Getting Stronger
For Young Athletes, Getting Stronger Is Almost Always a Good Idea
"How do your athletes get such great results?” It’s a question I hear often. We had 12 All-County athletes, seven All-State athletes, two New York State Players of the Year, [...]
How to Unlock the Power of Your Big Toe for Superior Athletic Performance
Who remembers the movie Stripes? If you're older like me, it is an 80’s classic. For the rest of you, it's a great download in the sea of movie mediocrity. [...]
Set a PR Today With This Amazing Method From a World-Class Weightlifting Coach
Everyone loves the rush of setting a personal record. There’s nothing like the feeling of moving the most weight you’ve ever moved in your life on a Squat, Bench Press, [...]
The ‘Phantom Step-Up’: Why This Unorthodox Exercise Is Amazing for Athletes
You put equal weight on both sides of the barbell. It’s up there with "no curling in the squat rack" and "always use a spotter when you max out" as [...]
Mike Boyle’s Conditioning Rule for Athletes
With an endless parade of practices and games, many modern young athletes have no issue staying in “game shape.” What they often miss out on are opportunities to develop true [...]
‘Never Lift on Game Day’: Exposing One of the Biggest Myths in Sports
The first time you hear it, the idea of lifting before a game sounds ridiculous. Because before that moment, you’d likely been led to believe—either through words or through actions [...]
One Supplement Todd Durkin Recommends for Every Athlete
Todd Durkin doesn’t believe in shortcuts. He believes in finding an edge. A shortcut implies a “magic bullet” that lets a person get what they want without actually putting in [...]
Why Many Young Athletes Struggle to ‘Play Physical’
In a recent piece, we outlined why roughhousing is one of the best activities for a child’s developing brain and body, and how, unfortunately, opportunities for it seem to be [...]
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 [...]
You’re Probably Drastically Underestimating Your Strength in This Key Exercise. Here’s Why
During the heat of competition, athletes do very little with both feet evenly spaced beneath them. “You run on one leg. You generally jump off one leg. There’s very little [...]
