Matt Korman is the director of strength and conditioning at Charlotte Christian School in Charlotte, North Carolina. He develops and implements year-round strength and conditioning programs for all 19 sports programs at Charlotte Christian. Along with his CSCS, he is USAW certified and has trained athletes at every level from youth to the pros. A former collegiate baseball player, Matt has a goal of getting athletes to perform to the best of their genetic ability. Matt lives in Charlotte with his wife Abby, and two kids, Judah and Annette.
Matthew Korman
Why Your Ankle Mobility Sucks (And Why You Should Fix it ASAP)
Every Joint in the human body has a combination of mobility and stability. To some extent, the more mobile a joint, the less stable that joint is, ...
What's the Best Way to Organize My Workout?
Multiple times a week, I see athletes walk into the weight room, and within minutes they're doing an exercise that's supposed to be performed halfway ...
Why Your Ab Workout Isn't Actually Strengthening Your Core
"Hey Coach, can you give me a good ab workout?" It's a question I get all the time. My response is usually something along the lines of "Are you at...
3 Factors to Consider When Training Swimmers
When you think of athletes who strength train, swimmers probably aren't the first ones who spring to mind. However, every athlete can benefit from ...
What Is Range of Motion, and Why Is it so Important?
Range of motion. It's a term that gets thrown around a lot these days, including here on STACK.com, but do you really know what it means? Let's ...
Why Young Athletes Shouldn't Lift Every Day
I've begun to notice a troubling trend with my athletes. As a director of strength and conditioning at a private high school, I oversee many liftin...
Why a Hard Workout Isn't Always a Good Workout
We live in a society that often equates "more" with "better." Going overboard is engrained in American culture, and our approach to fitness is no d...
3 Common Box Jump Mistakes That Might Be Holding You Back
The Box Jump is a popular exercise for athletes of all ages. In recent years, a number of viral videos have shown athletes jumping onto absurdly hi...
Why Athletes Should Avoid the Smith Machine
Every few weeks, an athlete will ask me about the Smith machine. Normally, it goes something like, "Hey Coach, there's this thing at the Y where th...
Unilateral vs. Bilateral Training: What's Best for Athletes?
When it comes to resistance training, most movements fall into two categories—unilateral exercises or bilateral exercises. Unilateral exercises a...
