Do we need to catch the bar anymore?
The Olympic lifts have been a mainstay of strength and conditioning programs for decades. The rationale is that they are a whole body exercise, done from a standing / athletic position, and...
Strength and Conditioning
High Intensity Training Is Not The Way To Go For Athletes
For as long as I’ve been involved in strength and conditioning there has been a debate raging about the value of multiple sets. There has always been a “high intensity” group that...
Sloppy and Slow Won’t Prevent Knee Injuries
I was working out in a commercial fitness center the other day when several high school girl softball players came in with their trainer. Their trainer then proceeded to have them do...
Use your body weight to build hamstrings for sports
Hamstring injuries are a concern for the sprinting athlete. Not only are these injuries incapacitating, but there are very likely to reoccur. If we can prevent those injuries we can help keep...
One Day Sports End
In a Tweet, I mentioned that sports teach important life skills. I wanted to use this blog to expand on that thought. Almost nobody participating in sports is going to make...