Exercise
How to Foam Roll Your Shoulders to Relieve Pain and Improve Range of Motion
Many athletes foam roll their lower bodies, but neglect the upper half. (Learn how to foam roll your upper back.) That's a missed opportunity because it's especially important to foam [...]
Why You’re Doing Mountain Climbers Wrong and How to Fix Them
The mountain climber exercise - where you're in a push-up postion and you're moving your legs in and out in an alterntaing fashion - is very popular...
Why Hammer Curls Build Bigger Arms
When in the weight room, most lifters choose to focus on the arms at some point in their routine. When working the arms, curls are often the weapon of...
The Ab Rollout: Best Core Exercise Ever?
The ab wheel—you’ve seen it featured in infomercials and there's probably one lying around in the corner of your gym. Some of you may think it’s a gimmick or even [...]
A Complete Baseball Core Workout
An effective baseball core workout should improve core stability and rotational power. Most professional baseball players possess an above-average—hopefully elite—amount of each of these attributes. However, the majority of younger [...]
Should You Be Taking BCAAs?
BCAAs, or branched chain amino acids, are one of the most popular supplements in performance training. The term refers to three amino acids: leucine, isoleucine and valine. These three [...]
7 Exercises That Safely Build Shoulder Strength
The shoulder is one of the most sensitive joints in the body. It has incredible range of motion, allowing athletes to throw a baseball or swing a racquet. However, its [...]
Do These 3 Upper-Body Plyos Instead of Plyo Push-Ups
Plyo Push-Ups and Clap Push-Ups are popular upper-body plyometric exercises. They appear to be the upper-body equivalent of jumping, and they look super cool. However, according to STACK Sports Performance [...]
5 Tips to Help You Stick With Your Workout Program
We all know the stories about New Year's resolutions. Every year, countless individuals at every fitness level make extravagant promises to get in...
How to Use the Pallof Press to Build an Iron Core
The Pallof Press, named after physical therapist John Pallof, is a fantastic exercise for athletes for 2 primary reasons; #1: It trains the true...
