Why Not Wanting to ‘Get Bulky’ Is a Dumb Reason to Avoid Weight Training
The fear of "getting bulky" is used by many athletes, male and female, as an excuse to avoid the weight room. If you have trained like an animal non-stop for [...]
Why Getting 1% Better Each Day Is the True Mark of Toughness
My senior year of high school began in 1995. I played Pearl Jam over and over on my Walkman and Seinfeld was appointment viewing. But while bands and shows come [...]
Design Your Own High School Strength and Conditioning Program
Back in my high school days our football coach had a pretty solid strength and conditioning program. Kids lifted, got stronger, and we had a pretty good...
KPIs: What They Are and Why They Matter for Athletes
The term key performance indicators (KPI) may sound like fancy strength and conditioning jargon, but they're really quite simple. In this context, a key performance indicator is simply a measurable [...]
Are We Building Better Athletes or Just Weight Room All-Stars?
The field of strength and conditioning is at a pivotal fork in the road. In an industry obsessed with appearance and weight room PRs, every coach, athlete and individual entering [...]
How ‘Bull Work’ Builds Stronger, Tougher Athletes
At Ultimate Advantage Training Center, we do lots of training that many would call “outside the box.” This is because we feel there are many things that are outside the [...]
20 Lessons for Female Athletes on Training and Life
This article originally appeared on EricaSuter.com Somewhere out there, there’s a female athlete getting yelled at by her coach for making a mistake. Somewhere out there, there’s a female athlete crying [...]
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 Real Athletes Will Be Doing This Summer
If you’re a high school athlete, summer represents one of your best opportunities to get strong. The reality is that most athletes of this age do not have a solid [...]
Should American High Schools Have Nap Time?
Sleep is essential to maximizing your potential as a human. More sleep makes us smarter, more motivated, more charismatic, stronger, faster, more coordinated, more resilient—you name a desirable trait in [...]