In order improve speed and quickness, it is imperative that athletes have the proper mechanics. They can have all of the flexibility, strength and natural ability in the world, but without the proper mechanics, they will not be able to maximize their athletic potential and could have a greater risk for injury. We like to …
Long-Term Success as a Sports Performance Coach
As I approach the half-way point to my coaching career, I have one clear goal to meet the finish line… Retire as a Sports Performance Coach. I remember sitting in the classroom at the Parisi flagship location in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, in 2011. Bill Parisi was speaking to me and 17 other individuals on …
Coaches Need Coaches, Too
I remember sitting in a conference room at a business seminar when I was 26. The room was filled with a variety of service-based professionals ranging from hairdressers, trade workers, retailers, and other Personal Trainers, such as myself. The presenter’s name was Neil, a Fitness Manager of a boutique gym in northern New Jersey. During …
Writing the Perfect Athlete Program
As I write this, the Coaches in our 12-week Sports Performance Mentorship are completing the week of strength training. Undoubtedly, this will bring on the common question of… “How do you incorporate speed development AND strength development?” Well, let me tell you the two ways we do it. The first, and most optimal way, is …
The Non-Negotiables of Linear Speed Part 2: Maximum Speed
In Parisi land, we refer to maximum speed as the athlete’s ability to maintain maximum force production by way of optimal stride length and optimal stride frequency. I think it’s important we start this week by diving into the non-negotiables of what has to happen in an athlete’s maximum speed phase in order to, well, …
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Training Fascia-Driven Athletes
Bill Parisi explains the difference between fascia-driven and muscle-driven athletes and how to properly train each for optimal performance.
The Non-Negotiables of Linear Speed Part 1: Acceleration
Hey Coach, welcome back to another Parisi blog series. This round we are going to be talking about the non-negotiables of linear speed. We’re going to kick things off talking about acceleration, and how we can get our athletes achieving high rates of speed. Now, if you have checked our sports performance mentorship’s ‘trial week’, …
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Hip Mobility & Power Transfer
Bill Parisi shares the importance of hip mobility for power transfer.
Not Your Average Coach’s Warm Up – Part 3
Hey Coach, welcome back, glad you’ve made it to part three! If you haven’t, make sure to go back and check out part one and part two…they are super important for laying down some context on what you are about to read… Now, here is the secret sauce to the ADW. So listen closely. A …
Stiffness & Mobility for Sports Performance
Bill Parisi shares the importance of the balance between stiffness and mobility for sports performance.
Not Your Average Coach’s Warm Up – Part 2
In part one of this blog series ,we clearly identify the pillars of our active dynamic warm up (ADW). The beauty of these pillars is that we have a clear framework that helps organize the ‘what’ and ‘why’ of the training session we are about to take our athlete’s through. I’d say that is pretty …
What is Omni-Directional Sub-Maximal Loading?
Bill Parisi shares the benefits of omni-directional, sub-maximal loading for sports performance.