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The Ultimate Football Warm-Up
A gym full of the NFL’s top talent sweats around trainer Todd Durkin. To the right, a Super Bowl MVP drives his knee into the air as he skips across [...]
How to Master the Single-Leg Squat
Single-leg squats are difficult. So difficult that many of you can’t even do a single rep, nevertheless add weight to the exercise. And who wants to do something you’re not [...]
Determining Whether You Should Train for Balance or Stability
Repeatedly in the training world, we see the addition of an unstable surface as a means to make an exercise more 'functional'. But what is the real...
Lower-Body Strength Training for Lacrosse
With the lacrosse off-season in full swing, players are busy putting in work on the field and in the weight room. "Bigger, faster, stronger" is...
Prevent or Rehab Ankle Sprains With These Strategies
Ankle injuries are the most common of all sports injuries. A simple misstep can cause a rolled ankle and land you on the bench. Athletes who play sports like basketball, [...]
Your Weight Room's Best Training Equipment
It’s likely that your weight room contains a variety of training tools. Making sense of how each one fits into your program can be challenging, particularly if you’re trying to [...]
Will Bulking Up Make Chris Johnson a Better Running Back?
Word out of the Tennessee Titans' camp is that running back Chris Johnson has packed on eight pounds of muscle this off-season to help “make him sturdier in the trenches,” [...]
LaDainian Tomlinson's 3 Exercises for Productivity and Durability
As an NFL running back, LaDainian Tomlinson was the ultimate competitor and an elite playmaker who possessed a work ethic second to none. According to his longtime performance coach, Todd [...]
Get Stronger: Bodyweight Exercises
You don’t need expensive equipment to get stronger. Bodyweight exercises, which are a great tool for those athletes new to resistance training, allow you to build muscle by lifting or [...]
Exercise of the Week: Flamingos/Single-Leg RDL Combo
Without balance and stability, excelling in any sport is difficult if not impossible. Imagine absorbing a tackle or landing from a layup with poor balance. You're likely to end up [...]
