Garage Blog

Stop getting beat on the football field early in the season by making big moves. Have you ever heard the term “he’s already in midseason form”? You shouldn’t.....

We want to first go over what exactly are training splits and what a training split even means so that we can give the means to implement the best training splits....

What is a fast 5k? That is up for debate depending on the athlete you are speaking about. If it's someone who has never run a mile in their life, simply completing the distance is fast enough. However, that 22 year old kid who has been running since he was 16 might go out and run an 18 minute 5k and consider that to be typical, not that fast. In general, under 30 minutes for the average person is a fast 5k.

You know the classic bodybuilding muscle split of doing one muscle group a day. Biceps one day, triceps the next, legs the following.....

When people think about movement in sports, they often focus on linear speed—how fast an athlete can run in a straight line. While linear speed is valuable, sports like soccer, basketball, tennis, and football demand agility and quick lateral transitions. This includes side-to-side movements, pivots, and reactive cuts that are essential for evading opponents, staying balanced, and maintaining control.

What is power and why should you care? If you are an athlete, your ability to be powerful is often the crux of performance. Power is fundamental to performance because it directly impacts explosiveness, speed, and strength—all massively important components in most sports. Whether your focus is strength, speed or endurance sport, improving your power is a game changer to success.

So how do you build that? You know if you want to build stronger legs, you squat. If you want better coordination, you work on your agility. But what should be the training focus for improved power? Take your pick at any of the exercises below and get good at them. And if you need help, head over to the peak strength app where we take the guesswork out of it for you.

For athletes who want to level up their game, conditioning work is a must. Each workout we’ll cover here targets a specific facet of conditioning, helping you build the stamina and strength needed to sustain high performance. Whether you’re looking to improve your cardiovascular endurance, increase lactate threshold, or simply push your physical limits, these routines offer a range of approaches to meet your goals.

Sprint interval training is an approach to training mostly seen by advanced athletes. Athletes with a higher training age have the physiological and neurological adaptations that occur over time with consistent training working in their favor. They understand what it's like to redline, to push to maximum capacity and go into the pain cave. Athletes who are newer to sport and training will have a harder time not only mentally but also physiologically getting their body to get to a true maximum effort place. Because of this, SIT training is a more advanced training technique.

To truly improve your speed, you must understand that sprinting is broken down into phases, each of which demands different physical attributes and training methods. The start of a sprint requires explosive power and flawless technique, while the middle phases rely on maintaining acceleration and top-end speed. By targeting each phase with specific exercises and drills, you can make significant strides in your overall athleticism and sprinting efficiency.

“Being slow is really helping my sport” said no athlete ever. Running faster can arguably improve ability and performance in almost every sport we can think of. Even sports that don't require running, say Olympic lifting for example, improving your speed can translate into improved efficiency, power, and precision of the lifts. So, while not all sports necessarily require speed in running, there is no real downside to improved speed.

Ground contact is crucial when running, whether covering long distances, sprinting, or making quick directional changes on the field. Each step involves your feet hitting the ground, where the lower limb muscles absorb impact and then contract to propel you forward. The calf muscles, including the often-overlooked soleus, play a key role in this elastic energy return and are vital for running endurance and speed.

Training the calf muscles, particularly the soleus, can significantly improve running efficiency, speed, and endurance. Unlike the gastrocnemius, which is more involved in explosive movements, the soleus provides the endurance needed for sustained activities like distance running and helps stabilize the ankle for efficient push-off and smooth strides.

Top end speed is your highest possible speed. This isn't necessarily about increasing speed, rather your ability to maintain your fastest speed in an efficient way. Top end speed can often be trained through improving mechanics and even neuromuscular efficiency. Acceleration refers to the rate you increase your speed from stopped or a slow speed to your top end. Ultimately, how quickly can you go from zero to 100. And deceleration is the opposite of acceleration. Deceleration refers to your ability to slow down quickly and efficiently.