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HOW TO UTILIZE POST-ACTIVATION POTENTIATION TO INCREASE POWER

BY MIGUEL OLFATO, S&C INTERN AND UBC KINESIOLOGY UNDERGRADUATE This is a guest article written by Miguel Olfato.  Miguel is a strength and conditioning intern at Saltus, as well as a Kinesiology undergraduate student and athletic trainer at UBC. An avid basketball fanatic, Miguel is pursuing a career in strength and conditioning. The intent of this …

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SPEED & POWER TRAINING MISTAKES TO AVOID, PART 4: UNSTABLE SURFACES

INTRODUCTION At Saltus, one of our mandates is to educate athletes on appropriate training methods and principles. However, several poor training practices have emerged recently on social media that set a poor example for young athletes. Gimmicks aren’t better, better is better. This is the fourth installment in our blog series that highlights ill-advised training practices.  If …

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HOW TO RECOVER WITH LOW-INTENSITY EXERCISE

INTRODUCTION In his book “Training Systems,” Charlie Francis defines recovery or regeneration to be the: continuous management of muscle tension/spasm, accelerated removal of the effects of fatigue, rapid restoration of body energy systems and substrates, and improved ability to renew physical activity without wasting unnecessarily the energy of the athletes. Low-intensity aerobic exercise, or sub-maximal …

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SPEED & POWER TRAINING MISTAKES TO AVOID, PART 3: OVER-CONDITIONING

INTRODUCTION At Saltus, one of our mandates is to educate athletes on appropriate training methods and principles. However, several poor training practices have emerged recently on social media that set a poor example for young athletes. Gimmicks aren’t better, better is better. This is the third installment in our blog series that highlights ill-advised training practices.  If …

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SPEED & POWER TRAINING MISTAKES TO AVOID, PART 2: ALTITUDE TRAINING MASKS

INTRODUCTION At Saltus, one of our mandates is to educate athletes on appropriate training methods and principles. However, several poor training practices have emerged recently on social media that set a poor example for young athletes. Gimmicks aren’t better, better is better. This is the second installment in our blog series that highlights ill-advised training practices. …

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SPEED & POWER TRAINING MISTAKES TO AVOID, PART 1: AGILITY LADDERS

INTRODUCTION At Saltus, one of our mandates is to educate athletes and trainers with regards to appropriate strength and conditioning (S&C) principles in order to improve the landscape of athletic development in British Columbia and Canada, especially with younger athletes.  Highschool athletes these days have a remarkable work ethic and desire to improve.  Coaches should …

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HOW TO TRAIN FOR BASKETBALL, PART 3: PROGRAMMING AND PERIODIZATION

PROGRAMMING AND PERIODIZATION Strength and conditioning involves the development of physical and physiological characteristics that contribute to increased sport performance.  These qualities include, but are not limited to, aerobic and anaerobic power, speed, strength, power, agility, change of direction (COD) ability, and core strength.   While these characteristics are relatively straightforward to develop on their own …

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