Do Squat Suits Improve Performance?
Many powerlifters use equipment like shirts, wraps, suits, and belts to aid their performance on the bench press, squat, and deadlift. This equipment is believed to help them lift more weight and...
Research
Summaries of the latest strength and conditioning research
The Nordic Hamstring Exercise: Beneficial for Preventing Injuries?
Hamstring injuries during sprinting are thought to be caused by the hamstrings being pulled too much during the lengthening phase either when the lower leg is uncoupling from the upper leg or...
Hamstring Strains and Sprinting: A Fresh Take
We currently think we know a great deal about hamstring injuries. This drives how we design strength and conditioning programs to prevent them. For example, I recently had a conversation with a...
There Is More To Strength Than Just Muscle Size
In terms of strength, a number of things are thought to be important. The first is the size of the muscle, it should make sense that a larger muscle is potentially stronger...
Disease, Aerobic Exercise, and the Power Snatch
On November 16 I conducted a workshop at Texas Woman’s University dealing with lifestyle diseases, programming aerobic exercise, and a hand’s on about the power snatch exercise. With regards to lifestyle diseases,...