By Wayne Burke -February 19, 2016- Every lacrosse strength and conditioning program should contain exercises that train explosive power utilizing full body movements. There are a wide variety of ways to train this very important aspect of your program however, most players lack the technical knowledge to use proper Olympic lifts or they lack the […]…
By Wayne Burke -February 9, 2016- Single leg strength training might be the most valuable group of exercises that every player could do. This group of exercises challenges your adductors (groin), abductors (hips, glutes) and stability in a way that squats and deadlifts can’t. It also addresses strength imbalances by training the left and right […]…
by Sean Holmes -February 4th, 2016- The Anti-Rotation press is a great exercise we use to develop core stability with our lacrosse players. The primary function of the core is to be stable, and as such we must train it to resist flexion, rotation, and extension. If you need more info on the core check […]…
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 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 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 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 Wayne Burke -December 4th, 2015- So far, we have introduced the foundation of true plyometric training in part 1 and part 2. In this video we introduce a small bounce to a lateral drill to teach the athlete to use a small hop, which when we land soft stretches our muscles, to help produce increased […]…
By Wayne Burke -November 25th, 2015- Last week I wrote a blog outlining the early phases of plyometric training. In that blog, I included a video showing an example of a phase 1 lateral hop. Below is an example of a phase 1 linear plyometric box jump. All the same principles apply to the jump as […]…
By Wayne Burke -November 18th, 2015- Here is the next video in the Progressive Plyometrics series. In part 1, you would have learned that jumping up onto a small step or box will help teach you both jumping and landing mechanics by reducing the force of gravity. Mastering those 2 skills serve as the […]…
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