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Nike Air Max LeBron VII
A down-to-earth force with out-of-this world capability—equally descriptive of LeBron James and his latest signature shoe, the Nike Air Max LeBron VII. With its 360 unit, Nike's first basketball-specific cushioning [...]
Multiplanar Training for Lacrosse
Hard work and smart work are both required to perform better on the lacrosse field.A lacrosse player must be concerned with becoming stronger, faster and smarter, which is why it’s [...]
Improving Lower Body Balance and Stability For Basketball
Daryl “D-TRAIN” Smith, president and CEO of D-TRAINED, Inc., and featured trainer for the Jordan Training Tour, coaches up two lower body exercises that improve balance and stability for the [...]
Gator Volleyball Three Cone Drill
Like basketball, the sport of volleyball traces its origin to the early days of the YMCA. The game was invented in 1895, by William G. Morgan, a physical education director [...]
Building Lower Body Strength for Baseball Speed
Acquiring lightning-fast speed—the kind that would make Hermes blush—is not an unattainable myth. Cal State Fullerton head strength and conditioning coach Greg Vandermade bestows the following mini routine to transform [...]
Cool It With Squats
Here’s a novel idea: Squats for a cooldown. Yes, you read that correctly. Contrary to popular belief, you don’t have to load the bar with stacks of plates and surround [...]
Duke Lacrosse Dynamic Warm-up
No need to attend yoga classes with your girlfriend to achieve functional athletic flexibility. Randall Dorvin, lacrosse strength and conditioning coach at Duke University, recommends regularly performing basic stretches [...]
Basketball Power Transition
Everything you do on the hardwood comes from your legs. If you can’t jump up and extend your arms to grab a rebound or slam one down, you’re not going [...]
Defense with D-Train
Lighting it up for 25 points a night is great, but not if the guy you’re supposed to be covering like a glove is consistently dropping the same number on [...]
Lower Body Routine from Georgia Baseball
Got a case of warning-track power that’s lowering your average and weakening your ego? Embarrassing, but the solution is not to tweak your fragile swing, causing more problems. Add [...]