Lower Body
How an Unusual Training Tool Called the ‘Viking Attachment’ Changed My Workouts
The Landmine has become a popular way to help athletes train a variety of fundamental movements. With a barbell and a landmine attachment, you can perform a huge array of [...]
3 Warm-Ups Moves for Your Best Squat Day Ever
A great squat day starts with a good warm-up. In the below video, Dr. Ryan Summers, physical therapist and co-owner of Pure Physio (Strongsville, Ohio), outlines his favorite drills to [...]
Why More Athletes Should Use Cyclist Squats
When it comes to total lower-body development, Squats are king. When it comes to specifically engaging the inner most portion of the quadriceps, or the “Tear Drop” muscle known as [...]
Nordic Hamstring Curls: Why Everyone Should Try This Ultra-Challenging Exercise
The hamstrings are some of those muscles that people always seem to have problems with. They're weak. They're tight. They're one of the most common muscles that get pulled or [...]
6 Ways to Squeeze In an Effective Workout Over Thanksgiving Break
Time-Saving Tips When In-Season Workout Time Is Limited By Jim Carpentier, CSCS For individual athletes, teams, and coaches, scheduling quality time in...
5 Ways to Continue Building Lower-Body Strength Despite Back Pain
Nothing shows a display of strength quite like an impressive Squat or Deadlift. There’s just something about throwing some chalk on, stepping up to the bar, and firing away. Obviously, [...]
A Weak Lower Back Could Be Limiting Your Big Lifts. This Exercise Will Fix It Fast
The lower back is the linchpin in heavy lower-body movements. One look at the spinal erector development of Olympic weightlifters tells us how incredibly strong these muscles need to be [...]
Why You Should Train Knees Over Toes
"Don't let your knees go past your toes." It's one cue I hear quite often from personal trainers. Lots of trainers believe a person's knees extending beyond their toes during [...]
3 RDL Mistakes Hurting Your Back
The Romanian Deadlift (RDL) is what I consider to be an essential exercise for athletes of all ages and experience levels, but has certainly developed some confusion around its effectiveness [...]
Burn Off Those Extra Thanksgiving Calories With These Fat-Burning Full-Body Exercises
What is so good about full body exercises? Well in today's world we want everything to be faster. We want our phones to be faster, our computers, weight...