One of the most explosive exercises in strength training is the snatch. The snatch is a total body exercise and is the first exercise contested in Olympic lifting competitions. For this exercise,...
The ability to exert force quickly, or power, is critical to sports performance. There are a lot of ways to develop this in the weight room and they all work. One way...
The squat and its variations is probably my number one “must do” exercise in athletic strength and conditioning programs, even ahead of the Olympic lifts and hip hinges. The squat strengthens the...
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...
The Olympic lifts have several phases. The first pull, where the bar is slowly lifted off the ground. The second pull, which is the explosive part of the lift. The amortization phase...