Learn how to maintain core stiffness during the run, while assessing shoulder movement and ground striking ability. These are all essential to improving speed and efficiency.
Pro Tips for NFL Combine Training
Taking the football combine tests are no different than taking the SATs. When you take an SAT course, there are strategies on how to answer those questions. The same goes for the football combine tests. We’re here to help you ace those tests and reach your goals. For each of the six performance tests, we’ve …
3 Focus Areas of Acceleration
1. Force Output/Projection Factors: Start position ex: Track block stance, Football stance, Baseball stealing a base Transition Start ex: Soccer-breaking on the ball, Lacrosse turnover getting upfield The optimal body angle is 45 degrees to the ground at the initial start. This relates more to a traditional start position. The stronger the athlete, the lower …
Low Pogo Jump Progression
The low pogo jump is a staple in the Parisi warmup. When we think about increasing speed, we like to teach stiffness in the body: when our legs and core can remain stiff, we create more force into the ground and thus, more speed as we run. The low pogo progression is an excellent …
Understanding Hip Hinge & Squat Patterns
The Hip Hinge When performing a hip hinge, make sure the athlete is gripping the ground with their feet, stabilizing the core, pulling shoulders down and back. The critical component of a hip hinge is minimal flexion at the knee. All the range of motion is coming at the hip. This includes lower back activation, …
How to Add Inches to Your Long Jump
Learning how to take the slack out of the ground contact leg is essential in improving sports performance. Today, we’re reviewing the reverse lunge to step up. This drill was brought to us by Master Coach, Steve Leo, when his daughter added 12 inches to her long jump after implementing these drills.
5 Ways to Improve Agility & Change of Direction
Agility is something every athlete needs, no matter the sport. When it comes to agility, the goal is to be able to change the direction of movement as effectively as possible. There are several ways to improve your agility. Today we will discuss five main focus points. 1. Technique: Learn How to Cut and Shift …
Deceleration & The Secret to Improving Change of Direction
The secret to improving change of direction quickness is actually a paradox; what you think is the right thing is actually the complete opposite. When you ask an athlete to jump as high as they can, most of the time the performance is pretty weak. Minimal effort is put into the jump. The athlete is …
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A Math Lesson In Speed
When an athlete is sprinting, their feet are either on the ground applying force or in the air recovering. To increase speed, we decrease ground contact time and leg recovery time. We apply fast force into the ground and cycle our leg through to apply another quick force. Let’s try to take .008 seconds off …
How to Maximize Top End Speed
It may seem contradictory, but in order to maximize top end speed, athletes need to understand negative foot speed. What is negative foot speed? If you are running forward, you need to put force in the ground behind you. If you’re running 18 mph, your foot has to hit the ground at least at 18 …
Improve Your Lower Body to Gain Speed
The Trap Bar Deadlift This is one of the staple lifts of the Parisi Speed School. This video offers a sneak peak of the valuable content included in the Strength for Speed Online Membership, featuring 30+ training videos, expert interviews and more!
Improve Your Upper Body to Gain Speed
Assessing the Vertical Push When athletes begin moving weight overhead, it increases risk of injury. In this video, we explain the fundamentals of form for vertical pressing to ensure safe movement of weight at all times. This video offers a sneak peak of the valuable content included in the Strength for Speed Online Membership, featuring 30+ …