Power Training
Exercise of the Week: Explosive Sled Row
The STACK Exercise of the Week will help you improve your overall sports performance—including strength, speed, conditioning and flexibility. This week we highlight the Explosive Sled Row, an exercise that [...]
Exercise of the Week: Straight-Arm Hang Pull
The STACK Exercise of the Week will help you improve your overall sports performance—including strength, speed, conditioning and flexibility. This week, we highlight the Straight-Arm Hang Pull, an exercise that [...]
Ask the Experts: What Are the Best Exercises to Build Explosive Hips and Legs
Q: What are the best exercises to build powerful and explosive hips and legs? A: Powerful hips and legs dramatically increase speed, jumping and overall athletic strength. Common lower-body strength and explosive [...]
Train Like Steven Jackson
The All-Pro RB trains to develop maximum strength in the most explosive manner possible, which enables him to transfer those strength gains into speed that can be applied on the [...]
Oak Hill Academy Pre-Season Basketball Workout Program
Co-authored by Bryan Meagher, Oak Hill Academy assistant head coach A key success factor in Oak Hill Academy's championship winning basketball program is our off-season workouts. The goal is for [...]
Maintain Muscle Mass During Football Season
Unfortunately, the beginning of the school year and the football season can mark the end of a consistent strength and conditioning program. Some athletes may be celebrating the end of [...]
Rolling in the Deep End: Aquatic Plyometric Training
Want the benefits of plyometric training but hate how it makes your joints feel? Try taking your workout under water. Aquatic plyometric training offers athletes the opportunity for an explosive [...]
Increase Your Power Output With Strongman Training
If you think the World's Strongest Man contest is a relatively new phenomenon, you're a few centuries behind. Strongman competitions go back to the days of kilts and cavemen. If [...]
Master the Power Snatch in 4 Steps
Like other Olympic lifts, the Power Snatch is one of the best exercises to build power for athletes. The distance the bar has to travel is the furthest among all [...]
Master the Hang Clean in 4 Steps
The Hang Clean can be complicated if not taught correctly. However, that's not an excuse to avoid the exercise, as it is one of the best ways to increase power. [...]