Body Type Impacts Bench Press Performance
It should make sense that the way you are built in terms of the length of your limbs has an impact on how successful you are at certain exercises. When it comes...
Research
Summaries of the latest strength and conditioning research
Stretching, Training Volume, and Long-Term Gains
There’s been a lot of research and coaching practice over the years changing how we go about warming up for explosive events. Twenty years ago we’d do some light cardio and then...
Another Look at Fatigue
The concept of fatigue is an interesting one to read about from a research standpoint. If you exercise or supervise the exercise of others, you are intimately familiar with this. What is...
Are Kettlebells Best for Increasing Maximal Strength and Power?
Kettlebells, while a popular tool, suffer from a an interesting combination of a paucity of research on their effectiveness, techniques, safety, and programming along with an overwhelming amount of hype and marketing. ...
Strength May be Key to Determining PAP Effectiveness
Post-activation potentiation (PAP) is a topic that has been widely studied over the last five years. The idea is that some type of heavy training can help to increase power production/speed. Bellar...