this demographic. Depending on their goals, this may or may not be appropriate. A lot of my everyday athletes are less [...]
Jumping Rope: Quick, Easy, Effective
Posted: 9th December 2010 by Charlie in Conditioning, Fat Burning, Jump Training, Speed, Agility, QuicknessTags: Charlie Cates, jumping rope, Self Made
If you are looking to improve your overall quickness or jumping ability, or even if you are looking for an alternative form of cardio, one simple tool that is often overlooked or forgotten about is the jump rope. While jumping rope is a skill and does take some coordination and rhythm, it is a very [...]