Strength Training
The Kettlebell Snatch
The Kettlebell Snatch, like its barbell cousin, is one of those unique movements that allow the individual performing it to express multiple aspects of fitness simultaneously. Power, strength, coordination, stamina, [...]
The 10 Best Plyometric Exercises for Athletes
Plyometric training is a great way for athletes to build explosive power. Performing plyometrics one to three times a week can increase your vertical...
The Perfect Sports Strength and Conditioning Workout
To maximize your strength and conditioning in sports, your strength and conditioning workout needs to be well-rounded. Also, it needs to be filled with sport-specific and functional-based movements. It is [...]
How to Do Dips the Right Way
Dips are a bodyweight exercise that develops the triceps and other upper-body muscles. The exercise begins when you hold on to parallel bars with your arms straight. You then bend [...]
Medicine Ball Training for Athletes
If you look around your gym, you might see medicine balls piled in a corner. Over the last two decades, they have made a resurgence as coaches have found them [...]
3 Ways You’re Messing Up The Romanian Deadlift
Perfecting the Romanian Deadlift By Lee Boyce It's a pretty common exercise, and it's largely used in weight training as a great way to target the...
The Single-Leg RDL: How to Perform It, Common Mistakes and Advanced Variations
The Single-Leg RDL is a Potent Exercise For athletes, it develops the single-leg strength needed to be explosive off both legs when sprinting, jumping, and changing directions. It also focuses [...]
Invest in a Gym Membership
Let me just say at the outset that there are three types of people this message is not directed at. Firstly, if your personal resources are limited due to your [...]
Why the 2,000-Meter Row May Be the Most Killer Fitness Test Ever Created
Rowing Machine Training The rowing machine is a killer workout. Training on a rowing machine activates 85 percent of the body’s musculature and can get your heart pumping in a [...]
Building Muscle Mass Through Swimming
These tips can help you build muscle with very little long-lasting impact on your joints and bones.