Mike Young delivers Elite Speed Development lecture for England Athletics

Athletic Lab's Dr. Mike Young recently provided a streaming lecture on the Science and Practice of Elite Speed Development for England Athletics. The streaming lecture series was attended by almost 100 track and field coaches from around Europe. England Athletics is the membership and development body of track and field and running clubs in England. If you are interested in having Dr. Young and any other Athletic Lab staff lecture or provide a private workshop for your organization please contact us for details.

By |2020-11-15T12:04:19-05:00November 16th, 2020|News|0 Comments

Mike Young presents at Child to Champion USA Virtual Conference

Athletic Lab's Dr. Mike Young recently provided two lectures on speed development at the Child to Champion US virtual conference. The conference was held in partnership with Proformance Strength & Conditioning. The international conference has taken place in the UK for several years and was originally slated to take place in the US for the first time in mid March at Athletic Lab. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 mandated closure cancelled the on-site plans and the conference was rescheduled as a virtual conference. Young delivered on "Linear Speed Development" and "Developing Game Speed." The 2 day event featured speakers from around the world including Lee Taft, Boo Schexnayder, Joe Eisenmann, and James Baker. Athletic Lab's former coach, Matt Hunter (currently with the Toronto Blue Jays) also presented. If you are interested in having Dr. Young and any other Athletic Lab staff lecture or provide a private workshop for your organization please contact us for details.

By |2020-04-25T19:31:41-04:00April 27th, 2020|News|2 Comments

Mike Young delivers 2 Day Speed-Power Workshop in Taipei, Taiwan

Athletic Lab's Mike Young recently provided a 2 day Speed & Power Development Workshop in Taipei, Taiwan. Twenty coaches attended the event. Sportsline Asia sponsored the workshop. Sportsline Asia is one of the leading coaching education companies in Taiwan. Young taught on a wide range of topics over the 2 day course. Among the topics covered were sprinting technique, plyometric progressions, and methods to enhance the transfer of training of strength training to speed. The course combined classroom and learn by doing opportunities. The UK, Ireland, South Korea, Brazil and Taiwan have hosted similar events. If you are interested in having Dr. Young or any other Athletic Lab staff lecture or provide a private workshop for your organization please contact us for details.

By |2019-10-11T17:54:44-04:00October 11th, 2019|News|0 Comments

Scholastic Sports Performance Fall Schedule

Athletic Lab will modify our Scholastic Sports Performance schedule on August 26th to reflect the change in student's availability as they return to school. The morning Scholastic Sports Performance classes will be removed from the schedule beginning on Monday August 26th. These classes are seasonal and offered when school is not in session. Our afternoon and evening group classes will still be offered at the regular time slots. Private training sessions, Scholastic Prep and NCFC Youth Sports Performance Training will be unaffected. The schedule for Scholastic Sports Performance group training will be as follows: Monday through Friday 3:45 - 5 pm Monday through Friday 5 - 6:15 pm Saturday: 11 - 12:15 pm Our group Scholastic Sports Performance program consists of 75 minute sessions led by our expert coaches. The program takes athletes through a planned and progressive 13 week training program. The program coincides with the high school sports competitive calendar to ensure success in the athlete's sport. Each 13 week block develops strength, speed, power and conditioning to help high school athletes excel in their sport and reduce their likelihood for injury. The program is explicitly designed to build physical capacities over the course of a season so athletes are at their best during championship periods.

By |2019-08-17T15:29:51-04:00August 17th, 2019|News|0 Comments

Scholastic Summer Training Prices Slashed

In advance of the Summer season, Athletic Lab is slashing the prices on all of our Scholastic Sports Performance Training group training rates. Effective immediately, we're reducing the price of all plans by $5 per session. Training plans will continue to be sold in 12, 24 and 36 session bundles. The Summer promotion represents a discount of 17-25% off normal package pricing. Our Scholastic Training program offers professional grade athletic development for the dedicated athlete to help them prepare to excel on the field, court and pitch. Athletic Lab is the training home for professional athletes from around the Triangle and trusted by the 2 local professional soccer clubs. Each 75 minute session provides a fully planned and progressive speed, strength and conditioning program. Athletes will receive semi-individualized training plans upon signing up and work their way through the training plans in much the same way as our collegiate and professional athletes. Athletes will be tested to assess progress and follow a scripted training plan to ensure optimal progression and development. 12 Session 24 Session 36 Session Promotional Price $25 / Session (17% off) $20 / Session (20% off) $15 / Session (25% off) SIGN UP SIGN UP SIGN UP DETAILS: Promotional pricing will be available from May 3 through July 31, 2018. Current members may purchase packages at promotional pricing in advance of the conclusion of their current membership. Discounts and promotions cannot be combined. Members will receive whatever discount is the greater of available options. All packages are intended to be used in 14 weeks after which point sessions expire. Prepayment of the entire package is required unless otherwise requested. A minimum of 13 Scholastic Classes will be [...]

By |2018-05-03T18:19:53-04:00May 3rd, 2018|News|0 Comments

Enhancing sport technique efficiency with bungee suspension: The tennis forehand by Gilson Sampaio Pereira

[Gilson Sampaio Pereira is a master's student at University of Stuttgart, Germany, and Sport Performance Coach. He is currently in the Coaching Mentorship Program at Athletic Lab] We often hear in the world of sports, including strength and conditioning, that "Speed is King". But if you consider that a fast movement is still a movement which is executed by hundreds of muscles activated in perfect symphony you could easily say that maybe "Technique is the actual King" and the rest originates from there. Everybody who has played a sport has felt the perfect, effortless feeling while executing a soccer shot, baseball or football throw, tennis forehand, Thai-boxing kick, golf swing sweet spot, or even a perfect sprint. The involved muscles feel perfectly synchronized with perfect timing. A Sports Performance Coach (SPC) might think that this part should be left to the actual sports coach (SC) to give specific feedback to the athlete. However, there are some tools a SPC can use to enhance specific sports technique without practicing it, ensuring we are not crossing the line between the SC and SPC. All aforementioned sports techniques have 4 things in common: You need to practice them several thousand times to achieve mastery - Technique enhances performance output as well as efficiency. The difference between a Top 10 ATP or WTA player and a regional player is proficiency in technique execution and less absolute movement speed and power output. Proficiency in technique execution might also lessen the predisposition for lower back injuries in Tennis players (Chow, Park & Tillman, 2009). So, enhancing technique means enhancing the overall performance of athletes. They place high stress on the involved parts of the body - An SPC should understand the [...]

