Lower Body
‘Weird’ Hip Pain That Won’t Go Away? Try These 4 Fixes
Are you dealing with a strange, unexplainable pain in or around your hips? Maybe you can’t pinpoint exactly where it’s coming from, describe quite how it feels or even remember [...]
How Contrast Training Can Create More Explosive Soccer Players
Speed training for soccer players is more than flying through sprint drills. It is more than strapping on parachutes. It is more than ladder drills. It is more than plyometric [...]
4 Exercises to Destroy Your Biggest Deadlift Flaws
Dave Tate, founder of EliteFTS and a legend in the powerlifting community, likes to say that any struggle in a barbell lift can be traced back to one of three [...]
Want to Improve Your Lead Leg Block? Do This in the Gym
Give these a try and see how they help improve your on-field work.
The Forgotten Muscle That’s Key to Being a Better Athlete
Compared to 20 years ago, the number of people who want to develop and train their glutes has multiplied exponentially. Some want to develop their glutes for aesthetic purposes while [...]
Why I Stopped Back Squatting My Athletes
This article is for team sport athletes, not powerlifters. I don't believe the Barbell Back Squat is the best way to train team sport athletes. I know that might sound [...]
Why Everybody Botches Single-Leg Deadlifts (and How to Finally Master Them)
The Single-Leg Deadlift is an advanced movement that will challenge foot, hip and torso stability while also developing posterior strength. It's also one of the best lower-body movements an athlete [...]
Tobin Heath’s Lower-Body Soccer Workout
Tobin Heath is the only member of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team who's won NCAA, NWSL, World Cup and Olympic titles. ESPN recently dubbed the 31-year-old midfielder the USWNT's [...]
Why Better Rotation Is One of the Most Overlooked Ways to Increase Athletic Performance
First we build movement proficiency in a pattern. Then we build strength in that pattern. Lastly, we develop power to take our development of a pattern to the highest level. [...]
How to Deadlift With Flawless Technique
The Deadlift is a fairly simple exercise. You pick a heavy bar off the ground then put it down again. Yet, it’s one of—if not the—most effective exercises for improving [...]