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How to Make Your Kid Faster
“How do I make my kid faster?” I’ve worked with field sport athletes in different countries, in different gyms, and across a lot of strength and conditioning and performance training programs—and this is the question almost every parent asks. And I completely understand why. Most youth programs can make kids stronger or improve movement in the weight room, but very few actually show measurable progress when it comes to speed. On top of that, the information online is confusin
Nikolai Tokarev
Mar 224 min read


Why Your Strength and Conditioning Program Doesn’t Work for Your Sport
If you feel like your program isn’t working, it’s probably not for the reason you think. Most people think it’s because it’s not specific enough. But to transfer something, you need to improve something first. The Real Problem Isn’t Specificity What I’ve seen over years of testing — jumps, sprints, conditioning — is that it’s actually very hard to improve those results, especially power metrics like vertical jump and sprint speed. And because of that, a lot of programs simply
Nikolai Tokarev
Mar 223 min read


Power Training for Athletes: What Actually Works
A lot of athletes and parents ask me the same question: what’s the best way to develop power? Usually they expect a specific answer—a method, a system, something “optimal.” But after years of coaching and testing athletes, I can tell you this: there is no one perfect method. You don’t need a specific velocity zone. You don’t need force plate numbers going up every week. You don’t need to avoid heavy, slow reps. And it’s completely normal to feel tired during a well-structured
Nikolai Tokarev
Mar 174 min read
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