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Doing Just a Handful of Reps on Your Rest Day Can Amplify Your Performance
The world of sports performance has made a huge push toward rest and recovery in recent years. This has happened for a few reasons: Cell phones late at night cause [...]
Rory McIlroy’s 4-Exercise Strength Workout
Rory McIlroy isn't the biggest guy, but he can certainly hit the long ball. The 5-foot-9 four-time Major champion currently boasts the third-longest average driving distance on Tour at a [...]
You Can Spend an Entire Offseason ‘Working Hard’ and Not Get Any Better
You put in work this offseason. You went to the weight room 4-5 times a week. You finished off every day running 3 miles. You fell in love with the [...]
How ‘Bull Work’ Builds Stronger, Tougher Athletes
At Ultimate Advantage Training Center, we do lots of training that many would call “outside the box.” This is because we feel there are many things that are outside the [...]
13 Female Celebrities With Amazing Weight Room Strength
Saying women have no business strength training is like saying the Earth is flat. It wasn’t true a long time ago, and it certainly isn’t true today. Healthy females of [...]
Heavier Isn’t Always Better: How the Force-Velocity Curve Impacts Your Training
As coaches, we see the same old story play out in our trainees—the guy who always puts too much weight on the sled, the woman who grabs the heaviest battle [...]
4 Awesome Single-Leg Exercises You’ve Probably Never Tried
Single-leg training has been a hot topic for some time now. Many agree it is a staple to lasting strength and lower-body development and also places minimal stress on the [...]
Why I Stopped Back Squatting My Athletes
This article is for team sport athletes, not powerlifters. I don't believe the Barbell Back Squat is the best way to train team sport athletes. I know that might sound [...]
Why Everybody Botches Single-Leg Deadlifts (and How to Finally Master Them)
The Single-Leg Deadlift is an advanced movement that will challenge foot, hip and torso stability while also developing posterior strength. It's also one of the best lower-body movements an athlete [...]
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 [...]