TRENDING
Feed the Beasts: Nutrition Strategies That Power Duke Basketball
Duke is college basketball royalty. The Blue Devils have missed the big dance just once since 1983, racking up five [...]
Like a Lifeguard on the Beach: How Parents Should Watch Their Kids Play
Play isn’t just fun and games. It’s a critical part of the human experience that builds certain physical, mental and [...]
Top 10 Signs Your Diet is Dragging You Down
Do you ever feel as though you are in a performance rut? Maybe you are constantly fatigued or you are [...]
Rob Gronkowski Still Hasn’t Spent a Dime of His NFL Contract Money
Rob Gronkowski has retired. The five-time Pro Bowler ends his NFL playing days with 7,861 career receiving yards, but that’s [...]
How America Killed Play—and What We Can Do to Bring it Back
In our last piece from our interview with play expert Dr. Peter Gray, we outlined the five criteria of play. [...]
How to Cue the Youth Athlete Without Losing Your Mind
Working with youth athletes can be tremendously rewarding for a strength and conditioning coach, but it's also undeniably tricky. Depending [...]
The Superfood Diet That Helps Antonio Brown Devour Defenses
*This article first appeared on STACK in November 2017* When Antonio Brown began posting photos of his meals on Instagram [...]
Are You a Teen Athlete Looking For an Edge? Try Eating Twice Before Lunch
Nutrition is a weapon. Most young athletes don’t realize this. They put in the hard work—they lift, they run, they [...]
Cornerbacks Beware: Massive WR Prospect D.K. Metcalf Is 228 Pounds With 1.6% Body Fat
If there was ever a prospect to pass the eye test, it’s D.K. Metcalf. The wide receiver out of Ole [...]
This Company Created the First Nutrition Bar Formulated Specifically for Youth Athletes
Youth sports are more hectic than ever. Simply getting kids to the never-ending parade of practices, games and tournaments on [...]
A Proper Warm Up For Cheer Practice
A proper warm-up is important for any sport, but especially when it comes to cheering. The high impact of tumbling […]
Are Acai Bowls Actually Healthy?
Acai bowls are here to stay.
What started as a stylish trend years ago thanks in part to the rise of […]
Top 5 Reasons Your Protein Shake is Making You Tired
Believe it or not, many active individuals (even professional athletes!) struggle with how to make a great smoothie, recovery shake, […]
College Recruiting Simplified
Every prospect has an ideal college experience waiting for him or her. Identifying essential operatives that define your personal goal […]
How to Fund Your College Experience
It happens. Some of the coaches who contact you through your CaptainU profile may be from colleges you don't like, and you find yourself asking "The...
How Alcohol Wreaks Havoc on Your Sleep
Despite alcohol’s well-known negative effects on athletic performance and recovery, surprisingly few athletes abstain from drinking, even at the highest […]
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TRAINING
The Power of Play
It’s been said over the past few years that early specialization is leading to burnout and injury. For instance, this [...]
Get Stronger This Summer With These 6 Outdoor Workouts
After a brutal winter, it’s only natural to want to get outside and enjoy warmer weather. Unfortunately, most workouts take […]
The Importance Of Training Age
Most people associate the word ‘age’ with a number that refers to one’s biological maturity or length of time on […]
Healthy Snack For Youth Athletes
Nutrition is a crucial component for any athlete when attempting to optimize performance. Ensuring proper hydration, caloric balance, and nutrient […]
To Grind or to GAS?
Odds are if you asked 9/10 high school coaches or athletes, “what is the GAS?” you’d get a funny face […]
How To Set Up Online Training
With the world flipping upside down in the past year – virtual school, virtual work, virtual meet-ups with friends, and […]
JJ Watt Breaks His Own News, Signs With Cardinals
JJ Watt essentially said, take a seat, NFL media and reporters and let me break my own story.
