Strength Exercises
Effective Baseball Strength Training Routines
Baseball players are always looking for ways to improve their performance on the field. Two strength training methods can be really helpful for them: Agonist and Antagonist Training and Complex [...]
Training Knees Over Toes: Is it Good or Bad For Your Knees?
In the past, many people believed that allowing the knees to go beyond the toes during exercises like squats or lunges was terrible for the knees. Knees over the toes [...]
The Best Exercises to Test Maximal Strength in Athletes
When it comes to testing maximal strength in athletes, common advice from the industry would probably more than likely attempt to differentiate between training populations. Collegiate and professional players should [...]
German Volume Training for Lean Muscle and Hypertrophy
Don't judge a program until you've tried it. This is especially true for German Volume Training. German Volume Training (GVT) is an excellent, proven, and effective program for anyone wanting [...]
Breathing for Lifting
Perhaps one of the most overlooked aspects of improving maximal strength or the ability to move significant loads is an optimal breathing technique. It may seem insignificant compared to other [...]
Deceleration-Part 3
In the first two parts of deceleration training, we explored several specific strategies you could implement with literally any athlete to be extremely successful regardless of experience or sport type. [...]
Hang Clean, Hang Power Clean, Power Clean, and Clean: What’s the Difference?
Perhaps you've heard of or seen some derivate of the "clean" weightlifting movement where one powerfully yanks a loaded bar from a static position and catches it on the shelf [...]
The Benefits of Full-Body Strength Training for Athletes
Being a student-athlete is a full-time job. It's not always easy to balance school assignments, practices, games, travel, training, and the list goes on and on. The demanding schedule of [...]
The Perfect Sports Strength and Conditioning Workout
To maximize your strength and conditioning in sports, your strength and conditioning workout needs to be well-rounded. Also, it needs to be filled with sport-specific and functional-based movements. It is [...]
Medicine Ball Training for Athletes
If you look around your gym, you might see medicine balls piled in a corner. Over the last two decades, they have made a resurgence as coaches have found them [...]