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Hecklers: Remove Or Not Remove?
Negativity and bullying are never place in sports, but it's unavoidable and will happen. So, the athlete needs to be [...]
Importance of Sports Performance Training for Youth Athletes
Sports Training goes beyond the gym and is more than just doing bench press and squats. Many general exercises are [...]
Is Carbonated Water Healthy For You?
When it comes to water, most people today are drinking bottled water. Tap has given water a bad name. However, [...]
Rocco Becht: Florida QB Set for Iowa State
Rocco Becht is a Flordia native who played his pee-wee and high school football in the Tampa area. He recently [...]
How Do Collagen Peptides Work?
Collagen has been the rage of late. Collagen peptides are a protein that's almost identical to gelatin, although Collagen peptides [...]
Kids Don’t Need Exercise Equipment- All They Need is Fun!
Although it is not the worst idea globally, it still has merit. Little Tikes developed an exercise bike for children [...]
How to Shovel Snow Safely And Get A Good Workout In!
Snow shoveling and removal are intensive. But it can also be a great workout! You don't realize how much your [...]
All NFL players Eat Salmon, Sweet Potatoes, and Hummus, Here’s Why
Salmon, sweet potatoes, and hummus seem to be the trifecta of foods eaten for some NFL athletes, like former Atlanta [...]
Easy Tips to Optimize the Sprinter’s Diet
The Sprinters Diet A sprinter is a unique breed of athletes- utilizing different muscles and energy systems than other competitors due to the vast...
5 Healthy Foods That Got a Bad Rap
People used to think that the world was flat, the sun orbited around the Earth and Pluto was a planet. [...]
Is Lunch Meat Healthy?
I’m a self-professed foodie. There are not a lot of foods that I hate. I was that kid at school […]
Do Gummy Vitamins work as well as regular vitamins?
If you’re like me, you take gummy vitamins because you’re not good at taking your vitamins. And you love sweets. […]
Tik Tok Chia Seed Internal Shower Trend
Tik Tok is usually known for its crazy dances, antics, or dangerous challenges. But I have to say this one […]
Camps, Showcases, and Tournaments: An Important Recruiting Tool
An effective college athletics recruiting strategy begins with a proactive plan and robust effort. This can be accomplished through direct […]
Magnesium Guide for Athletes: What You Should Know
Ask a handful of athletes about supplements; they’ll probably wax poetic over caffeine and protein powder. Perhaps some will even […]
In-Season Strength Strategies
The importance of in-season strength programs is well understood among trainers and strength coaches. However, it seems many athletes and […]
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TRAINING
Jumping to New Performance Levels: Plyometric Training for Youth
Plyometrics is not just for skilled athletes at the elite level. Studies show that plyometric training has positive effects on [...]
How Muscle Irradiation Can Maximize Tension and Increase your Reps Instantly
Don’t think of a deadlift as just a deadlift. Or a squat as just a squat. And the same goes […]
HIFT for In-Season Training
In recent years, there’s been a tidal wave of research and training methodologies to help athletes perform their best. There’s […]
The Benefits of a Visual Portfolio For Every Athlete
Building a brand in the age of complex social media platforms can be tricky for young and advanced athletes. Therefore, […]
What You Can Learn From Major League Baseball Clubhouse Food
As one of the earliest giants in baseball, almost everything about Babe Ruth was exaggerated. Whether it was his power […]
Training Over 40
A few years ago, I was scanning social media, and an article jumped out at me – something along the […]
Demystifying the Deadlift
The deadlift. An exercise that, by name alone, evokes some incredibly strong feelings, having somehow earned an almost mythical reputation.
“Never […]
The Benefits of Carbohydrates for Athletes – Part 2
In part 1 of this 4-part series, you witnessed a couple of the proposed benefits that carbohydrates had for you […]
Get A Leg Up On Your Recovery
The legs-up-a-wall pose is a worthwhile addition to your training sessions and recovery practices. For being so simple its benefits […]
The Benefits and Reasons for Unilateral Training in Sports
Doing exercises like bilateral squats, chest presses, back rows, lat pulls, etc., fools your mind into thinking that your strength […]
4 Exercises (with extras) to Boost Your Basketball Vertical Jump Height
A powerful explosive vertical leap and dynamic agility are mandatory for basketball. All basketball sport-specific movements require it. For example, […]
How to Perform the Turkish Get-Up Properly
The Turkish Get Up (TGU) is perhaps one of the most unique movements one can perform due its paradoxically challenging […]
6 Things You Should Never Forget to do in Your Workout
I know time is tight, and schedules are full. But when it comes to training, you must understand how to […]
Why College Football’s Coaching Carousel Is Spinning Faster Than Ever
In physics, centrifugal force is the force that acts on an object while that object goes around a curve or […]
Run and Sprint Faster When Your Hips are in this Position
It is not your fault. No one ever showed you the correct hip position. You just run, sprint, and move […]
NEWS
McDonald’s Releases Oreo and Spam Burger
If you get an email about a new Oreo Burger at McDonald’s, delete it; it’s Spam!
In […]
Lauren Giraldo Treadmill Workout: Is it Healthy?
For most people, starting to exercise can be a daunting task. That’s how social media personality and content creator […]
California Delays High School Sports, Bay Area Leagues Pivot For 2021
With the end of 2020 in the near distance, the scramble to prepare a 2021 plan of action is at […]
The Dynamic Career of LeGarrette Blount
LeGarrette Blount has officially retired from the sport of football. Blount’s career has been a rollercoaster, but many fans […]
TRAINING
Don’t Get Pulled Over: Know Your Body’s Speed Limit
If you are driving and see a police officer posted on the side of the road with a radar gun, […]
Stretch Shortening Cycle: How to Improve Your Speed and Explosiveness
The stretch-shortening cycle is something you don’t see people training. However, training the stretch-shortening cycle will make your movements more […]
The Single Arm Landmine Press
The landmine press is a great exercise that allows many to be able to perform pressing movements with reduced pain […]
Cluster Sets for Strength and Performance
Cluster sets can be defined as a unique and specialized form of strength training to help elicit a higher quality […]
Which Squat Should You Do? All or Just One?
The squat is a classic staple exercise when it comes to strength training. If someone said, quick name a strength […]
Upside Down: Inversion Training for Athletes
As an athlete, your best asset is your body and your great ability is availability. The importance of finding ways […]
Is Inflammation Good for Muscle Growth? And Does it Help to Eat Your Protein Before Your Vegetables?
Often, you hear the word inflammation and think of something terrible. But truthfully, your body experiences some pro-inflammatory effects. For […]
What Does It Mean to Be “Fit”?
When working in the strength and conditioning or performance realm of fitness, defined targets and benchmarks are easy to determine […]