Announcing 2010 Junior Rank & Icon Performance Birmingham Regional Football Combine – April 10
ICON Performance, along with JuniorRank.net, is pleased to announce the 2010 Birmingham Regional Football Combine for 6th, 7th and 8th graders at Sports Blast, Shelby County on Hwy 280, April 10.
Effectively utilizing Combine Scores, Event Performance Videos and Individual Highlight films our [...]
Once you have base strength levels (squats, deadlifts, pulls), the best exercises that have carry-over to vertical jump increases are the following: Power Snatch, Push Jerks, Clean Pulls, Power Cleans, Snatch Pulls, Jump Squats, Barbell Back Lunges, Pull-Throughs, Med Ball Scoop Toss, & High Box Step Ups.
There seems to be two schools of thought when teaching the athlete on how would be the most effective method in change of direction. The two two methods are known as the “Hockey Stop” and the “Spider”. The former is just like it sounds. As one approaches the line, the athlete anticipates the last two [...]
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Charles Poliquin is a native of Ottawa, Canada. While completing graduate studies in Exercise Physiology in Canada, Charles began coaching athletes, a career move that has resulted in hundreds of medals, wins and personal bests of many elite athletes. He is known worldwide for producing faster athletes. When a country wants a Gold medal, [...]
Speed is often defined as a combination of stride length (how much ground can one cover in each stride) and stride frequency (number of leg cycles does it take to cover the distance at hand). That is basic speed mechanics. The shear physics of linear speed development is a matter of how much force can [...]
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Starting strength is the ability to instantly apply lots of force at the very beginning of a movement. Try this. Sit back in a chair in a “ready to jump” position. Make sure your butt is touching the chair. Now without rocking backward simply jump up from this dead stop position. This is an example [...]
I know that you going to scream Duh! when I say this, but trust me when I say that it does bear repeating… if you are overweight you WILL be slower…PERIOD! There are always exception to the rule and when push comes to shove everyone can remember that one athlete who, even though they were [...]
I have been working with athletes for the better part of 20 years, both privately and on campus, and I know the frustrations that all coaches go through when it comes to strength and conditioning. The growth of the high school strength and conditioning coach as an industry is very encouraging. The days of calling [...]
- 99% of lacrosse is change of direction. Like most of your field based sports (lacrosse, soccer, rugby, field hockey, etc), the main skill would have to be repeat sprint ability or RSA. Defined as “the ability to perform high intensity sprints after a short, as well as a ‘challenged’ recovery period”, RSA is all about [...]
Dan Wohlfarth, one of our log standing ICON Performance members / clients did us very proud last weekend at the Southern Regional Waterskiing. Here’s how it went down…
“Just got back from the Southern Regional Water Ski Tournament where I tied for second with my skiing partner. A run-off determines the 2nd and 3rd place medal. [...]
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I thought I would post some answers to one of the email questions that I have been getting lately.
This one is from Michael in Georgia,
” I was wondering if you could clear up something for me. I am still slow besides doing all the weightlifting that my team requires me to do as well as [...]
Just Taking Your Squats (Back, Front, Overhead) to the Rock Bottom Position (Butt-to-Ankles) Can Increase One’s Hamstring Strength by as Much as 20%!
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Trained in Clinical Nutrition at the Institute of Specialized Medicine during the early 1980s, Keith Klein spent five years at the Institute working along side some of Houston’s most prestigious physicians. In 1986, Keith began working with psychiatrist Dr. John H. Simms, where he became the Dietetic Director. Keith [...]
The pre-game or pre-workout meal can be a great help or hindrance to your athlete based on a few simple but critical guidelines:
1. As a rule… carbohydrates before and protein after. This ensures that your athlete doesn’t see his dinner…again.
a. What are good sources of carbs? Gatorade, fruit, pasta, rice, oatmeal, potatoes, granola are some of the [...]
In this day and age of energy bars, protein powders and weight gain shakes, many athletes forget about “real” foods, such as peanut butter. Peanut butter, in my opinion, is one of the best sports foods around. It’s tasty, inexpensive, satisfying, nourishing and even good for our health. But all too often, I hear [...]
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