The Best Core Exercise?
In an athletic strength and conditioning setting there is never enough time. This is why it’s always important to select exercises that give the most return for the time spent on them. ...
Real World Strength and Conditioning
How coaches use strength and conditioning to improve the performance of their athletes
Goblet Squats
Goblet squats are an exercise that shows up in strength and conditioning programs. This article will talk about how to perform them, benefits/drawbacks, and how to use them in a program. Goblet...
Back Squats: Common Mistakes
The squat is one of the fundamental exercises in athletic strength and conditioning. It strengthens the trunk and lower body. It is done standing up. It involves exerting force against the ground. ...
Heavy Ropes: Two Handed Slams
In a previous post we covered some of the pros, cons, and uses of heavy ropes in a strength and conditioning program. With this post we’re going to cover one of the...
Assisted Sprinting
In 1978 an article was published by a Soviet athlete, coach, and sport scientist named Ozolin on the speed barrier (see https://www.cissik.com/blog/2012/02/classic-article-ozolin-and-the-speed-barrier/ for a summary). Essentially the article said that if athletes...