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 …
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 …
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 …
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 Tips For Injury Prevention
Focusing on injury prevention should be a staple in every training program. Injury prevention will only help your athlete, and can improve their speed and strength as well. Follow these five tips to stay injury free and at the top of your game. 1. Complete an Assessment Before Beginning Any New Program No two athletes …
4 Exercises To Improve Change of Direction & Agility
Change of direction and agility are crucial components in the Parisi program and are important skills for athletes to master in order to increase their speed and overall performance. While all athletes know how to change direction, most do not know how to do it efficiently and effectively. Change of direction and agility go hand …
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7 Single Leg Exercises for Explosive Speed
It’s no secret that in order to get faster, you must get stronger, specifically in the legs. The best way to achieve maximum speed and velocity is to increase single leg strength. The reason single leg strength is so important for achieving explosive speed and acceleration is because sprinting is a single leg movement. Each …
How Core Strength Impacts Athlete Agility
Dr. Stuart McGill explains how improving core strength can enhance an athlete’s agility, change of direction ability and promote injury resilience.
Why Proper Arm Action Is So Important for Speed
Often times when athletes want to get stronger or faster, their training plan focuses on lifting weights and running sprint after sprint. While of course strength training and conditioning does help athletes improve their performance, that alone will not get them faster. In order to improve speed, you must first know how to move. Incorrect running …
Core Training for Athletes: The Secret to Power Production & Injury Prevention
The Question: How do we get our athletes to become stronger and more powerful while also preventing injury? The Answer: Proximal Stiffness What is Proximal Stiffness? Proximal Stiffness is a term coined by Dr. Stuart McGill, PhD, world-renowned Back Mechanic and professor of biomechanics. Proximal Stiffness is the stiffening of the core between the hips …
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4 Ways to Develop Explosive Power in Your Athletes
You always want to see your athletes improving, and pushing themselves to be better. You know that in order for your athletes to be the best it takes more than just a good arm, or sharp 3-point shot. To develop the whole athlete and set them up for success you teach them skill and technique, …
