Is More Better?
A lot of coaches and athletes have the “more is better” mentality. If three sets are good, nine must be better. This is important in an athletic strength and conditioning setting because...
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One-Armed Kettlebell Bench Presses
There are an almost unlimited number of pushing exercises for the upper body that develop the muscles of the chest, shoulders, and triceps. Many of these are done with bodyweight (dips, push-ups,...
Off-Season Training in a Team Setting
However, there is a huge difference between training in a team setting (high school, college, even pro) and training in a facility with a one-on-one setting. A team setting may have 20-50...
Train Strength Like a Skill
As coaches we are taught from school that there are several components of fitness. These are muscular strength, muscular endurance, cardio-vascular endurance, flexibility, and body composition. While this is great for an...
What If Hypertrophy Has Nothing To Do With Strength
Traditionally we have taught that when an athlete begins strength training they will get stronger. This increase in strength comes before the athlete undergoes hypertrophy. The thinking is that these strength increases...