Athletic Performance
Sports Psychology 101
Recent studies are reporting positive results from the use of sports psychology in athletes' training, raising the question, why is psychology so important for athletes? Better Athletic Performance One objective [...]
Change Your Breathing for a Better Performance
Did you know that you could improve your athletic performance with just a couple of breaths? Yes, there is more magic to your respiratory system than just keeping you alive. [...]
STACK Expert Rob Taylor Hosting SMARTER Team Training Conference
Rob Taylor, founder and owner of SMARTER Team Training, will host the sixth annual SMARTER Team Training Strength and Conditioning/Athletic Development Conference July 20-21 in Stevenson, Maryland. The conference features [...]
Is the Paleo Diet Right for Athletes?
The Paleo Diet is designed to take you back to the prehistoric era, when there was no fast food, cookies, donuts, pizza, or frozen dinners. The cavemen survived solely on [...]
Strong and Mobile Hips, Part 1: Introduction
Without question, the hips are the most important joints for athletic performance. They are the most powerful joints in the body, providing the primary source of force for running and [...]
Do You Have What It Takes to Dominate The TD1 Challenge?
Athletes don't reach the professional level in their sport just because they're blessed with superior genetics. It takes hard work, determination and strong will to become the best. Now Training [...]
Protect Your Legs From High Heel Damage
Women have long sacrificed comfort for style by wearing high heels. Although you're probably willing to tolerate some pain or discomfort for the sake of fashion, you may be surprised [...]
Lower-Body Exercises for Optimal Athletic Performance and Injury Prevention
Many lower-body exercises enhance athletic performance, including Squats, Deadlifts, Romanian Deadlifts, Lunges, Step-Ups and their variations. But before you work out, first you must look at what should be your [...]
Training Tool: SKLZ Super Sandbag
Looking for a little variety in your winter workout routine? Go old school with sandbag training, which calls for athletes to lift bags of sand, rather than traditional dumbbells or [...]
Gatorade Wants to Know How You "Win From Within"
What drives you to become a better athlete? Is it a coach? Your parents? Your favorite athlete? Regardless of the source, Gatorade knows that winners have a driving force behind [...]