Watt will sign […]
Watch ListenUp: Interview Dave Mullins, Managing Director at Intercollegiate Tennis Association
The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) has been making transitions left and right to adapt to the nature of the pandemic […]
Strength Training For Rebounding In Basketball
Multiple components must align to become an elite basketball player. One of the hardest skills in basketball occurs after each […]
Yoga for Youth Athletes
Why is it that physical therapy clinics are filled with mostly young athletes? In large part, it’s because training for […]
Re-Thinking Strength work for Pitchers
Check out any baseball facility that does strength and conditioning work, and you’ll most likely see some of the same […]
Kyrie Addresses Changing NBA Logo to Kobe Bryant
It’s what we are all thinking. The NBA logo was created in 1969 by Alan Siegel, […]
How to Build a Basketball Body
In today’s game of basketball, the level of athleticism is unmatched in history. Yes, many player are naturally gifted, but […]
Watch Listen Up: Interview With Arizona Diamondbacks’ Second Baseman Andy Young
On this edition of Listen Up, Bailey is joined by Arizona Diamondbacks’ second baseman Andy Young ahead of Spring […]
Student-Athletes: It’s Okay Not To Be Okay
March 11, 2020, the day the sports world changed forever. I was driving north on Highway 75 through rural southeast […]
NEWS
Watch Jamal Murray Briefly Morph Into Michael Jordan
Let’s get this out of the way […]
Nate Robinson Is Begging LeBron James to Give Him a Chance With the Cavs
Though the Cleveland Cavaliers are at the top of the Eastern Conference with a record of 30-13, they’ve lost […]
Purdue’s Caleb Swanigan Weighed Almost 400 Pounds in 8th Grade, Is Now the Best Player in the Big 10
In an NCAA season dominated by phenomenal freshmen like Lonzo Ball and Markelle Fultz, Caleb Swanigan has flown under the […]
J.J. Watt is Looking Freakishly Jacked 4 Months After Having Back Surgery
The most dominant defensive player in the […]
The World’s Strongest Man Just Broke the 100m Rowing Record Without Training for it
Standing 6-foot-8 and weighing 425 pounds, American strongman Brian Shaw is a humongous human being. A native of Fort […]
Joakim Noah Shot the Worst Free Throw in NBA History
Look, NBA players are going to miss free throws. No matter how much you yell and scream at the television […]
Watch Manute Bol’s 7-Foot-2 Son Dominate His First HS Basketball Game of the Season
After sitting out the start of the high school basketball season, Bol Bol, son of 7-foot-7 former NBA center […]
Patriots DB Malcolm Butler Has Wanted to Cover Julio Jones For 4 Years. Will Finally Get His Shot
The last time the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons played each other, Patriots star cornerback Malcolm Butler was still […]
TRAINING
The Cheapest Way to Find Success While Training at Home
In the new day and age of at-home workouts, creating a home gym has been top of mind for many […]
What Is ‘Active Recovery’?
In your mind, you may think, “I gotta hit the gym every day to get in shape.” However this thought […]
Can You Finish the Deck of Cards Bodyweight Workout?
A deck of cards can be used for more than just games and magic tricks. In fact, you can get […]
5 Steps to Rebuild Your Fit and Healthy Lifestyle During the COVID-19 Outbreak
With large-scale shutdowns happening across the United States, the opportunities to train at gyms are disappearing. While it’s important that […]
3 Ways to Increase Power Without Olympic Lifts
Speed is king. Every coach and athlete knows this when it comes to being able to play at high levels. […]
10 Exercises to Train Around Knee Pain
Knee pain is one of those things that can make you dread your lower-body workouts.
10 Bulgarian Split Squat Workout Routines You Can Do from Home
I was anticipating this routine to fill the Friday of class before spring break. But then school was closed—for the […]
Self-Quarantine Bodyweight Workout Series: Episode 1
Hopefully you are safe out there and respecting social distancing practices as we all endure the COVID-19 pandemic. During this […]