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		<title>Correcting Anterior Pelvic Tilt in Sprinters: Isometric Hip Thrust: Guest Post by Elite Jumper Joel Smith</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:14:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mat Herold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anything Related to Soccer Training]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I learned about Joel Smith on a forum for athletes who are interested in learning how to jump higher off of one and/or two legs.   I was immediately drawn to his knowledge and the fact that he not only trains elite jumpers but is an elite jumper himself. Enter Joel. Correcting Anterior Pelvic Tilt in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Soccer Research &#8211; 5 Soccer Training Studies Broken Down</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:06:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mat Herold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Soccer Conditioning and Fitness Development]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[5 Soccer training tips straight from scientific research: 1. Physical fitness of elite Belgian soccer players by player position. J Strength Cond Res. 2011 Oct 7. . Boone J, Vaeyens R, Steyaert A, Bossche LV, Bourgois J. Centre of Sports Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium; 2 Department of Movement and Sports Sciences, Ghent University, Belgium [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Pistol Squat: Single Leg Strength And Soccer Performance</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:25:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mat Herold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anything Related to Soccer Training]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The pistol squat is a great way to test and develop mobility of the hip and ankle joints (hip flexion and ankle dorsi-flexion), hamstring flexibility, calf flexibility, quad hip-flexor flexibility,  and single leg  strength without loading the spine.  The pistol  trains the quads, glutes, and hip stabilizers.  From the front you can watch tracking of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interview With Professional Soccer Fitness and Strength Coach Mladen Jovanovic</title>
		<link>http://www.empoweredathletes.com/interview-professional-soccer-fitness-strength-coach-mladen-jovanovic/</link>
		<comments>http://www.empoweredathletes.com/interview-professional-soccer-fitness-strength-coach-mladen-jovanovic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 04:34:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mat Herold</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I first learned about Mladen Jovanovic  after reading his article on the function of human muscles.  Coach Jovanovic has a lot of experience working with professional soccer players as well as other athletes and I knew it would be a great learning experience for myself and all of you to have him for an interview.   [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Soccer Injuries: Mental and Physical Approaches To Staying Healthy and Coming Back Strong</title>
		<link>http://www.empoweredathletes.com/soccer-injuries-mental-physical-approaches-staying-healthy-coming-bac/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:08:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mat Herold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anything Related to Soccer Training]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Soccer Injuries&#8230;.My Advice For Staying Healthy and Getting Healthy “Fortune favors the brave”- Virgil, Aeneid Roman epic poet (70 BC &#8211; 19 BC) &#160; That quote is one of my favorites due to its simplicity and also its truth.  It also has great relevance to today’s post.  I received some requests to write articles about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Messi&#8217;s 40 Yd Dash and Olympic Lifts for Soccer Players</title>
		<link>http://www.empoweredathletes.com/messis-40-yd-dash-olympic-lifts-soccer-players/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 20:03:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mat Herold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Soccer Speed and Agility Training]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In American Football, the 40yd dash is the most coveted event in the combine.  Tenths of a second can mean getting drafted or not drafted, with millions of dollars on the line.  Why am I telling you this? Because speed matters.  In soccer, though the 40yd dash is not talked about as much,  speed matters [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Harden The F&#8211;k Up&#8221;: A Badass Interview With Epic From BeastModalDomains</title>
		<link>http://www.empoweredathletes.com/harden-fuck-badass-interview-epic-beastmodaldomains/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 01:45:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mat Herold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anything Related to Soccer Training]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Epic, it is a pleasure to have you. I found your blog via a friend of mine who plays soccer and does Crossfit and I was hooked. I knew I had to have your knowledge, passion, and &#8220;not give-a-f&#8211;kness&#8221; on my site. Please tell the readers a little bit about yourself, your athletic background, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;ll Take My 10%</title>
		<link>http://www.empoweredathletes.com/fuck-itthis-marks-start-better/</link>
		<comments>http://www.empoweredathletes.com/fuck-itthis-marks-start-better/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 19:16:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mat Herold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Soccer and Life Philosophy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I have never been one to be politically correct in anything I do and I am 100% against ass-kissing and brown-nosing. Today I talked to a boxing trainer who trains people high energy  hour after hour, day after day, in the park where I train some of my athletes. He told me that 90% of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Soccer Speed: 6 Quick Tips You May Not Have Thought About</title>
		<link>http://www.empoweredathletes.com/soccer-speed-6-quick-tips/</link>
		<comments>http://www.empoweredathletes.com/soccer-speed-6-quick-tips/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:32:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mat Herold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Strength/Power Development For Soccer]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Soccer Speed Tips, 6 of them! 1. Train your butt and hamstrings using glut-ham curl variations, back extensions, reverse hypers, RDL variations, olympic lifts (if you know how) and box squats.  Most soccer players lack strength and power in their posterior chain and this causes faulty movement patterns and sub-par structural balance. 2.  Single leg [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Training On Your Own : 8 Random Tips</title>
