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Wake Up With an Apple
Most high school athletes are not everyday coffee drinkers. But when school drags you out of bed before the sun rises, a delicious wake-up call is a welcome treat. Instead [...]
Shoulder Prehab Program for Baseball Players
Let’s face it—if you are a baseball player, there’s a good chance you’ve suffered a shoulder injury. But even if you haven’t, now is the time to take preventive action. [...]
Advantages of Using a Foam Roller Before and After Working Out
Massage is great for helping muscles recover, improving mobility and reducing aches and pains from training and competition. The performance-enhancing technique is based on myofascial release—i.e., reducing the tightness in [...]
Five Ways to Keep Progressing and Avoid Training Plateaus
Your training was moving along quite well, but recently your weight room numbers have stayed the same—or even gone down. You feel sluggish and just don’t feel like working out. [...]
Exercise of the Week: Dumbbell Shoulder Dropset Circuit
For athletes in any contact sport, strong and large shoulders are essential for dishing out and absorbing contact. Thomas Jones, Kansas City Chiefs RB, embraces this philosophy by making sure [...]
Post-Workout Formula and Recipe for Recovery
Post-workout nutrition is essential for your body's recovery. Failing to refuel can leave you sore, tired and ill-prepared to handle the next day's training or game. Recovery depends on two [...]
Tips to Stay Healthy During The Flu Season
Nobody likes being sick, and an illness during the season can have severe implications for an athlete's career. Last season, Wisconsin's Mount Horeb/Barneveld High School football team had to forfeit [...]
Tennessee Coach Brings New Meaning to Discipline
The Back to School 2010 issue of STACK magazine—dropping in U.S. high schools the week of Sept. 13—is dubbed "The Discipline issue." Athletes will find lots of information on how [...]
Improve Flexibility With Hydration
Of all the questions STACK receives from its readers and viewers, one of the most common is: "How do I improve my flexibility?" Active warm-ups and post-activity stretching may be [...]
Recover Faster: Simple Cold Therapy Techniques
Is cold therapy a waste of time? The world’s top athletes don’t think so. Everyone from LeBron James to Chad Ochocinco uses ice and cold therapy daily to speed the [...]
