Lifting Weights
Does Bigger Equal Stronger?
A topic that is often clouded with misunderstanding in strength and conditioning is how muscle size and strength are intertwined.
‘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 [...]
The Reason Why Many Softball Pitchers Never Get Better
In my 13 years of coaching pitchers, I always have a few softball pitchers that just don't seem to be improving. After a short discussion with the child...
How to Know When Your Child Is Ready to Lift Weights
While scrolling through my Instagram feed recently, I came across a video of a youth athlete performing Barbell Squats with knee valgus, low back flexion and hip shifting. It also [...]
The Weakling’s Guide to Working Out
There are a million and one reasons why someone may make the decision to start working out. For the sake of brevity, "working out" in this instance...
How Correct Form for Back Exercises Can Vary Depending on Your Height and Physique
Lee Boyce on The Truth About Back Exercises Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRosWo0irDo Simply put, no two bodies are created equally. Taller...
The Reason Why James Harrison Wears the Same Gray Sweatsuit When He Works Out
James Harrison always works out in the same gear—a gray Pittsburgh Steelers sweatshirt and a matching sweatpants. The 38-year-old linebacker’s sweatsuit is featured in many of his 1,493 Instagram posts. [...]
Blast Your Upper Body With This Shoulder Plate Raise Workout
Plate Raises if used correctly are great to build strength in the shoulder region; used by many for stronger fuller trapezius muscles (which are...
How to Master the Single-Leg RDL
We all know how extremely important it's to provide an elevator for success for our athletes. This success built upon a very simple and easy ground...
Former NFL Punter Steve Weatherford Gets Kicked Out of Planet Fitness for Working Out Too Hard, Calls for Boycott
If you know anything about Planet Fitness, the chain of gyms that feature something called a "Lunk Alarm," a siren that blares if you dare to drop a weight too [...]
