Bench Press
6 Ways to Squeeze In an Effective Workout Over Thanksgiving Break
Time-Saving Tips When In-Season Workout Time Is Limited By Jim Carpentier, CSCS For individual athletes, teams, and coaches, scheduling quality time in...
Want to Have Your Best Football Offseason Ever? Do This Right Now
So, your high school football season is over. Whether it ended in ecstasy or disappointment, the time to start planning for next season is now. The offseason is a vital [...]
New Bench Press Study Finds Surprising Results
You know that weird dude at the gym you always laugh at for bench pressing with his feet up? He might be onto something… Hear me out. A new study [...]
Back to Basics: a 4-Week Workout Plan to Kickstart Your Fitness
You’ve heard the phrase, “You must crawl before you can walk.” Whether you haven’t missed a gym session in two years or your treadmill is currently a laundry rack, mastering [...]
Should Baseball Pitchers Bench Press?
Whether or not pitchers should Bench Press has been a debate inside and outside of the baseball community for a long time. And when I say Bench Press, I'm referring [...]
How to Make an Exercise Harder Without Adding More Weight
How do you increase the difficulty of an exercise? The first answer that pops into most peoples' heads is simple—add more weight. The larger the load, the more difficult the [...]
Does Listening to Music Help You Lift More Weight?
Athletes are always looking for a mental or physical edge while exercising or competing. There's no shortage of ergogenic aids—ranging from caffeine and sports drinks to illegal substances—you can eat, [...]
The ‘Big Lifts’ Aren’t Great for Tall People. Here’s How They Should Tackle Them
Weight training is not one size fits all. Certainly not all individuals are built or move the same. This world was not created for people who are at above-average (or [...]
4 Weight Room Techniques for Elite Speed and Power
Sprinting athletes need to be strong and powerful. To run fast, an athlete has to be able to exert force against the ground, not only does the athlete have to [...]
The Strategy That Helped Tommy Bohanon Demolish the NFL Combine Bench Press Test
Tommy Bohanon’s strength is the stuff of legend. We’ve already detailed the outrageous workouts where he regularly makes 400-pound Cleans look like warm-up weight. But the 28-year-old NFL fullback also [...]
