Athletes Need To Deadlift
The deadlift is a popular exercise in strength and conditioning. It is a total body exercise that involves exerting force against the ground while the athlete stands up with heavy weights in...
Strength and Conditioning
Unilateral or Bilateral Training, Which Is Better?
There has been a discussion for a few years about unilateral vs. bilateral training in the strength and conditioning of athletes. Many of us have used squats, deadlifts, Romanian deadlifts, and the...
Do we need to catch the bar anymore?
The Olympic lifts have been a mainstay of strength and conditioning programs for decades. The rationale is that they are a whole body exercise, done from a standing / athletic position, and...
High Intensity Training Is Not The Way To Go For Athletes
For as long as I’ve been involved in strength and conditioning there has been a debate raging about the value of multiple sets. There has always been a “high intensity” group that...
Sloppy and Slow Won’t Prevent Knee Injuries
I was working out in a commercial fitness center the other day when several high school girl softball players came in with their trainer. Their trainer then proceeded to have them do...