Weightlifting
Why Champions Get in the Weight Room During Their Season
By now, fall sports are in full swing. Many of you spent all summer training and working out to get ready for the season. You lifted, you ran and you [...]
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 In-Season Strength Training Is Essential for Soccer Players
"In-season training is not necessary," one youth soccer coach once uttered to me. "My kid is too busy to make time for in-season strength training," one parent has told me, [...]
How to Make an Exercise Harder Without Adding More Weight
How do you increase the difficulty of an exercise? The first answer that pops into most peoples' heads is simple—add more weight. The larger the load, the more difficult the [...]
How Long Should I Rest Between Sets?
What’s the most important question you ask your fellow gym rats when you show up at the gym? How much do you bench? What muscles should I focus on today? [...]
5 Things I Wish I Could Tell Every Gym-Goer
I've been training for over 20 years. I've worked professionally in the fitness industry for nearly as long. Over that time, I've been in a lot of gyms and watched [...]
How Your Tongue Position Can Instantly Make You Stronger
When we think about getting stronger, our mind normally drifts to the capabilities of our glutes, quads, pecs, lats, etc. One area it usually does not go? Our tongue. Yet [...]
A Middle School Athlete’s Guide to Being Ready for a High School Weight Room
So, you've graduated from middle school and will soon be stepping foot inside a high school weight room. Although you might think you'll be doing a lot of the fancy [...]
What Soccer Players Get Wrong About the Weight Room
How many of you have seen professional soccer players posting their latest workout on Instagram, or a club sharing footage of their latest strength training session? I see top teams [...]
Does Weight Training Really Stunt Kids’ Growth?
Ever since I was a young kid, seemingly every adult I came into contact with told me that us youngsters needed to hold off on weight training until our minds [...]
