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3 Reasons Why Athletes Should Limit Cardio Workouts
It's a cliché scene in nearly every sports movie you have seen since you were a kid. The tough underdog jogs into the night sporting an unimpressive...
How to Peak Correctly for Your Season
Most athletes don't actually strive to remain in peak condition at all times. Staying in peak condition is grueling, and requires lots of devotion and...
How to Improve Athleticism With Sand Workouts
Sand training can be a powerful training modality for enhancing performance when used correctly. Sand plyomtetrics and jump training has been show to...
4 Ways to Use Box Jumps to Increase Your Explosiveness
Coaches want explosive athletes and box jumps are a great way to train this quality. Explosiveness is usually measured with either the vertical jump or...
3 Box Jump Variations That Build Explosive Power
The box jump is one of the most well-known and widely used exercises in existence to try and increase athletic performance. You can walk into any gym...
This Training Mistake Ruins Your Explosiveness
We all reach plateaus in our training. The more advanced we become, the more likely our progress is to stagnate. We think endlessly about why we're...
Build Explosive Power With Trap Bar Jumps
We are always looking for the new thing. A secret exercise, a perfect variation, or a forgotten training method. We search for these because we want to...
5 Ways Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Makes Athletes Better
Brazillian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) is a martial art that combines throwing, holding, choking and submitting an opponent. BJJ has been popularized in Mixed...
8-Week Pre-Season Track Workout for Jumpers
How to train for the upcoming Track Season: Preseason Track Workouts My niece recently contacted me on how to train for the upcoming track season. Her...
How to Use Multi-Planar/Multi-Joint Exercises to Become a Better, Healthier Athlete
Maximize Sports Performance, Muscle Growth, and Minimize Injuries with Multi-Planar/Multi-Joint Exercises By Jim Carpentier, CSCS Imagine all sports...