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Wrestling Strength Training with the U.S. National Team
"Unless you're focusing strictly on technique and tactics, it's not even worth working out unless you push hard outside your comfort zone." Young wrestlers often sacrifice strength training out of [...]
The 3 Best Exercises For Soccer Goalies
Try throwing these exercises into your training program to increase your odds of making a huge save!
Why Every Athlete Needs In-Season Strength Training (and How to Do It Right)
You’ve just spent the last four to six months training hard and pushing your body to new limits. You have gotten bigger, stronger and faster with hopes that your new [...]
5 Basic Movements Every Youth Athlete Needs to Learn Before Lifting Heavy Weight
Whether you're a trainer, a coach, or just an avid exerciser, you've more than likely seen a high school athlete in the weight room with a deadlift...
Simplicity Is Always the Key When Strength Training Youth Athletes
What is the overall purpose and/or goal of training for athletic performance at the middle school and high school levels? Any response given to this question will likely file under [...]
6 Ways Athletes Ruin Their Bodies During Their Sports Season
Your in-season schedule can be tough to manage. You’re challenged physically during practices and games, and then you’re challenged mentally with school and other obligations. Sometimes this might cause you [...]
5 Alternatives to Heavy Squats for Distance Runners
Ask a distance runner what their training includes, and the answer will likely involve vernacular like miles per week, speed, and running frequency. Rarely will the athlete mention how often [...]
7 Safe and Effective Bodyweight Exercises for Pre-Teen Athletes
A general consensus among health and fitness professionals is for pre-teen athletes to gradually ease into weight training by initially performing multi-joint bodyweight exercises (e.g., Wall Squats, Multidirectional Lunges, Step-Ups, [...]
How Strength Coaches Can Build Effective and Fun Workouts for Young Athletes
Youth strength and conditioning is becoming very popular. Parents and coaches are beginning to realize the benefits of training at a young age. Many of...
3 Oblique Workouts That Build a Strong (and Ripped) Core
You’d be hard pressed to go into a gym without seeing someone perform some type of oblique workout, rep after rep of twisting and/or side bending exercises to build a [...]