Deadlift
It’s Not ‘Training Like a Man.’ It’s Training Like an Athlete
“Coach, I don’t want to look like a man.” I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard that phrase. It’s one of the biggest misconceptions regarding girls and strength [...]
How Contrast Training Can Create More Explosive Soccer Players
Speed training for soccer players is more than flying through sprint drills. It is more than strapping on parachutes. It is more than ladder drills. It is more than plyometric [...]
Hack Squat: Upgrading the Old-School Strength Staple
The Barbell Hack Squat is an old-school strength exercise that's been around forever. Essentially a Deadlift that begins with the barbell behind your heels instead of in front of your [...]
Why Almost No One Should Straight Bar Deadlift
Mike Boyle believes every athlete should Deadlift. He also believes no athlete—aside from powerlifters—should Straight Bar Deadlift. Why? Straight Bar (a.k.a. Barbell) Deadlifts force athletes to maneuver their bodies around [...]
Training a Team in the Weight Room? 5 Simple Hacks You Should Be Using
You can find several similarities between training the average person and training the competitive athlete. Since I’m a coach with experience in both sides of the spectrum, I felt it [...]
The 5 Best Single-Leg Exercises for Soccer Players
Soccer is a game full of single-leg actions, and it still flabbergasts me when players fail to train balance and single-leg strength. There is passing, shooting, jumping, decelerating, accelerating and [...]
The ‘Big Lifts’ Aren’t Great for Tall People. Here’s How They Should Tackle Them
Weight training is not one size fits all. Certainly not all individuals are built or move the same. This world was not created for people who are at above-average (or [...]
What Is ‘Quad Dominance’ and Why Does it Affect Almost Everyone?
Balance is a word that gets thrown around a lot in the performance world. For myself, when I talk about someone being balanced, I'm referring to the body existing in [...]
4 Exercises to Destroy Your Biggest Deadlift Flaws
Dave Tate, founder of EliteFTS and a legend in the powerlifting community, likes to say that any struggle in a barbell lift can be traced back to one of three [...]
4 Weight Room Techniques for Elite Speed and Power
Sprinting athletes need to be strong and powerful. To run fast, an athlete has to be able to exert force against the ground, not only does the athlete have to [...]