About a week ago I promised to tell you the five biggest changes I made to my training program last year.    You can read all about those five changes that revolutionized my training on Skyd magazine.

I want to elaborate a bit on 4. Alternating days of linear and lateral emphasis conditioning.

In my training at least half of my sessions emphasize lateral and multidirectional movement. In a multi-sprint sport with a lot of sharp cutting, if you're only training in a straight line you're setting yourself up for injury at worst or sub-optimal performance at best.  I apply this principle to g...

I am slowly building a portable gym.   Not by design.  I'm just kind of lazy about cleaning out my car.  Tonight it's supposed to snow, but last time it was warm (in February!) I decided to take inventory of all the exercise equipment in my car.

 is this what I need to be a better athlete?

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