Quads
A Simple Training Approach to Build Muscle
Building muscle can seem like a daunting task for a lot of athletes. For those who have a naturally skinny frame, putting on weight can be just as hard as [...]
Exercise of the Week: Reverse Sled 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 Reverse Sled Pull, a full-body exercise [...]
Get Stronger: Lower-Body Strength
For nearly every athletic movement, power originates in the lower body. Muscles like the quads, hamstrings, calves and glutes provide the foundation for jumping, sprinting and cutting. The lower body [...]
10 Basic Guidelines For Marathon Training
Whether you're a veteran runner or training for your first marathon, follow these basic guidelines for your workouts and recovery to reach your max potential for the upcoming race. Listen to your [...]
Get Faster: Strength and Power for Speed
There are few differences between the principles of strength and speed training. Most strength training programs are designed to improve an athlete’s muscle size, mass, strength and power—all of which [...]
Soft Tissue Care for Athletes, Part 2: Maintain Your Engine
Soft Tissue Care for Athletes, Part 1 covered the feet and calves; Part 2 moves up the chain to the legs and hips. Your body is like a car. Picture [...]
Athletes: Avoid These Four Lower-Body Exercises
Building lower-body strength is of paramount importance for athletes. However, you have to do it with methods that are safe and effective and that demonstrably improve sports performance. The problem [...]
Exercise of the Week: Bulgarian Split-Squat
Every Wednesday, STACK features an Exercise of the Week to help you improve your overall sports performance—including strength, speed, conditioning and flexibility. This week we highlight the Bulgarian Split-Squat, an [...]
Dumbbell Rear-Foot-Elevated Split Squat 101: A How-To Guide
The Dumbbell Rear-Foot-Elevated Split Squat (commonly referred to as Dumbbell Bulgarian Split Squat) is a Squat variation you can use to build strength and power in your legs and hips, [...]
Rear-Foot-Elevated Split Squat 101: A How-To Guide
The Rear-Foot-Elevated Split Squat (commonly referred to as Bulgarian Split-Squat) is an advanced Squat variation you can use to build strength and power in your legs and hips, particularly the [...]