Safety
3 Specialty Barbells That Build Strength and Size
The barbell is a beautiful thing. So simple, so primal and yet so effective. The barbell has gotten countless athletes brutally strong, densely muscled...
STACK Challenge: The 10/10 Treadmill Challenge
Every week, a new STACK Challenge gives you an opportunity to test your athletic ability and win a STACK T-shirt. Take the challenge and enter to win by tweeting your results [...]
Plyometric Exercises: Programming to Enhance Power
Plyometric exercises can be an incredibly valuable tool in performance enhancement. Powerful, dynamic movements are the hallmark of most athletic...
Play It Safe With the 5 Pillars of Heads Up Football
An old-school ball coach would never have imagined a day when a group of youth football players would change the landscape of the sport. That’s what happened when Dick Adams, [...]
WNBA’s Tina Charles & Safe Kids Worldwide Promoting Sports Safety
photo credit: Oscar Espino Former University of Connecticut Husky and WNBA All-Star Tina Charles has teamed up with Safe Kids Worldwide to promote sports safety. Charles’s Hopey’s Heart [...]
Addressing the Biggest Safety Threat in CrossFit Boxes
AP Images On Jan. 11, elite CrossFit athlete Kevin Ogar competed in the OC Throwdown, a two-day event held in Costa Mesa, Calif. During a Snatch lift with [...]
Take Some Time to Understand MSG
Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is the form of a naturally occurring chemical, glutamate, and is used as a flavor enhancer and food additive. It is created...
Hot Pockets Recalled, Contain Meat ‘Unfit For Human Food’
Courtesy of Nestle If you need another reason to cut back on frozen foods, here you go: Nestle is recalling Hot Pockets, a product that contains beef called [...]
Steve Spurrier’s Revenge After a Gatorade Bath
The Ol' Ball Coach isn't one to take a bucket of Gatorade to the back without payback. In the video above, South Carolina head football coach Steve Spurrier explains that, [...]
The Lowdown on Head Injuries in Sports—and How to Prevent Them
The current influx in concussions and head injuries in sports is growing to epidemic proportions. Much of which is a lack in player safety education...