Sports Strength and Conditioning Zone!

Sports strength and conditioning training is a structured and systematic approach to improving athletic performance through targeted physical conditioning. It encompasses various training methodologies and exercises designed to enhance strength, power, speed, endurance, agility, and flexibility specific to the demands of a particular sport.


Featured Strength & Conditioning Articles

Mike Boyle's "Ah-Ha" Moments

- Mike Boyle

My good friend Alwyn Cosgrove wrote an article called Cosgrove's Five Ah-Ha! Moments: The Education of a Misguided Trainer. Alwyn inspires me in many ways. Most times his inspiration is based around his ability to beat cancer twice. This time it was around his writing. Here are my Ah-ha moments, a smorgasbord of nutrition, rehab and training that might leave your head spinning...

The Real Purpose of Sports Performance Training

- Bill Parisi

IThroughout my entire career in the sports performance industry, I have interviewed hundreds of trainers for a variety of reasons. One recurring theme among these trainers was the desire to train elite athletes. For them it would be the ultimate test of their knowledge and experience that would, if successful, produce the kind of results that would potentially lead to training more elite athletes and building a reputation that would span the industry...

Fighting In-Season Training Monotony

- Mike Potenza

For many sport coaches and athletes the competitive season is a time to put your physical preparation and tactics to the test. For coaches in the performance world, this time of year is a transition from a high frequency training model into a shortened training week that focusses on retaining strength qualities and using recovery strategies in preparation for multiple games per week. One of the biggest challenges I had as a first year NHL Strength Coach was to plan an in-season training program that retained our athlete’s speed, power, and strength levels during the 82 game NHL schedule...


Learn From The Experts

"Strength training is a major advantage for any athlete, as a good program could make a female stronger than a male, and a lighter athlete stronger than a heavier one. In the fat loss population, one of the key advantages is to elevate metabolism and help clients get lean. The fastest way to do that is to work the lean mass of the body and try to build more of it. Once again, strength training is our go-to tool in this area. In order to get these results, weight racks, training ropes, kettlebells and dumbbells are absolute key pieces of equipment necessary for each program.."


Alwyn Cosgrove - CSCS

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"When I talk about strength, I am not talking about how much you can bench or curl. I am talking about getting the right muscles stronger to help you run faster. At the Parisi School, we call this Speed Specific Strength. These exercises focus on the lower back, glutes, hamstrings, abdominals and upper back."


Bill Parisi - BBA, CSCS, Founder of Parisi Speed School

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