Leg Exercises
Training Your Legs: Your Body's Greatest Untapped Resource
Since they comprise roughly 40 percent of your total weight, your legs are one of your body's greatest untapped resources. The leg itself is composed of several muscle groups. Working [...]
The Compound Exercises That Build Muscle Faster
There's a great deal of information about the best new ways to build muscle. But there's no magic bullet. Tried and true methods of strength training with compounds exercises always [...]
Will Bulking Up Make Chris Johnson a Better Running Back?
Word out of the Tennessee Titans' camp is that running back Chris Johnson has packed on eight pounds of muscle this off-season to help “make him sturdier in the trenches,” [...]
Get Stronger: Lower-Body Strength
For nearly every athletic movement, power originates in the lower body. Muscles like the quads, hamstrings, calves and glutes provide the foundation for jumping, sprinting and cutting. The lower body [...]
Built a Better Chest With Suspension Training Workouts, Part 2
Suspension training workouts build functional strength by forcing the body to engage the stabilizer muscles. Part 1 of this series introduced the fundamental movements. Part 2 will dive into advanced [...]
The Four Best Leg Exercises for Women
As a female athlete, you must strengthen your legs if you want to become better at your sport. But too often, women only perform machine leg exercises, which do little [...]
Two Tips to Help You Run Faster
One of the questions most commonly asked of any strength coach is, "Can you teach me how to run faster?" There is no one-size-fits-all answer, due to individual differences and [...]
Bodyweight Leg Exercises: Build Muscle Without Weights
The Bodyweight Leg Exercise Circuit is an intense workout for building muscle without dumbbells, kettlebells or barbells. Training the muscles of the lower body provides injury-preventing and power-enhancing strength and [...]
Florida Gators' Key Training Tips for Volleyball Players
If you're a volleyball player who chooses not to hit the weights—in fear of turning into a bulky offensive lineman—you should be more afraid of not reaching your full athletic [...]
Improving Speed With UGA Tennis
In the “image is everything” world of tennis, hitting the weights instead of fuzzy balls may seem uncouth, especially if you’re afraid of looking heavy in your skirt or shorts. [...]