Power

(5 Best) Lifts to Increase Speed

by Ian Warner July 28, 2011

These are my personal 5 favorite lifts to do in the weight room to help strengthen the correct areas to increase my speed on the track.

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Lift How You Compete and Compete How You Lift

by Ian Warner April 6, 2011

This line is one of my favorites to be honest, but few people can ever understand why or how it even makes sense. Why would you want to play soccer, football or basketball the way that you lift weights? Why would I want to lift weights the way that I run on the track, play [...]

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7 Reasons to be Like the X- Men

by Ian Warner April 2, 2011

Everyone knows the X Men and their classic characters from the comic book series. These characters represent great mindsets to have as an athlete and I will explain how. 1.) Magneto Power – Can control and manipulate metal. Athlete Mindset – Most dangerous things in the world are made with some type of metal, like [...]

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How To: Power Clean

by Justyn Warner August 30, 2010

The power clean is one of the easiest Olympic lifts that you can learn. It produces a very high power and force output, which translates into increased speed and explosiveness on the field or track. All sports need power and more power means more strength. Check out the video below to see the Power Clean:

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3 Ways to Improve Your Running Biomechanics

by Justyn Warner November 4, 2009

If there was one thing I learned (and remembered) from Dr. Southards’ intense biomechanics class it was running mechanics of a sprinter. Everybody runs differently. There’s no “perfect” running form out there since we all have different lengths in our limbs, different muscle sizes, different fiber sizes, different weight…no athlete will run the same. There are [...]

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