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How Christian McCaffrey Trains During the Season
Christian McCaffrey wanted this. He wanted to be so multi-dimensional, so well-conditioned, so astonishingly productive that he’d never have to leave the field. Wish granted. McCaffrey has been on the [...]
This Little-Known Deadlift Variation Will Light Your Glutes and Hamstrings on Fire
I'm always tweaking and modifying assistance exercises. By varying a movement, you change the training stimulus, prevent boredom, and keep training interesting in the long run. One exercise I've been [...]
The Secret to Building a Strong and Durable Baseball Body
With baseball season coming to an end for many teams, players are now focusing on offseason training to prepare for the next season. When working with...
Why Every Athlete Can Benefit From the Jefferson Squat
One of my favorite exercises for all athletes is the Jefferson Squat. This is an old-school movement—no really, like "from the 1800s" old—that really doesn’t get the love it deserves. [...]
How to Make an Exercise Harder Without Adding More Weight
How do you increase the difficulty of an exercise? The first answer that pops into most peoples' heads is simple—add more weight. The larger the load, the more difficult the [...]
13 Amazing Weight Room Moves for Skiers and Snowboarders
Helping others increase fitness for winter sports is the lion’s share of my job. My email inbox is often bombarded with messages asking what the best exercises for skiing/snowboarding are, [...]
Deadlifts, Dead Bugs, and Superfields: Inside the Training of a Women’s Soccer Pro
The North Carolina Courage are one of the best women's soccer teams in the world. Not only are the reigning NWSL champions, but they've led the league in points both [...]
4 Unconventional Exercises for Insane Functional Strength
Trainers, coaches and conditioning specialists alike know the importance of sport-specific training. Sport-specific training is the philosophy of employing exercises and movement patterns that have large translation to an athlete's [...]
3 Special Strength Exercises for Better Jumping and Sprinting
When it comes to being a better athlete, we often want one (or both) of two key qualities: To run faster To jump higher Although raw power is great, there [...]
KPIs: What They Are and Why They Matter for Athletes
The term key performance indicators (KPI) may sound like fancy strength and conditioning jargon, but they're really quite simple. In this context, a key performance indicator is simply a measurable [...]