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Body Image vs. Sports Conditioning: What Needs Priority In The Weight Room?

May 21, 2013 | Jim Carpentier

A killer physique is one of the many byproducts of an efficient training program. But if your workouts are tailored more toward improving your body image than conditioning for your sport, you are headed in the wrong direction this off-season. It's...

Push Your Off-Season Basketball Conditioning to the Next Level

May 17, 2013 | Shaquala Williams

Basketball players, coaches and fans regularly disagree on what makes an athlete "a clutch player." Is it when they regularly score the game-winning basket, set up momentum-changing plays or consistently play hard-press defense against the opponent? (Here are 8 Ways to...

The Workout You Need to Do Before INSANITY

May 15, 2013 | Andy Haley

Chiseled abs. Glistening sweat on fit, hard bodies. Brutal workouts led by a barking—yet somehow affable—drill instructor. You may have seen all of these things in ads for the INSANITY workout program. Perhaps you’ve been intrigued enough to take Shawn...

Suffer Together: 'Bad Partner' MMA Workout

May 15, 2013 | Andrew Ciccarelli

Preparing for a fight should never be a solo mission. A training partner can push you physically and mentally, similar to how you will be challenged in the cage. (Learn how to train like an MMA fighter.) As a coach, it's...

Heart Rate Training: Everything You Need To Know

May 14, 2013 | Matthew Falkenham

With new advances in technology, heart rate monitors are becoming increasingly popular as fitness tools. When used properly, they allow you to get an accurate assessment of the intensity of your workout so you can make both instant adjustments and...

The SEAL Swim Workout

May 14, 2013 | Dustin Brady

U.S. Navy SEALS are a dominant force by sea, land and air, and this workout from former SEAL Lieutenant Stew Smith can make you one too. Smith uses the following swimming circuit to train both athletes and SEAL recruits. Start...

Why VO2 Max Is Important for Athletes

May 8, 2013 | Timothy Thew

Endurance is essential in almost every sport. And as a strength coach, it's your job to prepare your athletes for the demands of their sport. So you need to understand the physiological determining factor of endurance, and how to optimize...

8-Week Basketball Off-Season On-Track Conditioning Program

May 5, 2013 | Ramon Williams

There are many ways to prepare for the upcoming basketball season. But you surely want to maximize your conditioning to stay strong until the final buzzer; and this requires training the body's energy systems in direct correlation to the demands...

Get in Shape With Heavy-Bag Workouts

April 9, 2013 | Ryan Hoover

The heavy bag, a mainstay in boxing and MMA circles, is a tremendous piece of training equipment. Formerly reserved for boxers or MMA fighters, they have crept into some "mainstream" fitness centers. Make sure to utilize this piece of equipment...

6 Superior Baseball Conditioning Routines

April 5, 2013 | Phil Tognetti

No matter what sport you play, at some point in your athletic career you will run. Long distance, sprints, intervals, gassers, suicides—you name it, you will run it. Today, coaches of many sports incorporate the aforementioned conditioning variations; but unfortunately, baseball...