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Shoulder Injury Prevention Exercises for Athletes
All too often, an athlete will work hard in the off-season to get in excellent physical shape only to be sidelined by a dreaded shoulder injury. Regardless of your sport [...]
8 Exercises to Improve Lower-Body Strength
Strong legs can make you an asset on the playing field. If you want to be fast, agile and resilient in your sport, your best option is to strengthen the [...]
In-Season Weight Training for Football
Once football season begins, it can be difficult to find time to lift weights. Preparing for the upcoming game eats up much of your time during the week, and after [...]
Alternatives to Olympic Lifts for Power Development
For years, the gold standard for developing power in the weight room has been Olympic lifts—the Clean, the Snatch and their variations. Both clinical and anecdotal evidence confirm that these [...]
Get Powerful With These Exercises
Powerful athletes sprint faster, jump higher and ultimately dominate on the court, field or track. The term power refers to the amount of strength you can produce in as short [...]
Add Size and Power With Contrast Sets
There are plenty of great exercises that will develop strength and power to help you excel in your sport. And you can take it a step further by pairing exercises [...]
2 Must-Try Kettlebell Complexes
Just about anyone can crank out serious lifts with dumbbells and barbells. But to really stand out on the field, you need to stand out in the weight room. At [...]
Ask the Experts: What’s the Difference Between a Kettlebell and a Dumbbell?
Q: What’s the difference between a kettlebell and a dumbbell? A: A weight is a weight, right? Not exactly. A kettlebell's unique shape shifts the weight’s load away from your [...]
UFC Welterweight Tyron Woodley’s Explosive MMA Barbell Circuit
Tyron “The Chosen One” Woodley doesn’t often hold a height advantage over opponents in the UFC welterweight division. However, the 5’9” Woodley possesses explosiveness and athleticism that is unmatched among [...]
Strength Train to Get Faster
“There are a lot of things you can do in the weight room to improve your 40 time,” says trainer Scot Prohaska. He recommends the following three moves. Each develops [...]