Body Exercises
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 [...]
Try Ben Watson's Football-Specific Exercises to Build Upper-Body Strength
Cleveland Browns tight end Ben Watson never has a dull day in the weight room. That's because Tim Slominsky, general manager of Euphoria Fitness, where Watson trains, keeps things interesting [...]
Perfect Spotting Technique for Weight Room Safety, Part I
The goal of training is to get bigger, stronger and faster for improved athletic performance. It is completely counterproductive if you sustain an injury due to negligence in the weight [...]
The Weight of Water: New HydroPower Bag Builds Strength and Stability
Most athletes come to a point where they simply go through the motions of a workout because it’s no longer exciting or challenging. This is a dangerous phase for any [...]
Luol Deng’s Training Helps Chicago Bulls Lock Top Spot
Thanks to a 97-92 victory over the New Jersey Nets last night, the Chicago Bulls finished an amazing regular season with the best record in the NBA, guaranteeing them home [...]
Exercise of the Week: Bull Rush
Developing a powerful stride is important for creating first-step quickness and overall speed. Powerful legs allow you to apply more force into the ground with each stride and propel forward [...]
Exercise of the Week: Physioball Jackknife
Performing upper and lower body exercises is necessary to improve performance on the field, but first you need to develop a solid foundation via a strong core. To hit this [...]
What It Takes to Make This Catch
This might be the greatest catch ever, and some may wonder how it’s even possible. A play like this isn’t due to luck. The athlete must have incredible skills even [...]
Avoiding Lower Body Injuries on the Links
Golfers’ swing speeds reach up to 125 mph, requiring intense velocity, a consistent ball strike and the body working in unison—swing after swing. But this aggressive path toward contact can [...]
Improving Lower Body Balance and Stability For Basketball
Daryl “D-TRAIN” Smith, president and CEO of D-TRAINED, Inc., and featured trainer for the Jordan Training Tour, coaches up two lower body exercises that improve balance and stability for the [...]