Home Gym Metabolic Conditioning Workouts
In these blog posts we’ve talked about the importance of different types of equipment in a home gym. In this post we’ll show an example of how to incorporate all this equipment...
Strength and Conditioning
Sprinting vs. Hurdling
Hurdling is considered a sprinting discipline. Many coaching texts point out that athletes don’t jump over hurdles, they run over them. Jimenez-Reyes et al, in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research,...
Heavy Ropes are a Versatile Home Gym Tool
Heavy ropes, also known as battle ropes, are a great tool for a home gym. Heavy ropes are simply long (~20-50 feet in length), thick, heavy ropes that allow for a lot...
Kettlebells have a lot of uses in a home gym
For me, outside of a good squat rack, the kettlebell is the most important piece of equipment for a home gym. As we will cover, no other piece of equipment allows you...
The Deadlift is not an Isometric Exercise
A popular lab assessment for weightlifters is the isometric mid-thigh pull. Some authors have suggested that a mid-shin (i.e. bar on the floor) might be a good way to assess force production...