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How Squats Benefits Your Athletic Performance
The Squat is an exercise that we all know will lead to strong legs. We know this; powerlifters have been proving it for years by lifting mammoth weights...
Blast Your Legs With This Sumo Squat Circuit
The Athletic Benefits of Sumo Squats By Jim Carpentier, CSCS Groin pulls and sports hernias can sideline athletes at all levels. Sumo Squats are one of...
Mini-Hurdle Drills to Improve Athletic Speed
Mini hurdle drills are a great training tool for develop athletic speed. In a previous article...
Strength Training for Speed: 4 Ways to Maximize Your Training
Strength training done right will make you faster, done wrong and it is a waste of time. Your program must include these four building blocks if you are...
4-Part Ladder Workout to Improve Full-Body Quickness and Power
The agility ladder can be found in almost every strength and conditioning facility, and for a good reason. A ladder workout help athletes improve...
Fastpitch Hitting Drills for Beginners
There are many hitting drills out there. Some are great, some not so great. I have put together a complete guide to fastpitch hitting drills and tips to...
Football Players: Run a Faster 40-Yard Dash with This 2-Week Strategy
The 40-Yard Dash is an opportunity to show off your speed. On testing day before the start of football camp, you need to be ready to unleash your fastest 40 [...]
Troubleshooting the Lunge: How to Fix Your Form
Lunges are a fairly common exercise performed in many gyms and training studios all over the world. While they can be a great exercise, there are many...
Marcus Mariota’s Speed and Strength Workout
Marcus Mariota’s Speed Workout Before he was picked second overall in the 2015 NFL Draft, Marcus Mariota charged up his already lightning-fast speed with a five-drill workout designed to make [...]
Sprinting Tips from Olympic Gold Medalist Michael Johnson
One thing that might be slowing you down is your sprinting technique. We see it all the time. Athletes don't learn the fundamentals early on in their...