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How to Train Your Calf Muscles
In order to build any muscle in the body, for example the calf muscle, a few things must be accounted for. You need to understand the anatomy of the body [...]
Get Powerful Shoulders Without Weights
Athletes and non-athletes alike can benefit from improving their shoulder strength. (Read more on the STACK Shoulders page.) From throwing a pass to simply reaching for an object overhead, the shoulder [...]
Teen Supplement Use Raises Concern
The word supplement has become a catchall for workout enhancement products. There are healthy supplements—vitamins, minerals and protein; and there are unhealthy supplements—steroids, amphetamines, and hormone cocktails—some of which drive (and [...]
Pre-Season Hockey Training Program
Herb Brooks once said, "You don't have enough talent to win on talent alone." Essentially, if you don't work hard on and off the ice, you will quickly fall behind [...]
Train Your Upper Body With an At-Home Basketball Workout
Even without access to a gym, you can improve your lower-body and upper-body strength. Strength is the missing link preventing many from becoming better basketball players. Upper-body strength allows you to [...]
How to Prevent Ankle Sprains
Ankles sprains are the most common injury in sports. The ankle joint absorbs tremendous force when an athlete sprints, changes direction and lands from a jump. However, preventive measures can [...]
An Unconventional Shoulder Workout
Are heavy Overhead Presses and Dumbbell Presses the linchpins of a conventional shoulder workout? That's what we've always been told this, and for many years I trained with that in [...]
Dominate the Competition: Basketball Training Program
Want a competitive edge against your opponents this coming season? You need to be taking steps to prepare now, because, believe me, your opponents are. Starting your basketball training program [...]
Core Strength: Not Just the Abdominal Muscles
Training the core is more complicated than simply performing Sit-Ups and engaging the abdominal muscles. A strong core also means strengthening the muscles of the hips, shoulders and spine. Since [...]
Train Your Gluteus Medius for Strong and Healthy Knees
The knee is the body's most poorly designed joint and the one most susceptible to injury. In the U.S. alone, over one million knee surgeries are performed each year. A knee injury [...]