		<link>http://www.empoweredathletes.com/training-8-randon-tips/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 19:57:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mat Herold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anything Related to Soccer Training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Soccer Mindset]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.empoweredathletes.com/?p=700</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Many soccer players simply do not train on their own enough.  They may not know what to do, they may not think they need to because they get enough training with their club, they are  “playing well”, or they may just be lazy and lack the internal motivation it takes to train when no one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Are The Best Supplements For Soccer Players</title>
		<link>http://www.empoweredathletes.com/best-supplements-soccer-players/</link>
		<comments>http://www.empoweredathletes.com/best-supplements-soccer-players/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 21:43:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mat Herold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Soccer Nutrition]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.empoweredathletes.com/?p=685</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[People often ask me what I think  the best supplements are for soccer performance. I used to tell folks that unless they have their eating, sleeping, and training in order than supplements not worth worrying about. Nowadays, I think the reason I gave in the past not to worry about supplements  is all the more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Life and The Beautiful Game: 7 Lessons Soccer Can Teach Us About The Real World and Vice-Versa</title>
		<link>http://www.empoweredathletes.com/life-beautiful-game-7-lessons-soccer-teach-about-real-world-vice-versa/</link>
		<comments>http://www.empoweredathletes.com/life-beautiful-game-7-lessons-soccer-teach-about-real-world-vice-versa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 21:40:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mat Herold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anything Related to Soccer Training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Soccer and Life Philosophy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For the last 15 years I have been fortunate enough to have someone in my life I can confidently call a best friend. If I looked up what qualities are to be expected in a great friend, this guy would have a check mark by everything on the list.  He has been there for me [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exercises For Soccer: 4 That Get Abused</title>
		<link>http://www.empoweredathletes.com/exercises-soccer-5-overrated/</link>
		<comments>http://www.empoweredathletes.com/exercises-soccer-5-overrated/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 23:53:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mat Herold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anything Related to Soccer Training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Soccer Conditioning and Fitness Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strength/Power Development For Soccer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[conditioning for soccer]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[soccer speed and fitness]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Every soccer coach or trainer has their go-to exercises they use to develop (or think they will develop)  soccer speed and fitness.  If you train by yourself a lot, then I am sure you have your favorite ones that you do on a consistent basis as well.  Today I am going to list my top [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Analysis of Ronaldo Tested To The Limit</title>
		<link>http://www.empoweredathletes.com/ronaldo-tested/</link>
		<comments>http://www.empoweredathletes.com/ronaldo-tested/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 18:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mat Herold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anything Related to Soccer Training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Soccer Speed and Agility Training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strength/Power Development For Soccer]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; I must admit, I really did enjoy watching this video about Ronaldo&#8217;s speed and physical ability even though it has some flaws.  I loved the side by side comparison of the 25 meter dash and then the agility test with the Spanish sprinter Angel David Rodriquez.  Ronaldo had a slower straight line speed but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lactic Acid and Soccer Performance</title>
		<link>http://www.empoweredathletes.com/lactic-acid-soccer-performance/</link>
		<comments>http://www.empoweredathletes.com/lactic-acid-soccer-performance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 19:04:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mat Herold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Soccer Conditioning and Fitness Development]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Whenever I talk soccer fitness, whether its pre-season training or improving fitness in season, the topic of lactic acid always comes up. After the interview with Carl, I have spent a lot of time reading about energy systems and soccer. He is correct, soccer is an aerobic sport and an alactic sport. This means that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interview with Carl Valle on Soccer Speed, Fitness, and More</title>
		<link>http://www.empoweredathletes.com/interview-carl-valle-soccer-speed-fitness/</link>
		<comments>http://www.empoweredathletes.com/interview-carl-valle-soccer-speed-fitness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:34:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mat Herold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anything Related to Soccer Training]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Carl, I am very grateful and excited to have you contribute your knowledge to Empowered Athletes. Before we get to the questions, please tell us a little bit about yourself and your accomplishments: Thanks. I am currently a Technology professional who has moonlighted in coaching since the mid 1990s. I thought I was going to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Insight into Excellence: Landon Donovan, Xavi, Iniesta, and You</title>
		<link>http://www.empoweredathletes.com/insight-excellence/</link>
		<comments>http://www.empoweredathletes.com/insight-excellence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 17:13:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mat Herold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anything Related to Soccer Training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Soccer Conditioning and Fitness Development]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post is a little bit of a ramble. Just a warning. Seekers of soccer speed and fitness can learn something from track and field. British physician James M. Tanner wrote The Physique of the Olympic Athlete, published in 1960 after the Rome Olympics. He found an ideal body for each sport with sprinters at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Better Use of Hamstrings and Half-time</title>
