Trap Bar Deadlift
Advantages to Using a Trap Bar for In-Season Baseball & Softball Training
I played baseball in college. I'm biased, but I think that's the hardest sport to be a student-athlete in. The reason is simple: the schedule. Baseball and softball play far [...]
Why Every Athlete Needs In-Season Strength Training (and How to Do It Right)
You’ve just spent the last four to six months training hard and pushing your body to new limits. You have gotten bigger, stronger and faster with hopes that your new [...]
8 Awesome Deadlift Variations and What They Do
If you’re not doing Deadlifts in your training program, you have a problem. It’s one of, if not the most important exercises you can do to get better at your [...]
Christian McCaffrey’s ‘No. 1’ Weight Room Exercise
“Ironman.” “Superhuman”. “Thor’s long-lost brother”. Christian McCaffrey’s teammates often resort to the fantastical to describe the All-Pro running back. For good reason: the NFL has rarely seen a player simultaneously [...]
Back to Basics: a 4-Week Workout Plan to Kickstart Your Fitness
You’ve heard the phrase, “You must crawl before you can walk.” Whether you haven’t missed a gym session in two years or your treadmill is currently a laundry rack, mastering [...]
Why Distance Runners Should Lift Heavy
Traditionally, weight lifting is not a high priority for long-distance runners. If they even step foot in the weight room, those workouts typically consist of low-weight, high-rep exercises—much different than [...]
Why Almost No One Should Straight Bar Deadlift
Mike Boyle believes every athlete should Deadlift. He also believes no athlete—aside from powerlifters—should Straight Bar Deadlift. Why? Straight Bar (a.k.a. Barbell) Deadlifts force athletes to maneuver their bodies around [...]
Training a Team in the Weight Room? 5 Simple Hacks You Should Be Using
You can find several similarities between training the average person and training the competitive athlete. Since I’m a coach with experience in both sides of the spectrum, I felt it [...]
The ‘Big Lifts’ Aren’t Great for Tall People. Here’s How They Should Tackle Them
Weight training is not one size fits all. Certainly not all individuals are built or move the same. This world was not created for people who are at above-average (or [...]
4 Exercises to Destroy Your Biggest Deadlift Flaws
Dave Tate, founder of EliteFTS and a legend in the powerlifting community, likes to say that any struggle in a barbell lift can be traced back to one of three [...]
