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6 Agility Ladder Challenges
Adding agility ladders to your fitness program can help improve athletes' quickness, coordination, and muscle activation. Here are six agility ladder challenges to add to your program. 1. Boxing Shuffle →
How to Program PE Remotely Using the TrainHeroic App
This fall has been a fall like no other for student, athletes, teachers, and coaches. COVID-19 has completely changed how schools operate, how classes are run, and how sports and athletics are facilitated. It has →
Transitioning Athletes to Off-Season or Winter Sports
https://youtu.be/qPU2p08aus4 The transition from fall to winter is upon us, but what does that mean for you? Here in the upper Midwest, it typically means you’re transitioning from football or volleyball to traditional winter sports like basketball or wrestling. However, we need to be prepared →
COVID and the Return to Training
The return to training and participating in high school athletics was welcomed by coaches, parents, and athletes this past summer. Several programs across the country opened their doors to eager students who were ready →
3 Tools for Outdoor Training
https://youtu.be/7hc5Ox2fYcg Hey guys, it's Mike Piercy here from The Lab Performance and Sports Science here in Fairfield, New Jersey. I am coming to you with this month's Gopher Performance blog. →
With Fall Sports a GO, Here is How to Get Back in the Weightroom!
https://youtu.be/ya311tBTM5k Hey, Jeff Reinardy Winona State University strength and conditioning coach. Now here we are it's 2020 so this is to be expected but, we've been on again off →
Max Strength Testing: The Case for A Multi-Rep Range
One of the debates that always seems to keep coming up in the strength & conditioning world is the use of max testing in the weight room. And within that debate, →
A Pandemic Silver Lining – A True Off-Season
https://youtu.be/6fdIQRdc_aM Hey, Jeff Reinardy here, head strength and conditioning coach at Winona State University. Look, we're still in the midst of this pandemic, and it's been long and it's been →
The Only Squat Box Deserving Real Estate in Your Weight Room
The Gopher Combo Box The first squat box of its kind offers unrivaled versatility and durability. Perform maximal box squats, hip thrusts, step-ups, split squats, and a variety of accessory →