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Non-Traditional Training Equipment, Part 2: The Workout
Non-traditional workouts are a great way to increase strength, power and endurance, while also adding a new twist to your training. In Part 1 of this series, we discussed common [...]
Protect Your Hamstrings From Injury
Hamstring injuries are a common problem for athletes who include sprinting as part of their training program or sport. This type of injury makes it difficult to jump, land, sprint or [...]
Path to the Pros 2012: Dontari Poe
STACK followed dozens of the NFL’s top prospects as they hit the gym to get ready for the NFL Combine and beyond. In our Path to the Pros video series, [...]
Why Wrestlers Need to Add Strength Work Into Their Training
In the old days, wrestlers trained with long-distance runs and mat drills—and an occasional high rep plate workout. And although those methods produced great wrestlers, it wasn't because of increased [...]
Get a Quicker First Step With Explosive Speed Training
Explosive speed is an attribute that can elude even the most elite athletes. Although some players just seem to be born with speed, less genetically fortunate athletes can develop a [...]
New Dwyane Wade "This is Flight" Jordan Brand Commercial
Miami Heat All-Star and Jordan Brand representative Dwyane Wade takes flight in this new commercial promoting his signature sneaker, the Jordan Fly Wade 2. In the spot, D-Wade reveals to [...]
Peyton Hillis Stars as Texas Ranger to Promote Website
It’s been said that Chuck Norris’ chief export is pain. If that’s the case, he can expect business to slow down this fall, because there’s a new sheriff in town: [...]
Alternate Training Methods
Body Part CHEST Body Weight Medicine Ball Stability Ball Suspension Training Bands/Tubing Bench Press/DB Chest Press Push-Ups Chest Throw Against Wall Toes on Ball Push-Up Push-Ups Hands In Straps Chest [...]
Develop Drop and Drive Defensive Movements for Volleyball
You’re facing a towering attacker who is killing cross-court shots at an alarming rate. The only thing standing between her heat-seeking missiles and the floor is, well, you. Rather than [...]
Develop Rotational Stability to Amp Your Performance
Sports are multi-directional, meaning movement takes place in a variety of planes and positions. It is vital to perform exercises that develop your strength, speed and agility in all directions. [...]