Evolutionary Athletics

Anyone who has been around this site for a while knows we have spent a lot of time on the feet. Recently I began thinking about the impacts of improved ankle rocker on running speed. It started with the simple question that is the title of this article.

Why is this a dilemma?

Well, [...]

Simple title really.  I am going to outline some of the things that drive me nuts in the gym.

1. All Upper Body: Listen guys, most of your muscle mass is in your legs and if you think jogging will keep your legs strong you are fooling yourself. So guys spend some time and [...]

Push-Ups, Face Pulls, and Shrugs

Originally posted at www.t-nation.com

Screw the Rotator Cuff!

That’s right, screw it. Seriously, it’s about as over-hyped as Kevin Federline’s big “debut.” We think the rotator cuff gets way too much attention. Whenever shoulder pain creeps up, what’s the first thing that everyone brings up? The rotator cuff, of [...]

Hey all, Sorry for the delays in getting new material up and being slow on the forum. My mother is going through cancer treatment (she will live) and my modem broke so when I am not dealing with my mother I have to drive to a coffee shop to check emails/forum/etc

I found the following study very interesting. It was sent to me by colleague Cal Dietz I think the first sentence of the abstract sums it up best.  I have thought for a long time that one key to improving performance on the field is training the body to act like a spring.

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Sports Performance Training – Starting Over

Many times it is important for an athlete to start over. At the end of a season for example the athlete may have developed strength imbalances. General fatigue from the season may result in the need to unload. Injury and inflammation may restrict range of motion. The [...]

Saturday, May 22, 2010 By Chris Korfist

I finally have a break to sit and write an article; actually, the motivation to write an article. Since our web site, Wannagetfast,  has basically become an “extreme Iso hold” forum, this article really won’t interest many of you (Wannagetfast members).  This is more of an update [...]

I decided to revisit the Seven Keys series and give a concrete example of how to impliment the seven keys and utilize the cheat sheet.  So to begin here is the cheat sheet:

Main Goal GPP

Strength G : Quickness G

Main Goal – Hypertrophy

Strength G : Strength G Maintenance [...]

Recently I was contacted by my friend Taylor Allan to do ain interview for an exciting project he has called, ironically, Athletic Domination Expo, which is a fundraiser for Haiti. I did the section called “Evolutionary Athletics” and it was a blast.

***Note it is free to listen to all the interviews in the [...]

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Evolutionary Athletics Note:  RJ is one of the brightest up and coming strength and conditioning experts in the field.  This manual will teach you how to train, proper programming for athletes, and gives you examples of training programs that illustrate the principles in the book.  In other words RJ not only [...]