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What Real Athletes Will Be Doing This Summer
If you’re a high school athlete, summer represents one of your best opportunities to get strong. The reality is that most athletes of this age do not have a solid [...]
5 Core Exercises That Can Make You Faster
If you think of your body as a giant chain, your core is the center link that holds everything together. Without a strong and stable core, power cannot be adequately [...]
3 Weight Room Equipment Hacks That Can Help You Do More With Less
You don't need to own a gym stuffed with expensive equipment to design versatile and effective workouts. Sometimes, all you need is a little creativity. Try these DIY-style tricks to [...]
How To Do The Turkish Get-Up
How to Master the Turkish Get up Turkish get up There are few moves in the gym that simultaneously require most areas of skill-related fitness to be on...
15 Core Strengthening Exercises for Athletes
Photo: Solidsitup The core musculature is one of the most important aspects of an athlete's body with regard to performance. There are many core...
Why Young Athletes Should Use Loaded Carries—and 3 Safe Ways To Do So
The loaded carry has been helping athletes of all ages and skill levels improve their performance for decades. By simply going for a stroll while carrying a significant load, you [...]
How to Get a Complete Leg Workout Without Squats
It's hard to argue with the notion that barbell squats and deadlifts are the co-kings of exercises. They are amazing tools for building muscle and...
Why You Should Use a Trap Bar Instead of a Barbell for Your Jump Training
A higher vertical jump can take months, even years, to develop. Taking a vertical from the mid-20s to the high-30s is something that requires significant time, sweat and effort. For [...]
A World-Renowned Sports Surgeon Urges You to Stop Using These 6 Dumb Exercises
You can exercise for fun, or for training, or both. Exercise wisely, in ways that help you in sports or your daily life. But don’t do exercises that are useless, [...]
How to Build an Effective Gym on a Shoestring Budget
I am often asked by aspiring trainers and coaches how they can go about upgrading or designing a home gym for either themselves and/or small group sessions. In most cases, [...]