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The Best Bodyweight Exercises for Soccer Players
Soccer strength training is a bit scarce in the United States at the high school level and below. Many coaches (wrongly) believe that they can send their athletes through a [...]
These 6 Common Exercises Could be the Source of Your Shoulder Pain
As a trainer, I believe in a client’s autonomy. I rarely will tell them to totally avoid an exercise, nor will I emphasize that they "must" perform a certain movement. [...]
The 7 Most Dangerous Exercises for Your Shoulders
You do an exercise, feel a twinge in your shoulder and power through the remaining reps because, well, you think you're weak if you don't. However, your shoulders simply are [...]
Create an Effective 3-Day Workout Routine With This Template
When it comes time to write programs, whether for yourself or someone else, the process can quickly become overcomplicated. You can spend hours upon hours trying to get the combination [...]
Why Soccer Players Should Strength Train
The weight room can be an intimidating place. Especially if you’re the youngest, smallest or weakest player on your soccer team. High school soccer players often get the reputation of [...]
Why Endurance Athletes Need to Lift Heavy Weights
It's always been a common thought that endurance athletes, if they lift at all, should lift lighter weights while using a higher repetition scheme. The philosophy behind this is the [...]
Instantly Get Greater Results From Your Dumbbell Rows With This Simple Hack
Row variations can be the backbone of a great strength training program, no pun intended. Many experts now suggest athletes should row 2-3 times the volume that they press during [...]
Mechanical Drop Sets: Your Secret to Crushing Heavier Weight and Building More Muscle
Mechanical Drop Sets are one of the most efficient and effective tools for packing on slabs of muscle. In a typical drop set, you perform a set of an exercise [...]
Why Athletes Should Pull Twice as Often as They Push Inside the Weight Room
As a coach, one of my main goals with workout programming is balance. Creating an equally partitioned regimen so that no body part gets left behind is key. But if [...]
These 3 Tiny Tweaks to Common Exercises Can Give You Big Results
Athletes inside the weight room should ask, "Why?" Why are we doing this lift? Why are we doing this many sets? Why do I do it like this when I [...]