		<link>http://www.empoweredathletes.com/better-hamstrings-half-time/</link>
		<comments>http://www.empoweredathletes.com/better-hamstrings-half-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 20:23:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mat Herold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anything Related to Soccer Training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Soccer Speed and Agility Training]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.empoweredathletes.com/?p=573</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Two fantastic studies have been recently conducted on soccer players that will make an impact on your game starting today. The first study shows that soccer players who use eccentric hamstring strength training have a much lower chance of incurring a hamstring injury during the course of a season. 3.8 versus 13.1 out of 100 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>15 Soccer Performance Truths</title>
		<link>http://www.empoweredathletes.com/15-soccer-performance-truths/</link>
		<comments>http://www.empoweredathletes.com/15-soccer-performance-truths/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 20:52:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mat Herold</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; 1.       Time spent on practicing specific skills is directly related to successful application of those skills in the game. 2.       You will play better with less food in your digestive system than you will with more. 3.       Static stretching is fine, just not right before you want to move with speed. 4.       There is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Plyometrics&#8230;.</title>
		<link>http://www.empoweredathletes.com/plyometrics/</link>
		<comments>http://www.empoweredathletes.com/plyometrics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 04:14:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mat Herold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Soccer Speed and Agility Training]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A great piece on plyometrics that I just had to share. The author discusses mostly jumping performance, but power is power.  Whether it is jumping or changing direction,  the way the body generates force will be similar.  Enjoy!   “Siff and Verkhoshansky (1993) have characterized the 5 phases of action involved in a plyometric event.   Vertical jump performance has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sports Speed:What Does The Research Say?</title>
		<link>http://www.empoweredathletes.com/insight-athleticismusing-science-create-soccer-speed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2011 20:14:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mat Herold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Soccer Speed and Agility Training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strength/Power Development For Soccer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fitness training for soccer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[soccer speed training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Speed development for soccer]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In this “blogisode&#8221; I am going to review 2 scientific studies and present some concepts that can help you or your athletes with regards to soccer speed and physical development.  There are so many studies being done these days on different facets of sport and soccer performance that it would be ignorant not to consider [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From The Trenches- 10 Ways Guaranteed To Improve Your Soccer Game This Week</title>
		<link>http://www.empoweredathletes.com/trenches-10-ways-guaranteed-improve-soccer-game-week/</link>
		<comments>http://www.empoweredathletes.com/trenches-10-ways-guaranteed-improve-soccer-game-week/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 15:16:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mat Herold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anything Related to Soccer Training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Soccer Mindset]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Soccer Nutrition]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[10 Ways Guaranteed To Improve Your Soccer Game 1. Include speed and jump training at the beginning of your rested sessions. Rested session means the day before was light so you can really get the most out of your central nervous system as far as recruiting fast-twitch muscle fibers and your muscular system will be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chin Ups For Soccer Performance?</title>
		<link>http://www.empoweredathletes.com/chin-ups-soccer-excellence/</link>
		<comments>http://www.empoweredathletes.com/chin-ups-soccer-excellence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 14:56:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mat Herold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Strength/Power Development For Soccer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strength training for soccer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[upper body strength for soccer]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Chin ups for soccer? Well, yes and yes. I am using a play on words here. First of all, chin ups and pull ups are  great exercises to develop upper body strength that have great carryover to speed. Most fast athletes are great at performing pull ups. I have seen this to be true from pee wees all the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Off-Season Soccer Training: A Sample Workout</title>
		<link>http://www.empoweredathletes.com/season-soccer-training-sample-workout/</link>
		<comments>http://www.empoweredathletes.com/season-soccer-training-sample-workout/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 May 2011 01:32:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mat Herold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anything Related to Soccer Training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Soccer Speed and Agility Training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strength/Power Development For Soccer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[off-season soccer training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[soccer fitness training]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; &#160; Here is a sample workout that I have used in the past. Everyone that followed this style of training throughout the summer improved their 40 yard dash, broad jump, vertical jump, and pro-agility test significantly. The team in question is the boy’s soccer team at Harvard-Westlake High School in the San Fernando Valley [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Turnaround: Soccer Training For Success</title>
