Sports Performance
What Coaches Get Wrong About ‘Breathing’ and ‘Bracing’
“Breathe! Brace! Now move! Come on!” How often have you seen a coach or personal trainer bellowing such commands to an athlete/client as they attempt a heavy lift? Probably too [...]
3 Great Exercises to Restore Your Overhead Range of Motion
No denying it, the ability to get overhead in a safe and effective manner is important for all athletes. It gets a ton of attention in the baseball community, but [...]
Mike Boyle’s Conditioning Rule for Athletes
With an endless parade of practices and games, many modern young athletes have no issue staying in “game shape.” What they often miss out on are opportunities to develop true [...]
Athletes Are Less Mentally Resilient Than Ever. Here’s How to Change It
When many of us hear the words “mental toughness,” we automatically envision someone “breathing and visualizing” their way through tough times. That's not really how it works. I've worked with [...]
How Alex Morgan’s College Soccer Coach Helped Her Train to Be a Superstar
If your practice doesn’t mimic what you’ll face during games, maybe it’s time to rethink things. Alex Morgan, star forward for the U.S. Women’s National Soccer team, believes many players [...]
T-Spine Mobility: Why You Need It, How to Test it and How to Improve It
As our society has become increasingly inactive, our thoracic mobility has suffered as a result. Many of us sit at desks all day, be it in front of a computer [...]
Is Single-Leg Strength Training Right for You?
The unilateral versus bilateral training debate is just about as controversial as what came first, the chicken or the egg? If you were to ask personal trainers, fitness coaches or [...]
New Study Reveals the Most Important Attribute for Soccer Success
A new study from the University of Queensland used analytic techniques to determine the impact a soccer player’s size, skill, speed, strength, endurance and balance had on their in-game performance. [...]
Dumbbell Push Press: How-To, Benefits and Common Mistakes
The Dumbbell Push Press is a variation of the traditional Barbell Push Press that develops lower-body power, shoulder strength and shoulder size. Read our guide to the Push Press for [...]
Increase Your Power With This Med Ball Workout
Perfect Remedy for Stale Workouts and Crowded Gyms: Portable, Versatile, Creative Medicine Ball Exercises By Jim Carpentier, CSCS Scenario A: With...
