Sports Performance
How to Use Multi-Planar/Multi-Joint Exercises to Become a Better, Healthier Athlete
Maximize Sports Performance, Muscle Growth, and Minimize Injuries with Multi-Planar/Multi-Joint Exercises By Jim Carpentier, CSCS Imagine all sports...
The 12 Best RDL Variations
The Romanian Deadlift—also known as the RDL and Straight-Leg Deadlift—is the lesser-known cousin of the Deadlift. Although you may not see it as frequently in training programs, it’s an important [...]
20 Strength Coaches You Need to Follow on Instagram
Instagram is a blessing and a curse when it comes to fitness. Some amazing strength coaches regularly post workout tips, cutting-edge exercises and other educational content that athletes and other [...]
Why Regressions Are the Real Secret to Getting Bigger, Stronger and Faster
When young athletes first venture into the weight room, many of them perform lifts they aren’t ready for with more weight than they should be using. The result is ineffective, [...]
Think Sleep Doesn’t Matter? Many Seahawks Players Go To Bed Before 10 p.m.
To a young athlete, going to bed before 10 p.m. sounds like a punishment. Those bedtimes are reserved for babies and grandparents. Why would an active, healthy athlete ever have [...]
How to Determine Your Ideal Squat Foot Position
As fitness professionals, we have been squatting for a long time. We learned to squat with "proper" form, and that form was reinforced by certifying...
This Surprisingly Fun Form of Exercise Burns Just as Many Calories As Running
Not many people like running. It can be dull. It can be exhausting. The pounding it puts on your body can lead to overuse injuries. But it’s pretty darn good [...]
5 Simple Nutrition Rules Every Athlete Should Follow to Improve Performance on the Field
Athletes want to be able to perform their best during competition. Not only must they work out to become their best, they also have to eat right. STACK talked with [...]
Determining Whether You Should Train for Balance or Stability
Repeatedly in the training world, we see the addition of an unstable surface as a means to make an exercise more 'functional'. But what is the real...
A Fat-Loss Workout Strategy for Athletes That Actually Works
In most sports, the leaner, more powerful athletes enjoy an unfair advantage. With the Olympics going on now you can see this is evident in many of the...