A Hex Bar is an Important Tool
A hex bar is a great tool for a home gym. A hex bar is a bar that has six sides with the handles inside the hex shape. These bars tend to...
Real World Strength and Conditioning
How coaches use strength and conditioning to improve the performance of their athletes
There’s No Substitute for Testing Strength
Maximal strength, as measured by 1-RM, is a foundation of planning and programming the strength and conditioning of athletes. A lot of strength training is programmed based on a percentage of 1-RM...
A Home Gym Needs a Straight Barbell
An important piece of equipment for a home gym is a straight barbell that can accommodate Olympic-sized weight plates. Most barbells like this are seven feet long and weigh either 20 kilograms...
Is More Better?
A lot of coaches and athletes have the “more is better” mentality. If three sets are good, nine must be better. This is important in an athletic strength and conditioning setting because...
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...