Weight Training
Stretching for Increased Muscle Size?
At some point in your athletic career, you've probably wanted, or you will want, to increase the size of your muscles. This is particularly important for young athletes beginning a [...]
Jack LaLanne Laid Groundwork for Performance Training
Jack LaLanne dedicated his life to helping others “feel better and look better so [they] can live longer,” which he proclaimed every morning for 34 years on his television exercise [...]
How to Improve Your Vertical Jump
There's no quick fix for improving an athlete's vertical jump. A common misconception is that to boost your vert, you must increase leg strength, and leg strength alone. True, athletes [...]
Exclusive Training With U.S. National Team Defender Heather Mitts
With more than 100 caps in international play, it’s no surprise that defender Heather Mitts was named to the U.S. Women’s National team for the 2010 Women’s World Cup Qualifying [...]
Read and React: STACK Basketball Training
The NBA Playoffs are heating up, as eight teams battle to get to the conference finals. For the players who make it to the postseason still at the top of [...]
Read and React: STACK Baseball
As the winter sports season winds down, it’s time to get ready for America’s favorite pastime. For all you ballplayers out there, STACK recently released the latest in its series [...]
Northwestern Wrestling’s Training
As a high weight class wrestler, how can I balance agility and weight training? Agility is extremely important in helping you stay sharp until the end of the long wrestling [...]
Dumbbell Core Conditioning With Mark Gangloff
[brightcove video="1546350918" /] Core conditioning is to swimming as water is to a pool, so if you don’t work your abdominal muscles, you will sink. “Everything comes off [...]
Street Skate Training with Lauren Perkins
For the majority of amateur skateboarders, training is nothing more than waking up and hitting the pavement with friends. But for pro street skater Lauren Perkins, getting better and nailing [...]
Prepping for the Court
Face it. If you dream of becoming an elite baller on the hardwood, you have to play the game year-round. The team’s season ends, but yours doesn’t. However, you can’t [...]