The Squat Exercise, Part 3: How To
The squat basically has three parts: set-up, the descent, and the ascent. The squat begins with you standing up with the bar on the back of your shoulders. Success in the lift...
The Squat Exercise, Part 2: Dangers
We’ve probably all heard that squats are bad for the knees. This all comes from a classic study done in the 1960’s by a professor at the University of Texas named Karl...
The Squat Exercise: Part I, What it Does
The squat exercise is widely used in bodybuilding, weightlifting, athletics, powerlifting, strongman, and recreational training. It has an effect on the lower body, trunk/core, and total body strength unmatched by almost any...
Strength Training for the Sprints: Practice vs. Theory
Leo Settle has written an old school article on strength training and sprinters. I call this old school because he is drawing heavily from some of the older material from Dintman, Ward,...
Classic Article: Ozolin and the Speed Barrier
When it comes to the training of speed, we have a number of interesting tools. These include tools that make sprinting more difficult (i.e. resisted sprinting) and tools that allow the athlete...