Considerations for Increasing Speed of an In-Season Soccer Athlete

by Michael Hallburn, CSCS, NSCA-CPT
Personal Training Quarterly January 2023
Vol 9, Issue 3

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The following article is an example training program that was built based on personal experience and research for an in-season soccer athlete.

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This article originally appeared in Personal Training Quarterly (PTQ)—a quarterly publication for NSCA Members designed specifically for the personal trainer. Discover easy-to-read, research-based articles that take your training knowledge further with Nutrition, Programming, and Personal Business Development columns in each quarterly, electronic issue. Read more articles from PTQ »

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