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Why the Split Snatch Is My Favorite Lift for Athletes
The Clean (both the squat and power versions) has become the premier lift for those wishing to test or demonstrate power and explosiveness in the weight room. But having watched [...]
How to Deadlift With Flawless Technique
The Deadlift is a fairly simple exercise. You pick a heavy bar off the ground then put it down again. Yet, it’s one of—if not the—most effective exercises for improving [...]
Why Many Strength Coaches Consider Chin-Ups ‘The Squat of the Upper-Body’
I have a confession to make: I’ve been disrespecting Chin-Ups. Several years ago, I wrote an article for STACK that outlined how hand position changes the Pull-Up/Chin-Up exercise. For those [...]
The One Thing Young Athletes Must Do Before They Can Get Significantly Faster
All athletes want to run faster. Speed is probably the most sought after attribute in sports today. There is no such thing as too fast. The only issue is many [...]
Why Upper-Body Eccentrics Are an Awesome Way to Build Muscle and Protect Against Injury
Eccentric exercise training is a great tool to develop foundational strength and tendon stiffness in athletes. Eccentric movement, in its simplest form, is the reverse muscle action to concentric movement. [...]
Are You Tough Enough to Handle the ‘Zercher’ Position? How This Unique Training Variation Makes You Physically and Mentally Stronger
Possibly the most underutilized position in strength and conditioning today? For my money, I'm going with the Zercher position. Not necessarily an exercise in and of itself, the Zercher position [...]
Testing Your One-Rep Max? Try This Surprising, Science-Backed Trick to Move More Weight
Over the past two decades, the amount of research on post-activation potentiation (PAP) has skyrocketed. Most proven PAP protocols utilize a heavy strength exercise (for example, Barbell Squats) followed by [...]
3 Reasons Hockey Players Should Never Train to Failure
Training to failure is something that's done in hockey gyms across the world on an almost daily basis. And in my opinion, it's a gigantic mistake. When you’re a coach [...]
17 Effective Rings Exercises That Build a Better Body
Olympic rings aren’t just for gymnasts. Suspension training has been around for decades, but in more recent years, it's become popular in mainstream gyms. There are even entire facilities devoted [...]
What is RPE? The System That Guarantees Consistently Great Workouts
Let's start with a simple question: How much weight should you put on the bar if you want to get stronger? The obvious answer to this broad question is, "It [...]