How Important Is Between-Set Rest?
We frequently prescribe workout programs that read something like this: 3 sets of 8 reps at 80%. This kind of workout program carries the assumption that we’re capable of maintaining that...
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The Guide To Program Design
We’d all like for our strength training programs to be effective and safe. This allows us to make gains from training and avoid wasting our time. To do that, strength training follows...
Strength Training And The Throws
Legendary throws coach Don Babbitt has an excellent article on strength training and the men’s throws in track and field. In this article, Coach Babbitt is drawing on more than 30 years...
Body Type Impacts Bench Press Performance
It should make sense that the way you are built in terms of the length of your limbs has an impact on how successful you are at certain exercises. When it comes...
High Velocity Training Leads to Better Maximal Strength Gains?
Velocity of movement is in an important variable in many training studies. The idea usually being that athletics is performed at high velocities of movement, athletes need to be able to produce...