Muscles can generate the optimal amount of force when they can operate through their intended range of motion. Excessive tightness can also result in injury. Soccer involves the passing and striking of a ball. It also involves a lot of lateral movement and cutting. All of these movements lead to extremely tight inner thighs and… Continue Reading
Most people have heard the term plyometrics, but don’t truly understand the meaning behind it more that it is “jumping type stuff”. To keep things simple a plyometric is anything that trains or takes advantage of the stretch shortening cycle to produce force. The stretch shortening cycle (similarly called the stretch reflex) is the simple… Continue Reading
One of the things I love about soccer is the speed, agility, and quickness involved in the sport. At Raw Fitness we break up the movement skills necessary into 2 main categories; tactical or reactionary. Tactical is much more offensive minded where you control the action and make self-predetermined movement. Reactionary is movement that is… Continue Reading
I specialize in strength and conditioning for soccer players. I can’t tell you how many lower body injuries I have seen that could have been prevented. I have also seen a ton of kids who come to me because they are extremely slow and need to be faster. Both of these problems have a fix… Continue Reading
The cold hard reality is that you can have the best touch on the ball in the whole world, but if you are too slow to beat the other player to it, it is all for nothing. Speed kills. It is a game changer. It builds excitement, confidence, and helps control matches. It is our… Continue Reading
Muscles can generate the optimal amount of force when they can operate through their intended range of motion. Excessive tightness can also result in injury. Soccer involves the passing and striking of a ball. It also involves a lot of lateral movement and cutting. All of these movements lead to extremely tight inner thighs and… Continue Reading
Most people have heard the term plyometrics, but don’t truly understand the meaning behind it more that it is “jumping type stuff”. To keep things simple a plyometric is anything that trains or takes advantage of the stretch shortening cycle to produce force. The stretch shortening cycle (similarly called the stretch reflex) is the simple… Continue Reading
One of the things I love about soccer is the speed, agility, and quickness involved in the sport. At Raw Fitness we break up the movement skills necessary into 2 main categories; tactical or reactionary. Tactical is much more offensive minded where you control the action and make self-predetermined movement. Reactionary is movement that is… Continue Reading
I specialize in strength and conditioning for soccer players. I can’t tell you how many lower body injuries I have seen that could have been prevented. I have also seen a ton of kids who come to me because they are extremely slow and need to be faster. Both of these problems have a fix… Continue Reading
The cold hard reality is that you can have the best touch on the ball in the whole world, but if you are too slow to beat the other player to it, it is all for nothing. Speed kills. It is a game changer. It builds excitement, confidence, and helps control matches. It is our… Continue Reading
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