Conditioning Drills
Want to Burn a Lot of Calories Fast? Try This Unique Full-Body Exercise
Full-body exercises have the ability to hit the most muscle groups and therefore allow for maximum calorie burn. Inserting a full-body exercise as a finisher to the workout is a [...]
The Top Speed Secret: Why Getting Faster Is the Ultimate Performance-Enhancer For Team Sport Athletes
Team sport athletes rarely reach max velocity during competition. That’s just the reality. Fatigue becomes a factor shortly after the first whistle blows, and opportunities for the long, uninterrupted periods [...]
3 Cruel Conditioning Drills From UFC Heavyweight Champ Stipe Miocic
Stipe Miocic is once again the baddest man on the planet. The 37-year-old from Cleveland, Ohio reclaimed the UFC Heavyweight Title after an impressive fourth-round knockout of Daniel Cormier. Cormier [...]
Why You Don’t Need as Much Conditioning as You Think
Conditioning is important. But do you need to focus on conditioning as much as many coaches would lead you to believe? Short answer: No, you don't. In a world where [...]
The Best Basketball Conditioning Drills
There is a huge difference from being 'in shape' and being 'in basketball shape'. A simple treadmill run, bike ride, or swim will not prepare the body...
The Conditioning Test Adrian Peterson Can’t Afford to Fail
Adrian Peterson can’t breathe. A relentless pressure grows inside his chest. His heartbeat, once a dull thud, now reverberates through his skull and smashes his temples. Each passing second takes [...]
The Grueling Conditioning Drill That Helped the N.C. Courage Become the Fittest Team in Women’s Pro Soccer
The North Carolina Courage are running roughshod over the National Women’s Soccer League. The club currently sports a 16-point lead over second place Seattle Reign FC, as they’ve lost just [...]
2 Brutal Basketball Conditioning Drills to Get in Shape Fast
To be in shape for games, basketball players must condition themselves for long-lasting endurance. (See Three Ways to Get in Basketball Shape.) This requires more than running lots of long, straight-line sprints. [...]
4 Football Conditioning Drills That Work
One football tradition that will never die is good old fashioned team rivalries. But America's favorite sport has evolved. It is a faster, more explosive game. The average play now [...]
3 Exercises That Have Kept Drew Brees Ageless
Drew Brees knew he wasn’t finished yet. Just prior to the start of the 2017-2018 NFL season, the 38-year-old New Orleans Saints quarterback sat down with STACK and expressed a [...]