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3 of the Best Post-Workout Glute Stretches
Strong glutes play a crucial role in athletic performance. Weak glute muscles affect the entire body, largely because the glutes comprise the leg's three largest muscles—the gluteus maximus, gluteus medius and [...]
Exercise of the Week: Core Strength and Stability Superset
STACK Exercise of the Week helps you improve your overall sports performance—including strength, speed, conditioning and flexibility. The Exercise Core Strength and Stability Superset Who's Doing It? Dre Kirkpatrick, Cincinnati [...]
Power Training Without Olympic Lifts
Power is critical for virtually all sports skills. It's the reason why you can sprint, jump or throw a ball. Needless to say, it must be a focus of any [...]
4 Medicine Ball Throws to Improve Your Softball Defense
The best weight room exercises are those that transfer to the field. It doesn't matter how much weight you can lift if the movement you perform does not improve your [...]
Ask the Experts: How Can I Quickly Add Weight to My Bench?
Q: I’m having trouble increasing my Bench. How can I quickly add more weight? A: We’ve all been there. You consistently try to increase your Bench Press and fail to [...]
2 Techniques to Improve Your Cornerback Coverage
Cornerbacks have one of the toughest assignments on the football field. They must guard the fastest players on the opposing team without knowing exactly where they are running. (Watch the [...]
Basketball Flexibility Routine
Basketball trains the body to be asymmetrical. Players predominantly shoot with one hand and jump off one leg. That's why single limb exercises have become the preferred training method for [...]
Sculpt a Chiseled Chest With a Machine Bench Press
Get in a challenging chest workout whether you're on the road or stalled out because your weight room partner bailed with another lame excuse. (No gym? No problem The Bedroom Bodyweight [...]
Turn Your Shoulders Into Boulders With This Workout
Developing your deltoids will benefit you whether you're chasing gridiron glory, pulling down rebounds or just preparing for a season at the beach. Three prominent deltoid muscles give shoulders their [...]
Exercise of the Week: Squat Superset
The STACK Exercise of the Week will help you improve your overall sports performance—including strength, speed, conditioning and flexibility. This week we highlight a Squat progression that builds lower-body power [...]