Jeff Green’s Article in the Hammer Strength Newsletter!

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Lineman Speed

Define “speed” for a offensive or defensive lineman. The position requirements are pretty similar. The D-lineman has to be a bit more reactive and athletic where the O-lineman is more of a “wall” one just has a hard time getting around much less through. The play might last 7-10 seconds and cover rarely more than [...]

Summer 2010 Sports Performance Training Session – June 1 – July 30

The Summer is already here and if you were still looking for a program to get your athlete to the next level…look no further. the ICON Performance Summer Performance Session is just now underway, but it’s not too late to enroll your athlete this week. We are starting all our pre-testing, video analysis and movement [...]

My Podcast List

I have been getting a few emails about what resources that I might recommend for up and coming trainers and coaches without spending a lot of money. My favorite FREE resource is podcasts. There are tons of them and the majority are free for every one with iTunes. I have an 80 Gig iPod that [...]

Rest In Peace Charlie Francis.. A True Guru of Speed Development

The Bulgarian Deadlift

One the best movements that I have come across in the last several years in strengthening the musculature in an integrative manner to help get one out of the blocks or off the line in a hurry. The single leg application of the posterior chain is a unique movement than the single leg reverse hyper [...]

What It Takes to Be No 1

Every competitor, no matter how successful, NEEDS to hear this once in a while… You’ve got to pay the price. Winning is not a sometime thing; it’s an all-the-time thing. You don’t win once in a while, you don’t do things right once in a while, you do them right all the time. Winning is [...]

Running Technique: Running while Jumping Rope

Run with one end of a jump rope in each hand. The rope swings beneath the body during the floating phase, turning a cycle each step. Because the arms cannot cycle either, and in order to avoid the dangers of tripping, the push-off phase must short and reactive. Forward velocity will be increased while skipping. [...]

Train for Speed…Get Off Your Feet!

To properly engage the posterior chain (which is designed mainly for horizontal displacement) use exercises that will engage those muscles directly against gravity – AKA reverse hypers & glute bridges. These are great exercise for firing the glute -hamstring complex with more direct stimulation that say.. the Olympic Lifts. IMHO, please don’t misunderstand what I’m [...]

Athlete Training at ICON