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Why Young Athletes Should Use Loaded Carries—and 3 Safe Ways To Do So
The loaded carry has been helping athletes of all ages and skill levels improve their performance for decades. By simply going for a stroll while carrying a significant load, you [...]
Boost Your Loaded Carries With Lateral Movement
“I pick things up and put them down.” It's one of the most quotable lines from a certain gym's series of commercials, and it's also a simple way to explain [...]
How to Build an Effective Gym on a Shoestring Budget
I am often asked by aspiring trainers and coaches how they can go about upgrading or designing a home gym for either themselves and/or small group sessions. In most cases, [...]
Why Bulgarian Split Squats Are the Best Lower-Body Exercise for Athletes
Squatting is a necessity for athletes. It’s a key movement pattern that must be trained to maximize strength, speed and power. But there’s more than one way to squat. Most [...]
23 Exercises Proven to Build a Muscular Chest and Enormous Arms
They may often be referred to as “show muscles” or “mirror muscles,” but a bigger chest and jacked arms never hurt anybody. Well, they may have hurt somebody—but most likely [...]
How to Work Out in a Gym Full of Newbies Armed With New Year’s Resolutions
Elevated View Of Busy Gym With People Exercising On Machines Working out in a gym after New Year’s can be incredibly frustrating. It’s overcrowded with people who typically [...]
Dumbbell Push Press: How-To, Benefits and Common Mistakes
The Dumbbell Push Press is a variation of the traditional Barbell Push Press that develops lower-body power, shoulder strength and shoulder size. Read our guide to the Push Press for [...]
Squat Jumps: Build Explosiveness With This Simple Lower-Body Exercise
Before discussing the benefits of jump squats, we need to explore what the benefits of Olympic lifting and athletic development. Olympic lifting is a...
Use Pre-Exhaustion Supersets to Get Stronger
One question that strength coaches constantly get is: how do I push through a plateau. There are lots of ways to train around your main lifts to improve...
6 Types of Exercises That Will Help You Get Faster
There's a saying in sports that speed kills. It kills anyone who doesn't have it. This holds true for any athletic event, whether its sprinting in a...