Jumping Rope
I put out a post a few weeks ago about jumping rope. I figured it is worth a post to dive more deeply into this and discuss the value of jumping rope,...
Real World Strength and Conditioning
How coaches use strength and conditioning to improve the performance of their athletes
The Kettlebell Swing
Kettlebells are one tool used in the metabolic conditioning of athletes. Some of the exercises that are specific to kettlebells lend themselves to a conditioning workout. One of these exercises is the...
Sprinting and Hamstring Injuries: Do We “Know” Anything?
We've known that hamstring injuries happen when athletes sprint for a long time now. There have been a lot of hypothesis about why this is. The strength and conditioning field has looked...
Phases of the Jerk
Besides being part of the clean and jerk, which is part of Olympic weightlifting, the jerk is also a great conditioning exercise for many athletes. It is a total body exercise, is...
The Two Handed Slam
The two handed slam is one of the fundamental heavy rope/battle rope/fitness rope exercises. It can be done as either a total body exercise or as an exercise that has an upper...