Kalos, from the Greek word meaning beauty. Thenics from the Greek word meaning strength. Some may scoff at calisthenics as being simple bodyweight training…and building up towards seemingly superhuman feats of athleticism, such as a human flag, handstand push-ups or one arm pull-ups, is simple..but not easy. Yet people often confuse the two. When using […]
Calisthenics for the Youth Athlete: Part 1 Read More »
Whilst post-pubertal athletes, or adults, can improve their strength through increased muscle size, pre-pubertal (especially young female) athletes do not have the hormonal building blocks of muscle that adult athletes do. Since pre-pubertal athletes have a limited ability to increase strength by building muscle, they typically improve how much force they can produce in the
Co-ordination – An Underrated Tool in the Athletic Development Toolbox: Part 1 Read More »
Future-Proofing Youth Athletes-Part 3 Part 1 and Part 2 focused on how to improve youth athlete’s ability to focus on relevant sporting cues, or perceptual-motor skills and the movement response. Today’s post will focus on the why, how, when and what of strength training for youth athletes and the role it has to play in
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Future-Proofing Youth Athletes-Part 2 Future-proofing youth athletes part 1 focused on developing perceptual-motor skills, or more specifically, the way young athlete’s brains process relevant sporting cues. Today’s post will focus on the other side of the coin – the movement response. Once your child has developed these perceptual-motor skills you can look to deliver more
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