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Strength Training for the Endurance Addict

by February 7, 2014, 10:38am 0

You can (and should!) build endurance in the gym, not just on the track. Melissa Witmer on how and why.

You Should Be Doing Skater Squats

by January 30, 2014, 10:40am 0

Tim Morrill is back on our Training Blog, and he's here to tell you to get your Apolo Ohno on.

The Base of the Pyramid

by January 23, 2014, 7:00am 0

Are there physical issues that are specific to ultimate? If so, what are they, and how do we understand and ultimately overcome them in order to reduce injury and improve…

5 Things They Don’t Teach You in Kinesiology School

by January 16, 2014, 3:24pm 0

A martial arts instructor once told me that “black belt” to him doesn’t mean “expert”, it means “interested learner.” The same could (hopefully) be said of a person with a…

How to Taper: Avoid the Mistakes and Get it Just Right

by September 9, 2013, 2:46pm 0

You’ve spent months working your butt off preparing for the biggest tournament of the season.  Now is the time to ready your body for the final push. The next few…

Four Steps to Program Design

by February 27, 2013, 2:11pm 0

Today marks the one year anniversary of the publishing of The Ultimate Athlete Handbook. I was doing my first weekend ultimate fitness clinic in Ireland on the day the book…

Expert Panel Responds: Ask a Sports Medicine Expert

by November 29, 2012, 4:00am 0

Last week, Skyd introduced our panel of training professionals and elite level athletes (Anna Bucher, Jaime Wolf and Jamie Nuwer) for our training topic of the month. If you have follow…

Expert Panel: Call for Questions – Ask a Sports Medicine Expert

by November 22, 2012, 4:00am 0

Our Expert Panel of top notch training professionals and elite players are back to weigh in on your questions about strength, conditioning and becoming a better athlete. How it works…

Expert Panel Responds: Video Q&A

by September 27, 2012, 10:16am 0

Last week, Skyd introduced our panel of training professionals (Alan and Phil Janzen and Melissa Witmer) for our training topic of the month. If you have follow up questions, please…