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Sports Performance

Training

Movement Skills 101

This Core Performance training component develops your linear, lateral and multidirectional speed.

Training

Plyometrics: A Primer

Plyometrics can build power and teach your body to move more efficiently. Here's a guide.

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Returning Tricky Shots

Three tips to help you cut towering tennis shots down to size.

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How to Improve Lateral Speed for Basketball

Become a better defender by increasing your lateral speed with these sports performance tips.

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How to Improve Your Net Returns

Raise your tennis game by mastering the simplest of strokes.

Movement

Q&A: Workouts Versus Programs: What's the Difference?

A primer on Core Performance workouts and training programs.

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Build Strength for Swimming

Use these conditioning strategies to train your body for more speed and endurance in the water.

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Weak Side? What Weak Side?

Get rid of your weak foot and balance your strength for success in soccer.

Training

Speed: Beyond Genetics

Basic principles to become faster on the field or court.

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Explosive Speed Drill for Tennis

In tennis, you need speed and the ability to rapidly change direction. Here's a drill to improve both.

Movement

The Best Core Exercise You’re Not Doing

How one move can transform your workout and your performance.

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Increase Your Court Coverage

Get to more shots in tennis by developing the strength, balance, flexibility, and awareness you need.

In the News

Eight MLB All-Stars Prepared at Athletes' Performance

Congratulations to all the 2009 MLB All-Stars who trained at Athletes' Performance.

In the News

Aaron Curry on Training at Athletes' Performance

The 4th pick in the 2009 NFL Draft talks about his experience training at Athletes' Performance in Arizona.

Nutrition

The Hydration Experiment

Lessons in hydration from a man who drank exactly what his body needed for 30 consecutive days.

One Small Change

Take a 31-Day Breather

"One Small Change" author Joe Kita begins his next month-long experiment to improve his health: breathing better.

Training

How to Fix Muscle Imbalance

Balance your body and reduce your risk for injury with this helpful guide.

Injury/Pain

Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness: A Primer

Why you may feel so sore from your workout and what to do about it.

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When to Reach for a Sports Drink

Time your sports drinks to fuel performance without packing on unwanted pounds.

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4 Shots You Need to Hit Better

Use these underrated shots to take your opponents by surprise on the tennis court.

Athlete's Performance

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Nutrition

Why You Should Drink Cold Water During Exercise

A new study found that the temperature of the water you drink during a workout can impact your performance.

In the News

adidas Launches miCoach Video Game, Developed with Athletes’ Performance

The new adidas miCoach video game allows you to train alongside top athletes at home to get fit and take your game to the next level.

The Performance Life

Mark Verstegen Discusses the Body’s Powerhouse Muscle in ESPN's Body Issue

Core Performance founder Mark Verstegen lets ESPN writer David Flemming in on a little secret: the glutes are the epicenter of all athletic movement.

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Training Programs Update: All-New TRX and Trigger Point Moves Now Included!

The latest update to Core Performance’s online training programs includes the addition of TRX and trigger point moves.

Mindset

The Science of Slumps

New research explains how pressure situations can affect your body mechanics in sports. Plus: how to snap out of it.