Barbell Exercises
Simplicity Is Always the Key When Strength Training Youth Athletes
What is the overall purpose and/or goal of training for athletic performance at the middle school and high school levels? Any response given to this question will likely file under [...]
Take Your Shoulders to the Next Level With These 4 Moves
Your shoulders are involved with almost every act of performance in sports, as well as many in training. They help you look bigger and stronger when appropriately developed. A wide [...]
5 Fantastic Biceps Exercises You’re Probably NOT Doing
Did you get your tickets? To what you ask? To the gun show of course. All kidding aside, we’re going to pick five of the best biceps exercises to build [...]
Upgrade Your Pallof Press
When it comes to strength and conditioning programming, the devil is in the details. In regard to choosing movements and exercises, we want our progressions and modifications to include and [...]
How to Include Overhead Pressing Safely Into Your Training Program
Shoulder health is one of the top priorities for baseball players at all levels. No matter if you’re an Opening Day starter or a Little Leaguer making his pitching debut, [...]
Why Relative Strength Is Crucial for Baseball
In this article, I’m going to show you that strength training in a baseball-specific way can have a major impact on improving your explosive speed and all-around baseball performance. Strength [...]
3 Moves for an Effective Full-Body Workout
In our fast-paced world, some days we are incapable of completing our usual 45- to 60-minute routine. When these days occur we must turn to a shorter, faster-pace workout that [...]
Get Ripped With This Unconventional Barbell Workout
Tired of hopping on a treadmill or elliptical every time you feel the need to burn some additional calories? Aren't we all? Most people find traditional cardio boring, yet that [...]
Build Baseball Power With These 7 Explosive Exercises
As baseball off-season training is kicking into full gear, I've decided to provide a list of all-star exercises that have helped us produce the fastest,...
How to Build Serious Single-Leg Strength (And Why It’s So Important)
In a previous article, I established solid single-leg strength standards based on my many years of experience working with junior, D1 and pro hockey players. To recap, I consider split-squatting [...]