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Get Big Shoulders With This Tri-Set
A few years ago, I spent the summer training a few large groups of high school football players. Between times spent answering their questions about how to get "jacked," I had [...]
Training for Mud Runs, Part 3: Anaerobic Conditioning
Mud runs are designed to push your body to the limit. You are forced to run for several miles and overcome obstacles, all while dealing with the worst terrain imaginable. [...]
How Adrian Peterson Can Recover From His Sports Hernia
After suffering a catastrophic knee injury, Adrian Peterson came back and was named the NFL's 2012 MVP. However, he now faces another challenge during this off-season. Peterson suffered a sports [...]
Prevent or Rehab Ankle Sprains With These Strategies
Ankle injuries are the most common of all sports injuries. A simple misstep can cause a rolled ankle and land you on the bench. Athletes who play sports like basketball, [...]
Basics of Shoulder Injury Prevention and Rehab
The shoulder is the most mobile, yet most vulnerable joint in the body. It relies on muscles and connective tissue for support in order to achieve a large range of [...]
Basketball Players: Bulletproof Your Knees and Ankles
For basketball players, it's impossible to completely eliminate the risk of an ankle or knee injury. However, you can reduce your risk by: Strengthening the ligaments around your joints Improving [...]
3 Tips for Preventing ACL Tears
In 1988 Steven Svoboda played offensive guard for the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. During the first play of a game against Colgate University, he felt the “pop” in [...]
How to Strengthen Every Shoulder Muscle
Strengthening the shoulders should be a critical aspect of any workout program. However, many athletes make the mistake of failing to work their entire shoulder joint. The shoulders are made up [...]
Lower-Body Workout for Bigger and Stronger Legs
Nearly every sport is played on the feet, so athletes must have strong and powerful legs. Yet, many work their upper bodies three days a week and devote only one [...]
Where's the (Grass-Fed) Beef?
It seems like everyone nowadays is touting the benefits of eating natural, and the trend is even influencing good old American red meat. So what's the deal with grass-fed beef, [...]