3 Reasons to Correct Your Weak Links to Prevent Common Injuries
The Top 5 Ways to Prevent Common Sports Injuries It's one thing to train hard but another to train hard while focusing on the right stuff. The past 20...
Weight Training for Runners: 3 Full-Body Moves
On March 31, Linsey Corbin toed the line for her first major race of 2014, the Ironman Los Cabos, in Los Cabos, Mexico. It was a hot day on a [...]
Can Ice Baths Prevent Sports Injuries?
Recent research has surprisingly made that answer quite unclear. The use of ice baths in soccer has become a rather popular practice. But studies have...
The Exercise Every Runner Must Do
When Ryan Hall announced he would not race in this year’s New York City Marathon because of a hip injury, many runners with similar overuse injuries no doubt shook their [...]
Top 5 Leg-Strengthening Exercises for Runners
I often get asked about leg strengthening exercises for runners, so in this article I'm giving you the technique and aplllication for my top 5 lower...
Dynamic Warm-Ups for Runners and Lifters
This may come as a shock: the warm-up is the most important part of your workout. I know it may seem easy, or even a waste of time; but as [...]
How, When and What Runners Need to Stretch
Stretching has been a long-standing workout staple for athletes to increase their flexibility and joint range of motion. (Read more on STACK's Stretching page.) But when it comes to stretching, many [...]
Strength Training for Cross Country Runners
Far too many cross-country runners avoid weight training. But these endurance athletes will benefit by incorporating strength training into their programs. Increased upper body strength helps delay arm and posture [...]
Female Track Athletes: Prevent Hamstring Injuries With These Exercises
Nearly every athlete has been sidelined with an injury she didn't anticipate. For female track stars and long-distance runners, the unexpected injury is often a pulled or torn hamstring, a [...]
More Training Isn't Always Better: Common Overuse Injuries and Remedies
We’ve all heard that “more is better,” and we often take that approach in our exercise programs. If a little bit of training is good, then hours spent in the [...]