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Break Through Your Training Plateau Quickly With This Simple Programming Trick
If you have been using 5x5 or 3x10 (or any of the popular set and rep schemes for training programs) for an extended period of time, you already know one [...]
10 Functional, Athletic Barbell Bench Press Alternatives
When your workout plan includes the Barbell Bench Press and time is limited, your patience can be tested when you walk in a gym to find every bench in use. [...]
Why Athletes Should Emphasize the Lowering Portion of Weight Training Movements
The word “negative” often implies pessimism and gloom. In the gym, however, performing “negatives” or eccentric reps yields positive sports performance-enhancing, muscle-building and injury-preventive results! Mark Coberley, Iowa State University’s [...]
23 Exercises Proven to Build a Muscular Chest and Enormous Arms
They may often be referred to as “show muscles” or “mirror muscles,” but a bigger chest and jacked arms never hurt anybody. Well, they may have hurt somebody—but most likely [...]
How to Master All-Important Functional Movement Patterns
The last thing any athlete wants to be is weak and slow during competition. Even though there are no specific “exercises” that need to be done to have a successful [...]
6 Exercises to Build Serious Strength That Aren’t Squats, Deadlifts or Bench
When talking about strength, most people think of the Big Three lifts (Squat, Bench Press and Deadlift). These are great tools to build strength, but it’s important to know that [...]
How to Work Out in a Gym Full of Newbies Armed With New Year’s Resolutions
Elevated View Of Busy Gym With People Exercising On Machines Working out in a gym after New Year’s can be incredibly frustrating. It’s overcrowded with people who typically [...]
Save Time and Make More Gains: Paired Set Training
One of an athlete’s greatest limitations is time. With the demands of practices, skill work, sleep, school, etc., it can be hard to find an extra hour to get in [...]
How to Use Resistance Bands to Supercharge Your Workouts
Experienced athletes can reach plateaus where they feel as if they can't proceed to the next level of strength and power. Even athletes who aren't plateauing can hit a wall [...]
Guidelines for Training Teenage Athletes
As the strength and conditioning field progresses forward, myth's about strength training for the youth are being busted. It's becoming more and more...