		<link>http://www.empoweredathletes.com/training-soccer-sucess-beginnings/</link>
		<comments>http://www.empoweredathletes.com/training-soccer-sucess-beginnings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 00:12:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mat Herold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anything Related to Soccer Training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Soccer and Life Philosophy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strength/Power Development For Soccer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how to get a soccer scholarship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[soccer training methods]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Soccer players are not known for their desire to get in the weightroom and get after it. At the higher levels it is the American football players, rugby athletes, MMA fighters, hockey players, and track and field athletes that take their strength training pretty seriously and in turn,  display high levels of speed, power, and strength.  Soccer players have this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Should soccer players train their upper body?</title>
		<link>http://www.empoweredathletes.com/soccer-players-train-upper-body/</link>
		<comments>http://www.empoweredathletes.com/soccer-players-train-upper-body/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 01:36:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mat Herold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anything Related to Soccer Training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strength/Power Development For Soccer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[soccer strength training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[upper body strength for soccer]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Having a strong upper body will never make up for not knowing how to use your body with proper positioning, timing and awareness, but if you have both, you are giving yourself an advantage. In soccer you need upper body strength for three reasons: to improve running speed, to ward off opponents, and to allow [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thoughts That Go Into Planning The Soccer Training Program</title>
		<link>http://www.empoweredathletes.com/thoughts-planning-soccer-training-program/</link>
		<comments>http://www.empoweredathletes.com/thoughts-planning-soccer-training-program/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 21:36:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mat Herold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anything Related to Soccer Training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Soccer Conditioning and Fitness Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Soccer Speed and Agility Training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strength/Power Development For Soccer]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.empoweredathletes.com/?p=475</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the last post I talked about the various parameters that I take into consideration before designing a training program for someone. I also I stated that I would use an example as to how I take different evaluations into the bigger picture when it comes to designing their athletic development plan. Lets get to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Complete Footballers: Arsene Wenger&#8217;s Take and More</title>
		<link>http://www.empoweredathletes.com/complete-footballers-arsene-wengers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.empoweredathletes.com/complete-footballers-arsene-wengers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:51:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mat Herold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anything Related to Soccer Training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arsenal FC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arsene Wenger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[English Soccer]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Lots of soccer training theory and dishing out of exercises has been done in the articles of this site so far but not so much in the way of programs and training templates to follow. In fact, I have not even provided a sample workout to try yet! Perhaps that is because I am such [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Soccer Performance : 3 Problems, 3 Solutions</title>
		<link>http://www.empoweredathletes.com/soccer-performance-3-problems-3-solutions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.empoweredathletes.com/soccer-performance-3-problems-3-solutions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2011 02:45:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mat Herold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anything Related to Soccer Training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Soccer Speed and Agility Training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strength/Power Development For Soccer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[soccer conditioning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[soccer fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[soccer headers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[soccer training]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Problem: “I have good skills but I struggle beating people 1v1.” Solution: There are many reasons why this may be happening. Most decent coaches know that a good 1v1 move includes change of speed and change of direction. With that said, you could have poor timing on executing your first step, you may lack a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Soccer Drills That Go Beyond Soccer Skills</title>
		<link>http://www.empoweredathletes.com/soccer-drills-beyond-soccer-skills/</link>
		<comments>http://www.empoweredathletes.com/soccer-drills-beyond-soccer-skills/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 04:53:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mat Herold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anything Related to Soccer Training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Soccer Speed and Agility Training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ajax speed training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Manchester United training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Messi fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[soccer fitness development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[soccer speed training]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here at Empowered Athletes it is our mission to provide you with the greatest training concepts and methods that transfer to on-field performance. We are not a soccer skills site that will teach you how to cut the ball different ways or how to shoot properly, there are plenty of other sites on the internet [...]]]></description>
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