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Training Advice — Breathing Techniques for the Forty
Breathing may be the most overlooked component of running the 40-yard dash. Proper breathing can have a profound effect on your forty time.
Training Advice — Components of Speed
There are 4 MAJOR FACTORS that affect sprinting speed. These factors can limit performance when not addressed properly.
Training Advice — Using Chains to Increase Explosive Power
Chains represent a vital yet seldom used tool to increase explosive power in standard weight training exercises – if they are implemented properly.
Training Advice — Training Methods to Improve Grip and Hand Strength
I feel that training the hands/forearms/grip is an integral component of an athlete’s training program.
The Art of Marketing Players to NFL Teams
Marketing a football player to an NFL team during the pre-draft process is one of the most challenging aspects of any agency’s job description.
Pre-Game Nutrition for Football
In this article we will focus on pre-event hydration, nutrition, and supplementation. When properly implemented, a pre-event nutrition plan can greatly improve athletic performance.
Food: Your Anti-Catabolic Weapon
Premiere athletes are constantly in search of the latest information that will help them pack on more muscle, make them stronger and leaner, and improve endurance.
Stress Busting — A Guide to Increasing Performance by Decreasing Stress
Peak performers take time to play and relax. Interestingly enough, they are not workaholics. They work hard, but they also play hard.
Optimism and Pessimism in Sport
Optimism and pessimism refer to one's expectations for what the future holds. Both dimensions are relatively stable across time and context, influencing not only a person’s emotions, but also a person's decision about striving for success or giving up.
Membership Has Its Privileges: An Overview of NFL Player Benefits
With signing bonuses escalating at an exponential rate and with NFL teams evidencing more and more of a willingness to renegotiate with their younger players and lock them into long-term financially lucrative deals, one can conclude that life as an NFL player is good.