By Mitch Hauschildt, MA, ATC, CSCS It is well known and excepted that speed is a simple equation: Stride Frequency X Stride Length In order to train for speed, you need to improve one or the other, or, ideally both. An athlete will become faster if they get through their gait cycle more quickly […]
The Effectiveness of an 8-week High Speed Treadmill Training Program on High School Athletes
EXSpeed™ Training Results For a PDF version of this article, click here Abstract Since the mid 1980’s, high speed treadmills have been steadily gaining popularity as a tool for increasing running speed for speed and power sports (i.e. football, soccer, basketball, etc.). It has been used in a variety of settings with mixed results. This […]
Combining Vibration and Treadmill Training
The Effectiveness of Combining Vibration and High Speed Treadmill Training within an 8-week Speed and Power Program for High School Athletes Mitchell D. Hauschildt, MA, ATC, CSCS Rich Wilkie, M.Ed. Maximum Training Solutions, LLC Andover High School Springfield, Missouri […]
Anaerobic or Lactate Threshold Training
Mitch Hauschildt, MA, ATC, CSCS –Maximum Training Solutions, LLC Scott Moody – Centers for Athletic Performance, Inc To read this article in PDF format, click here When conditioning our athletes we must take many factors into consideration. We must look at the demands of the sport, more specifically the amount of time spent in continuous […]
Squat and Lunge Modifications
Ankle Dorsiflexion: Athletes, sport coaches, personal trainers, and parents may see the value of increasing ankle dorsiflexion, but rarely are they equipped with the skills and knowledge to perform joint mobs (sometimes even self joint mobs). So, what’s the next best alternative? Making some simple modifications to squatting and lunging movements can make a huge […]
Sports Medicine Professionals
Are you an Athletic Trainer, Physical Therapist, Physician, or other health professional caring for athletes or active individuals? Do you have a patient with an injury that just doesn’t seem to get better? Or, are you interested in improving your knowledge base and skills to aid in the care of your patients? We’re Here to […]