Keeping Your Rotator Cuff Healthy and Pain-Free
The rotator cuff consists of the muscles and tendons in the shoulder. Four major muscles [subscapularis, supraspinatus, infraspinatus and teres minor] work together with their tendons to connect the upper [...]
More Training Isn't Always Better: Common Overuse Injuries and Remedies
We’ve all heard that “more is better,” and we often take that approach in our exercise programs. If a little bit of training is good, then hours spent in the [...]
Gain Performance Benefits From Active Rest
When you examine periodization—long-range plans for workout programs—you’ll notice the inclusion of days for maintenance workouts, also known as "active rest." What is active rest? It does not mean taking [...]
Jump Training: Using Plyometrics to Improve Power
Jump training, or plyometrics, is a common sight in weight rooms—and for good reason. Coaches and sports performance experts agree that plyometrics improve power for jumping, straight-ahead speed, moving side-to-side [...]
Agility Training: Set Up Progressions for Reaction Success
Agility training is more than setting up a few cones and running around the field. You wouldn't go into the weight room and slap on a few random plates for [...]
Setting Up a Bodyweight Workout: Using Your Body as Resistance
Walk into any new training facility and you’ll see top-of-the-line equipment. Even schools are upgrading their weight rooms and sport facilities. Workout Wonderlands are great—when they're available—but what happens when [...]