Athletic Lab Audio Inventory

Coach Matt Hunter discusses why a Sprinter would put an importance on Pull-Ups in his/her training.

In this week's episode, we sit down with our summer interns and talk to them about their experience at Athletic Lab this summer.

If you're interested in learning more about an internship at Athletic Lab, go to www.athleticlab.com/contact/internship-opportunities/

So you've administered the YoYo test to your athlete and got a score, but how do you use that score to program your training? Coach Greg recently took to anchor to touch on a few key things to think about so you're not just testing the YoYo for no reason.

Episode 2 of "Discussions in the Lab" is up on YouTube NOW. Matt Hunter, Greg Gustin, and John Evans talk about how to prioritize your training when time with your athlete(s) is limited.

In this first episode of "Discussions in the Lab", Mike Young, Greg Gustin, and John Evans discuss a track athlete that is a stud in training but can't replicate those performances when it really counts, in competition. Find out why this may be the case and how to begin to fix it.

Episode 11 features James Baker. James is a Physical Education teacher and Strength Coach for St. Peter's High School in Gloucester, UK. At St. Peter's James developed the Elite Performance Pathway (EPP), a system focusing on the development of youth athletes in the school system and developing strength, speed, power, and agility from the ground up. James also owns Proformance, a performance company focusing on sport training and high level educational content for sport scientists and coaches.

Dan is the Head Jumps and Multi-Event Coach at Altis in Phoenix, Arizona. Dan has coached multiple Olympic medalists including 100m Olympic champion and world record holder Donovan Bailey, with his most recent medalist coming in 2012 with long jumper Greg Rutherford. Dan has also coached at famed collegiate programs including LSU, University of Texas, and the University of Florida.

Part 2 of a two-part series on all things sprinting with Mike Young. Part 2 discusses ways to apply the current research on sprinting on the track and in the weight room. Discussions include general guidelines on sprint volume and rest, how to autoregulate the sprint session based on speed decrement, the importance of max strength and elastic qualities, why we need the ability to produce both concentric and eccentric forces and how to train those qualities, and ways to reduce overuse injuries

Sprints Q&A with Mike Young - Part 1 of 2. This podcast features discussions on sprint speed for track and field and court sports, posture as it related to the athlete's ability to apply force and sprint, and the debate on horizontal vs. vertical forces in sprinting and some of the research debunked.

Dan Baker is a strength and power coach, researcher, and educator. Dan has a PhD in sport science specializing in velocity based training, and strength and power training. Dan was the strength coach for the Brisbane Broncos for nearly 20 years and won league titles in 1997, 1998, 2000, and 2006. Dan also serves as the president of the Australian Strength and Conditioning Association. This podcast will discuss many aspects of velocity based training protocols and his experiences with the technology over the course 20 plus years.