By |2017-07-27T20:32:47-04:00July 27th, 2017|News|0 Comments

Carbohydrate Mouth Rinsing: Part Two by Nick Voth

[Nick Voth is currently finishing his degree in Exercise Science from Bowling Green State University, where he competes on the Cross Country team. He is an Applied Sports Science Intern at Athletic Lab.] As previously stated in Part One of this blog, Part Two will focus on carbohydrate (CHO) mouth rinsing for speed-power performance. Because CHO mouth rinsing enhances endurance exercise lasting approximately one hour via stimulation to pleasure and reward centers in the brain (Stellingwerff & Cox, 2014), it has been hypothesized that this same strategy can be used to increase shorter duration, high-intensity efforts. However, research regarding the potential benefits of CHO mouth rinsing on speed, strength, and power performance is conflicting. Strength training has been studied with inconclusive results. Clarke et al. (2017) recently investigated the effects of a CHO mouth rinse on a wider range of high-intensity, short duration activities. Countermovement jump height, 10-meter sprint time, bench press, squat, and arousal were all enhanced with CHO mouth rinsing (Clarke et al., 2017). In line with that, Gant et al. (2010) found increased maximal voluntary force production following a CHO rinse. The results from Clarke et al. (2017) may be of practical significance because the study was conducted in the morning following an overnight fast. Athletes who train in the morning may not eat prior to a session. Revisiting the idea of fear of gastrointestinal distress, CHO mouth rinsing may provide a fueling solution while avoiding the ingestion of fuel. On the other hand, CHO mouth rinsing was found to have no effect on maximal strength or strength endurance (Dunkin & Philips, 2017; Painelli et al., 2011). A possible explanation for the results observed by these studies resides in the ability of [...]

By |2017-07-21T15:58:22-04:00July 21st, 2017|News, Nutrition Info|0 Comments

Athletic Lab Sport Performance Podcast: Episode #9 – Q&A with Mike Young

Another Q&A session with Mike Young on all things speed. This Part 2 of a two-part series on sprinting and speed development. Part 1 was a discussion of much of the current research surrounding sprinting. The second installment is complementary to Part 1 and will discuss the application of that research - how we get people fast. Discussion topics in Part 2 include: Guidelines on sprint volumes and rest. Autoregulation of training based on speed decrement. Max strength qualities vs. reflexive qualities and why we need to develop the spectrum. Developing concentric and eccentric force generating capacity in the weight room Ideas on reducing overuse injuries in sprinting. If you liked this episode, you'll love: Q&A on Olympic lifting for sport with Mike Young Velocity Based Training Q&A with Dan Baker

By |2017-04-12T19:28:29-04:00December 8th, 2016|Podcast|0 Comments

Athletic Lab Sport Performance Podcast: Episode #8 – Q&A with Mike Young

Another Q&A session with Mike Young on all things speed. This will be a two-part series on the research of speed and the application of speed training on the track and in the weight room. Listen to the previous Q&A with Mike HERE and listen to all of the previous episodes on iTunes Discussion topics in Part 1 include: The definition of speed as it relates to the track and field and court sports. Characteristics of acceleration and max velocity. The debate on horizontal vs. vertical forces in sprinting. Debunking some research on horizontal forces in sprinting. Posture and it's impact on speed.  

By |2017-04-12T19:28:58-04:00November 14th, 2016|Podcast|0 Comments

Elite Track & Field Training returns to Athletic Lab

Athletic Lab trained Eric Broadbent won a USATF Indoor National Championship and represented team USA internationally in the Decathlon Following a 4 year hiatus, elite track & field training is returning to Athletic Lab. The program is designed for elite and emerging elite athletes looking to pursue a career in track & field. The group will be focused on the jumps, multi-events and sprints / hurdles. Lead by Athletic Lab's Dr. Mike Young, training will take place in a team-based structure focusing on comprehensive athletic development with the goal of producing champions at the highest level of the sport. Coach Young is a Level 3 USATF Coach who has been on the staff of 4 Division 1 Universities and coached multiple international level track & field athletes in a variety of events. As a collegiate coach, he was on staff at LSU from 2001-2005 when the team won 6 team National Championships. The program features the following: Professional coaching by Coach Young An environment for elite development that is affordable and supportive Event specific programming and technical training Access to a local track and Athletic Lab's world class training facility Discounted sport medical care (chiropractic, soft tissue therapy and podiatry) Discounted WADA approved supplements Sprinter Allie Israel was a finalist at the USATF National Championships From 2008-2012 this program operated as the HPC Elite Track & Field team. In that short time frame, the program had many highlights including: 1 World Championship Competitor 1 Masters World Champion 2 USATF National Champions 2 USATF Athletes of the Week 3 Foreign National Championship Competitors (Estonia, Jamaica & United Kingdom) 4 USATF National Championship Medalists 8 USATF National Championship Finalists 13 USATF National Championship [...]

By |2017-04-12T19:29:59-04:00September 9th, 2016|News|0 Comments
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