Lower Body
3 Common Box Jump Mistakes That Might Be Holding You Back
The Box Jump is a popular exercise for athletes of all ages. In recent years, a number of viral videos have shown athletes jumping onto absurdly high boxes, only increasing [...]
Boost Your Loaded Carries With Lateral Movement
“I pick things up and put them down.” It's one of the most quotable lines from a certain gym's series of commercials, and it's also a simple way to explain [...]
The Most Effective Suspension Trainer Exercises
The suspension trainer. It's a tool that can enhance almost any strength and conditioning or fitness program because of its many unique benefits. These benefits include an easy way to [...]
4 Ways Pitchers Can Improve Command and Control in the Weight Room
When a pitcher starts struggling to throw strikes, their first instinct is often to change their mechanics. However, this approach isn't always the right answer. Anatomy tells us that to [...]
Why Your ‘Foot Strike’ Is Key to Throwing Harder (and 5 Tips on How to Improve It)
When talking about how force is transferred from foot strike up into the arm during pitching, I like to use the analogy of “crash test dummies crashing into a wall.” [...]
Unilateral vs. Bilateral Training: What’s Best for Athletes?
When it comes to resistance training, most movements fall into two categories—unilateral exercises or bilateral exercises. Unilateral exercises are performed with one arm or a leg at a time. Bilateral [...]
5 Lower-Body Exercises Soccer Players Should Be Doing
Soccer success largely requires speed and athleticism. Many plays consist of single-leg actions, stop-and-go movements, hard cuts and explosive sprints. In order to perform all of these actions efficiently and [...]
5 Split Squat Variations to Level up Your Training
The Bulgarian Split Squat, also commonly referred to as the Rear Foot-Elevated Split Squat, accomplishes many objectives, such as improving single-leg strength, balance, coordination, trunk and spine stabilization, and even [...]
3 Excellent Hamstring Exercises You’ve Never Seen Before
I believe your hamstrings are one of the biggest keys to unlocking your athletic potential. You know, those muscles on the back of your thighs that you think are constantly [...]
Stretch, Engage, Activate: The 3 Things You Should Do Before Every Workout
Jumping straight into an intense workout without a proper warm-up is a recipe for disaster. Yet spending 30 minutes stretching before every lift is a waste of time. The solution? [...]