By Wayne Burke -February 2nd 2016- I had a session with a client yesterday and after a set of chin ups she asked “how strong should I be?” (I think what she was really asking me was how many chin ups should I be able to do?) This question led us to a great […]…
By Sean Holmes -January 28th, 2016- The Depth Drop is an exercise you can easily include in your lacrosse training program to increase your potential to be powerful. The key is to land soft in a balanced, athletic stance and hold that position for 2 seconds. This allows your body to learn how to store […]…
By Wayne Burke -January 26th, 2016- If you read this blog or search the internet for cool exercise tips to be a better lacrosse player, you can find allot of information (some useful and some useless). While there are an infinite amount of exercises and drills you could include, it can be hard for players, […]…
By Sean Holmes -January 22nd, 2016- The Rotational Med Ball Throw is a great exercise for your lacrosse strength and conditioning program to increase shot power. Every one wants to rip rope and score goals to help their team win and obviously having a harder shot will always help (although accuracy is more important). Medicine […]…
By Sean Holmes -January 15th, 2016- Another mobility drill that you should be doing before every lacrosse workout, game, and practice to have you moving better and ready to perform at your best. The Sumo Squat to Hamstring stretch is a great ‘bang for your buck’ exercise as it works a lot. We stretch the […]…
By Wayne Burke -January 12th, 2016- A few weeks back I posted a phase 3 lateral plyometric progression. At this point I have introduced jumping and landing basics along with the very first steps of true plyometric training. As you move through plyometric progressions, you should begin to first add multiple or consecutive jumps or […]…
By Sean Holmes -January 7th, 2016- This episode shows you a great core stability exercise you can add to your lacrosse training program. As previously mentioned in the series, the core is designed to be stable and we must train it that way first and foremost. This exercise lets us train that stability in an […]…
By Sean Holmes -January 5th, 2016- As we all know speed kills. What most people don’t realize though is that speed is a skill that can be taught and improved. While it is true that some people are born faster than others, absolutely everyone can get faster than they currently are. Whether it’s improving your […]…
By Wayne Burke -December 29th, 2015- I love the holiday season. Lax players everywhere are posting on social media all their new heads, mesh kits and other gear they got for Christmas talking about how sick their stick is or how they can’t wait to get back playing. The new year means there is only […]…
By Sean Holmes -December 18th, 2015- Here is the latest Episode of my Lacrosse Training Tips feature with the Toronto Rock. The Single Arm Snatch is our level 1 progression of the Olympic Lifts. Olympic Lifters are the most powerful athletes in the world and I use safe variations of the lifts to make my […]…
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