Strength Training
Comfortably Uncomfortable – The Enemy of Progress
When people are working without the guidance of a coach or the structure of some objective markers, there is a tendency to fall into a very specific intensity of training: [...]
A 10 Piece Warm Down Routine for Athletes
When we finish a game or workout, it can be tempting to pack up and hop in the car instead of stretching. The alternative plan is to “do it later,” [...]
Do Your Methods Match Your Goals?
In our health and fitness endeavors, the overwhelming number of options, alternatives, and information at our fingertips can make it difficult to have confidence we are making the right choice. [...]
Don’t Get Pulled Over: Know Your Body’s Speed Limit
If you are driving and see a police officer posted on the side of the road with a radar gun, what is the first thing you do? Slow down, right? [...]
Stretch Shortening Cycle: How to Improve Your Speed and Explosiveness
The stretch-shortening cycle is something you don't see people training. However, training the stretch-shortening cycle will make your movements more explosive, faster, and more powerful. So, do you want to [...]
Cluster Sets for Strength and Performance
Cluster sets can be defined as a unique and specialized form of strength training to help elicit a higher quality of muscular contractions across each repetition. Traditionally, an athlete or [...]
Is Inflammation Good for Muscle Growth? And Does it Help to Eat Your Protein Before Your Vegetables?
Often, you hear the word inflammation and think of something terrible. But truthfully, your body experiences some pro-inflammatory effects. For instance, when you get sick. A massive release of white [...]
What Does It Mean to Be “Fit”?
When working in the strength and conditioning or performance realm of fitness, defined targets and benchmarks are easy to determine - there are certain requirements of the sport and through [...]
A Day in the Life of Cristiano Ronaldo: What He Eats and His Strength Training Program
What makes greatness great? Cristiano Ronaldo was just a skinny teenager when he just started playing soccer professionally. Now he is CR7; it sounds like a superhero name. Who knows, [...]
How Micro-Progressions Can Change Your Workouts
You may have heard the term “Micro-progression” utilized before when it comes to subtly advancing an exercise. You may have also just sub-consciously dismissed the notion and brushed it off [...]