Upper Body Strength Matters
We spend a lot of time focusing on pressing with the strength training for athletes. The bench press is the king of pressing exercises, closely followed by the military press. Now,...
Real World Strength and Conditioning
How coaches use strength and conditioning to improve the performance of their athletes
Prioritize For Program Success
Prioritize for Program Success Today a strength and conditioning coach has way to many things that they have to develop. The internet and equipment companies don’t make this any easier because...
Exercise Order Is Not Set In Stone
In another lifetime, I taught strength and conditioning classes at Texas A&M and at Texas Woman’s Universities. A number of my books were geared to be textbooks for those classes as I...
Agility Pitfalls
Pitfalls with Agility Training Unlike when I started in the strength and conditioning profession, even an entry-level high school strength coach has to have a huge tool kit to address all...
Kettlebell Swings: Simple but Very Effective
The kettlebell swing exercise is one of my favorite exercises for metabolic conditioning, warming up, and even core training. It’s a relatively simple exercise to master, works most of the muscles of...