Strengthening Exercises
How to Get as Mobile as a Weightlifter
The sport of weightlifting requires speed, strength, coordination, and mobility, as well as skill. Anyone can pick something off the floor, but picking something heavy up and lifting it above [...]
Battle Rope Training For Athletes
Battle ropes offer benefits for anyone looking to improve their conditioning and overall work capacity. The accessibility to battling ropes, which are now found in most training facilities, and the [...]
Get Strong!
What do we want as athletes (or as coaches for our athletes)? To be able to play at our best, dominate our opponents, win, and stay injury free the whole [...]
Can Push-Ups be More Effective Than Bench Press?
Nobody ever asks how many push-ups you can do. It is always how much you can bench. However, you don’t need weights, plates, bars, and dumbbells to develop strength and [...]
Low Impact vs High Impact Training
Sports can often be tough on the body. Whether you are transitioning into the season or just having your season wrap up, viewing your training from a different perspective can [...]
How Muscle Irradiation Can Maximize Tension and Increase your Reps Instantly
Don't think of a deadlift as just a deadlift. Or a squat as just a squat. And the same goes for a press, pull-up, and any other exercise you can [...]
HIFT for In-Season Training
In recent years, there's been a tidal wave of research and training methodologies to help athletes perform their best. There's never been so much information to get bigger, faster, and [...]
Training Over 40
A few years ago, I was scanning social media, and an article jumped out at me – something along the lines of “The Best Exercise Choices for People Over 40” [...]
Demystifying the Deadlift
The deadlift. An exercise that, by name alone, evokes some incredibly strong feelings, having somehow earned an almost mythical reputation. “Never do it. It’s terrible for your back.” “The only [...]
Get A Leg Up On Your Recovery
The legs-up-a-wall pose is a worthwhile addition to your training sessions and recovery practices. For being so simple its benefits are superabundant. The pose helps to reverse the actions that [...]