Strength
Caffeinated Gum: A Secret Weapon for Athletes
Caffeine is by far the most widely used drug in the world. Yes, it is classified as a psychoactive drug because it influences our thoughts and feelings. And we all [...]
Benefits of Uneven Barbell Loading
If you have been training for a while and are looking to add a cool twist to your weight room training, quite literally it may be worth considering adding offset [...]
Workout on Game Day? Yes, It’s Beneficial
Game day workouts have caused some controversy with both young athletes and their parents. There are some who believe in it, and others who do not. While it may be [...]
Isometric Training Exercises for Wrestling
Isometric training is so often pushed aside for explosive workouts. Instead, wrestlers tend to focus on how fast they can shoot, takedown, or do a technique. That is all good. [...]
The Incredible Benefits of the Farmer’s Walk Exercise
Farmer’s holds and walks are excellent exercises to improve overall body, back, shoulder, and grip strength. However, the best thing about this exercise is that it integrates all your muscles [...]
Oscillation Training: The Key to Strength, Speed, and Explosiveness
What is OSCT OSCT (Oscillation Training) strengthens and develops the transitional speed of the eccentric, isometric, and concentric phases as rapidly as possible. It requires you to rapidly push and [...]
Is Acute: Chronic Workload Ratio (ACWR) Effective?
Training load and athletic injuries have long been synonymous, thus the number of studies aiming to quantify their precise relation has spiked in recent decades. One of the most popular [...]
What is Positive Nitrogen Balance?
Maintaining a positive nitrogen balance is essential for your body to synthesize proteins. This process enables your muscles to recover quickly and rebuild more efficiently, thereby maximizing performance, strength, and [...]
Medicine-Ball Moves to Boost Athletic Performance for Basketball
The medicine ball can be a valuable tool for basketball players. Particularly during the in-season period where reps on the court are much higher, athletes still need to find a [...]
Smart Substitutions in Training
For some of us, there’s nothing like starting a new training plan. New workouts, new formats, maybe some variations in reps or sets that we haven’t seen recently (or at [...]
