With Summer in the rear view mirror and Fall now here, we in the sport performance world are typically coming to the end of a full off-season of intense training to prepare for our Winter sports season. Of course, not all sports follow this schedule, so this article could easily be applied to any athlete…
The 2022 Canada Summer Games are quickly approaching. If you’re competing in the Games or in hot, humid temperatures, it is important to prepare your body to handle the heat and perform at your best when it matters the most. The key to peak performance is proper preparation. The Niagara Region has an average temperature…
The resistance sled is an excellent tool for developing several different aspects of athletic performance and overall conditioning. Below are seven great drills to try, including what you’ll be training with each exercise. 1. Reverse Sled Drag This is a great exercise for developing strength and stamina (endurance) in the lower body muscles (quads,…
There are a variety of ways to refine free-weight exercises in a strength program to make them more appropriate for younger or less experienced athletes. Adjusting the degree of movement through the addition or removal of references and constraints is one of the most common strategies we use. It keeps athletes working in a…
With the advances in technology, movement velocity based training (VBT) is now a popular tool incorporated into strength and conditioning training. It is also something we incorporate with Team Manitoba athletes when appropriate, and as they come through the centre. Just as it sounds, movement VBT is focused around completing and measuring movements, or repetitions,…
A while back, I was having some issues with my Patellar Tendon which led me down a path of learning how I could help fix the problem (patellar tendinopathy) and get my knees feeling better and free from the pain of 50+ years of the wear and tear of running, jumping, playing multiple sports, squatting,…
In the previous post, Designing and Refining Exercise Programs, we discussed the ten main categories of exercises, and how to manipulate the volume, intensity, frequency, and rest to elicit muscular adaptations such as endurance, hypertrophy, strength, and power. Although there were only ten categories of exercises, there are several ways to progress and regress exercises,…
As the snow gets deeper and athletes are looking to get back on the slopes, it’s important to keep in mind common injuries that can occur and how to prevent them. When skiing and snowboarding, common injuries include: concussions, wrist sprains and fractures, and ligament injuries in the knee. Dr. Gail Sawa, a physician at…
Part 1: Designing When it comes to creating a well-balanced strength and conditioning program for athletes, one of its most impactful determinants of success are the exercises you select. We have hundreds of exercises to select from, and although they’re all used from time to time, many of the exercises can be grouped…
Sport Manitoba Performance is excited to recognize the following athletes who have trained on-site with us and recently attended national camps and/or committed to universities and colleges in the past year! It’s great to see all of their hard work pay off. Rowing Leah Miller – University of Michigan – Class of 2022 –…