This is a great way to begin any lifting workout. The idea behind “rate of force development” is to do an exercise that’s explosive in nature and that utilizes all of the body’s major muscle groups. Doing an explosive exercise prior to lifting fires up your central nervous system and gets your body physically ready …
4 Tips for Better Athlete Recovery
Nutrition and recovery are critical aspects of long-term athletic development that are often overlooked. As the physical demands of sport increase with age and competitive level, it’s important that we take a few simple steps to keep our athletes healthy, happy and recovered! With just a few basic guidelines we can make a significant impact …
Don’t Short Change the Warm Up
One play, one hit, one rep is all it takes for an athlete to become injured. One of the ways to help prepare ourselves for sport, or for training, is with a warm up. Unfortunately, while the warm up is one of the most important things an athlete can do, time and again, I see …
Unilateral vs. Bilateral Training
For over a decade now, fitness pros have been arguing about unilateral and bilateral training. As a refresher, unilateral means “one side” or “one limb.” Think of a one-arm dumbbell bench press. Bilateral means using both arms or both legs, like a standard barbell bench press or squat. Which one should you put your focus …
10 Tips for Your Best Combine Performance
These combine training tips come straight to you from Parisi Speed School founder, Bill Parisi, and NFL Combine Director and owner of Parisi Speed School Fair Lawn, Rich Sadiv. Parisi Training Systems has produced more top combine ranking athletes than any other organization. Our 25 years of experience and training has produced over 135 NFL …
The Secret to Speed ISN’T Your Legs
When people think of getting faster they think of legs, but speed is directly related to what you do with your arms. The arms stabilize your torso which lets power efficiently transfer through your hips and legs. The tempo of your arms controls the action of your feet. Increasing the speed of a correct arm …
Single Leg Wall Drive
We’ve all seen the wall drive drill, and hopefully our athletes have performed it at home. A newer variation of the wall drive, the single leg wall drive, focuses on back leg extension and glute engagement during the acceleration phase. Back leg extension during the sprint in probably the most under-looked aspect of increasing speed. …
Atlantic Health Medicine Series: Pre-Game Treatment for Athletes
Dr. Jason Levy, Sports Chiropractor from Atlantic Sports Health, joins Bill Parisi to discuss pre-game treatment for athletes. Dr. Levy is in his 10th season working with the New York Jets alongside Dr. Damion Martins and Dr. Dean Padavan.
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3 Things You Can Do To Get Faster In The Weightroom
Life is full of timeless debates…. Which came first? The chicken or the egg? Peanut butter and jelly? Or Jelly with peanut butter? Is Pizza a pie? Obviously it is, so is quiche a pie? Crusts…fillings….now I’m making you think! Did Dez Bryant catch the ball? Now I’m just being a bitter Cowboys’ fan! …
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Who was your favorite coach?
Who was your favorite coach… do you still remember? Perhaps it was your little league coach who saw your potential even when you didn’t? Or maybe it was your high school coach who pushed you to not only be a better athlete, but a better person? For others, what you really remember was a person …
Frans Bosch Injury Prevention / Rehabilitation, & Agility Seminar
What a great 4 days at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, attending the Frans Bosch Injury Prevention / Rehabilitation, & Agility Seminars. Frans is from the Netherlands and is considered one of the top sports scientists in the world. His colleagues, John Pryor and Leigh Egger from Australia, did a great job managing the …
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OHM Run Delta-KineticTM Trainer
Introducing the OHM Run, an innovative training tool that provides a fun and motivating exercise experience optimizing strength, power, and balance. Users can engage in complex propulsive exercise against accommodative resistance, redefining the concept of functional training. Fixed-speed or fixed-load resistance settings for dynamic horizontal movement OHM Reactive Resistance Technology responds to the unique abilities …