-December 22nd, 2011- Part 1 of this series explained that Complex Training is a great way to turn your strength into power immediately before your lacrosse season starts. Complex Training is a superset where you perform a high-intensity strength exercise and follow it with a similar plyometric exercise. Today’s pairing is another lower body grouping […]…
-December 21st, 2011- As the NLL season approaches, players should be focusing on turning the strength they have gained into power. Increasing power production is what will make the biggest impact on a players performance during a game. Speed and quickness are directly related to your ability to produce power. The best way to increase […]…
-December 15th, 2011- Too many lacrosse players are still training like bodybuilders. All over twitter I see updates from pro players saying they are going to crush chest and back today. Or even worse that they are really looking forward to training their arms that day, which always seems to be a Friday oddly enough!! […]…
-December 13th, 2011- I posted this video on YouTube a while ago but thought it would be good to re-post it. With the NLL season about a month away now is the time to turn strength into power, and this is a great exercise to do just that. Running is a single leg power activity […]…
-December 9th, 2011- One of my favorite strength coaches, Mike Boyle, wrote an article a few years ago that I think all athletes should read. It is called Training is Like Farming. To briefly summarize it, Mike explains that being consistent with your workouts over time is the key to achieving results. There is no […]…
-December 7th, 2011- I saw this video last week and was impressed by it (well impressed by everything except the sit ups that is. You can find out why in my Core Training for Lacrosse article). Can’t say that I’ve ever seen a video like this featuring lacrosse, and certainly haven’t seen one featuring a […]…
-December 3rd, 2011- Canada Lacrosse recently released the final roster for the U-19 National Lacrosse Team and Joe French was among those named. He now gets the chance to represent his country in the World U-19 Tournament in Finland in July! Congrats Joe! Joe (or MANIA as he’s known) worked with me for over 2 […]…
-December 2nd, 2011- I have long advocated that CrossFit isn’t the way any lacrosse player should train to get better at their sport. CrossFit is a sport in itself, not a way to train for another sport. Well I went on Facebook today and in my feed Coach Rashad Devoe posted this video of some […]…
-December 1st, 2011- Ryan Benesch is the #1 pick from the 2006 draft, the 2007 NLL Rookie of the year, and the current defending NLL Scoring Champ. Impressive resume! Recently he answered questions from fans for Inside Lacrosse’s Fan Zone. Here is one of the questions Ryan was asked: Chris D. from Frederick, Md.: What […]…
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