By Vern Gambetta Here’s a strategy for success: Take classic periodization and throw away the doping and 24-hour control of athletes. Then, apply its core concepts of detailing planning, timing, and monitoring of session to allow optimal adaptive response in pursuit of specific goals. Click here to read the entire article.

By Vern Gambetta Plyometric training is not a particularly new training method. Even though it has recently received much attention it has been a part of the training of athletes in a variety of sports for years. It just was not called plyometrics. The word plyometrics didn’t appear in the training literature until the late [...]

By Vern Gambetta Fundamental to all other considerations with the beginner are those dealing with psychological issues. The most basic is the issue of providing experience that is positive and will enhance self esteem. Without a well developed self image the athlete will have a difficult time handling success or failure and will not act [...]