Power Training
Avoid These 6 Mistakes to Boost Your Athletic Power
1. Steady State Cardio: Studies have shown that longer duration steady state cardio can appropriate certain muscle fibers and use them for aerobic...
Moves to Improve Your Clean and Jerk
The clean and jerk is an Olympic weightlifting movement that requires the athlete to bring a weighted barbell to the shoulders in one movement, then to...
Baseball Players: 3 Power-Building Exercises for Throwing, Swinging and Stealing
Anyone familiar with the game of baseball knows that the strength and power of the lower body is key in throwing velocity, hitting power, and of course...
Essentials of Spring Football Training
As we enter the spring, college and high school athletes around the country will begin taking part in spring football training. Teams hit the weight...
The 5 Most Common Olympic Lifting Mistakes And How to Fix Them
Exercise: Power Clean Mistake: Rounded Back One could debate whether this is the most common Olympic lift technique problem, however the reason this...
Prowler Power: A Surprising Full-Body Workout for the Prowler Sled
You can learn a lot from an offensive lineman. For example, teamwork. The big guys know that if one person misses an assignment, SACK! Also, selflessness. Nobody’s ever grabbed a [...]
Plyometrics to Improve Explosive Football Power
Regardless of which side of the ball you'll be on this football season, possessing explosive upper- and lower-body power will make you one of the more valuable players on the [...]
The Differences Between Strength and Power Training
The quest for the perfect combination of strength and power has long puzzled athletes and weightlifters. Although the two share similar qualities, they actually have some subtle differences. Knowing and [...]
Alternatives to Olympic Lifts for Power Development
For years, the gold standard for developing power in the weight room has been Olympic lifts—the Clean, the Snatch and their variations. Both clinical and anecdotal evidence confirm that these [...]
Get Powerful With These Exercises
Powerful athletes sprint faster, jump higher and ultimately dominate on the court, field or track. The term power refers to the amount of strength you can produce in as short [...]