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 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 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 14th, 2015- Last week, I introduced a lateral phase 3 drill which introduced a small hop into the drill. This is the first true plyometric drill in the progression. We can only do these after we have spent few weeks establishing a solid foundation of jumping and landing mechanics. Again the idea […]…
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 […]…
By Wayne Burke -November 16th, 2015- Plyometrics are a great training tool that every lacrosse player should be including in their program. Simply stated, plyometric training training teaches you how to utilize a stretch in your muscle to produce maximum force. To demonstrate this more clearly try this. Place your right hand on your right […]…
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