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Should you perform the Olympic Lifts?

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What are the pros and cons of this form of training? The benefits of including Olympic weightlifting into a program are power development. Also, a study that including the hang clean within a structured strength training program improved the vertical jump of high school athletes (Scherfenberg et al., 2013). The Olympic lifts reinforce the universal athletic position and hip hinge pattern. It also improves the neuromuscular efficiency of those that incorporate those movements. Lastly, it strengthens the core stabilizers and teaches the cue of retracting the shoulders. The cons involved with Olympic weightlifting are the difficulty of learning the movements. It is a sport that many Olympic athletes dedicate numerous hours of learning to. The person applying this method must have pre-requisite strength, motor control, and mobility to get into the deep squat position. A study showed that a program that involved improving muscular balance had a positive effect on clean and jer
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How to Maximize Summer HS Football Training Camp The grind of summer football can be a hectic time with the running involved, 7on7 camps, and recruiting camps. Oftentimes, conditioning is prioritized during this time with little attention given to speed training. That is a big mistake as speed training has to be involved in order for an athlete to not lose the speed gained during the off season. The job of the coaching staff must be to find how much speed training is necessary for each position, so that the training effect is not lost. There are other factors to consider as well during summer camp in order to ensure that the season is successful. 1. Nutrition- This is often an overlooked component of a successful summer training season. There are macronutrients  that will help the athletes enhance their performance, decrease inflammation, and increase their muscle mass. Every athlete must be examined to determine how many calories are necessary for the amount of activity they p
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What is the Number 1 Reason that athletes do not get any faster? This is a reoccurring them with many of the athletes we train. We often ask them what they have been doing for speed training and the usual reply is gassers or 40 yard sprints. However, they do not understand why they have not seen their 40 yard time’s decrease. Coaches we consult with often do not understand why their sled sprints, multiple sprints, and laps are not translating to faster teams. The biggest problem is they are not training for speed at all. Speed training must be about running at your fastest speed, recovering fully, and running again. Many athletes or coaches usually run their athletes in a state of fatigue for fear that the athletes will just be standing around. Also, they think that is what will make them tough. The problem is they create well-conditioned teams that are not very fast. We ensure that our athletes get the required rest periods in between sprints to ensure every effort is their faste
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Four Games Left: A Coach’s Story I have to thank my youngest son Micah for helping me to decide what I would write about this week. It is something that helps me to relate to our athletes. Many athletes on this journey of football run into difficult patches. It may be that they are not getting much playing time, are injured, team is losing, or they are not getting recruited. The easy decision is to quit or become negative. And, I can’t say I did not contemplate quitting or start crying at home due to my circumstances. However, none of these negative reactions will help. In fact, they will just further delay your blessings and make you unproductive. The answer is to become hopeful, ask your coach questions, continue to practice with tremendous effort, and never lose heart. This is my story and I hope it helps another athlete stay encouraged for the next chapter of their life. My story begins in beautiful Miramar, FL where the best football team ever assembled resided. I pla
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Is the weight room helping or hurting you during the season? 1    1.    Manage outside stressors The body does not know the difference between a weight, practice, long night of studying, or lack of nutrition. It just knows that the body is stressed and adjustments need to be made. We believe in holding our athletes accountable for their lives outside the field or weight room. Our sheet holds the athletes accountable for sleeping 8 hours a night, eating for performance, managing stressors, stretching, and staying hydrated. Feel free to email us to receive a copy of our M.A.P (Mental Advantage Plan) regeneration sheet. 2   2.  Program Design We structure weight room with activity that will not add soreness to the athlete. We do not change the exercises around during the in season, so the body will not get sore while being introduced to a new stimulus. We do not load the back as much during the season as many athletes compress the spine during collisions in the game. We p
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FREE CHARITY SPEED CAMP

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For Immediate Release June 23, 2012 --  Local Speed Enhancement Professional Lamour Training Systems Launches Charity Speed Camp in Greensboro 1 Welcome visit Our WebSite http://fastyouthathlete.blogspot.com Youth and high school sports are more competitive than ever. Nobody knows this better than IYCA Certified Youth Fitness Specialist and Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist Coach Lamour. On July 28, 2012, Coach Lamour is holding a Free charity speed camp at Top Sports Performance (414 Gallimore Dairy Drive) in Greensboro, NC to share his results driven speed techniques to develop sports speed and agility speed that will not only help make youth and high school athletes better, but will help them win more games.  “Every sport athlete need to learn how to stop, jump, cut, bend, and run properly,” said Coach Lamour. We are a supplement to sports camps. We prepare the athlete physically and sports camps develop the skills required in each sport. La
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How To Bench Press in High School?

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How Important is the Bench Press anyway? I can't say that it will improve your skill in playing your sport. However, improving your upper body strength will make you a stronger athlete. As a coach, the weight room is just a way to improve physical qualities about each athlete. In other words, I have seen many phenomenal lifters that were not very good at their sport. Nevertheless, I am shocked when we provide camps and clinics only to realize that upper class men in HS still do not know how to bench press. How is that possible? Let's think about how crowded HS weight rooms are and many sport coaches are not fitness trainers. They most of the time do not have fitness certifications but are forced to teach athletes on how to become faster and stronger. It does not make much sense does it. I will detail below how to properly bench press. Please comment if you have some more tips. 1) Head Position- Your eyes should be aligned with the bar and head should be aligned with yo
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